CEREAL AMD FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
GENERA L' FEED ERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acridiidae) 
Wisconsin S. B. Fracker (September): Grasshoppers are reported from Dane 
County cls being more than usually abundant and from Dodge and Jack- 
son Counties as being very numerous. A few have appeared also in 
Oneida County. In Portage County they ruined 35 per cent of the 
clover seeding. 
Illinois W. P. Flint (October 20 ) : Grasshoppers have been more abundant 
than last fall, out not destructive enough to cause any serious 
damage this year. They may cause some trouble next season. 
Nebraska M. H. Swerik (September): Report of injury by grasshoppers early 
in September on very young alfalfa in Saline County was the only 
injury of this sort that came to our attention during the fall. 
Kansas J. W. McColloch (October 17): Injury by grasshoppers ( ! r elanor>ius 
atlanis Riley) shows a decrease over last month although they are 
still aDundont in some areas. 
WHITS GRUBS (Phy llophaga sop.) 
Ohio H. A. G&ss^rd (October 2l) : We have had a good many inquiries for 
the control of white grubs with reports that these insects are very 
numerous in cornfields and on sod land. 
Indiana J.J. Davis (October 22): Continue to receive reports from various 
sections, espacially of injury to lawns and corn in the northern 
part of the State. They were reported common in newly sown wheat 
fields and doing some damage in west- central Indiana. A report 
also came xc us the past month of injury to privet hedge at Toledo, 
Ohio. 
Illinois W. P. Flint (October 20): Reports of imt.ry by white grubs con- 
tinue to come in from many points in central and northern Illinois. 
Examinations by Mr. J. H. Bigger , of cornfields in Warren County, 
showed that where corn and soybeans were planted, together prac- 
tically no damage to the soybeans had resulted in fields where 
corn was nearly destroyed. The grubs were mainly in their second 
year, and in some fields, second and third year grubs were found 
together. In eastern Illinois a number of acres have oeon found 
where injury oy white gruos" occurs in corn following corn. 
Wisconsin S. 3. Fracker (September): Reported from Marinette and Sauk Coun- 
ties attacking potato. 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (September): White grubs continue to be complained oi 
as doing injury in several counties in eastern Nebraska during earl' 
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