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GEHERAL PEPPERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acrididae) 
Nebraska k. H. Swenk (hay 25-June 25): Grasshoppers are distinctly sub- 
norrnal in abundance over the State according to information ob- 
tained up to this time. 
MORMON CRICKIT ( Aaabrus simplex Hald. ) 
Montana 7. 3. Mabee (June 17): Mormon crickets are more abundant, than 
they were last season. They are about three weeks Later in their 
development owing to the late spring conditions. To date we have 
been able to protect cultivated areas, the only damage so far 
being to range land. 
'.7T-IITS GRUBS ( Hiyllopha^a spp. ) 
Massachusetts A. I. Bourne (June 20): The first May beetles were noticed May 
3 to 4. These have been unusually scarce this season. 
Iowa C. 'J. Ainslie (-June 3): The larvae of the beetles are everywhere 
in evidence this spring, and promise great injury to young corn 
as well as gardens. Very few adults have flown as yet. Probably 
hindered from emerging by continued cool nights. The larvae are 
of two broods, large and medium sized. 
Nebraska 11. H. Swenk (April 25 -May 25): Turing the entire period covered 
by this report there have been a great many complaints of damage 
by white grubs in southern Nebraska. Some of these relate to in- 
jury in gardens, but most of them are complaints of injury to 
strawberry beds and to privet hedges. Damage of this sort has 
been reported as far to the west as Parian and Furnas Counties 
and is still in progress. (hay 25-June 25): Complaints of dam- 
age by white grubs in southern Nebraska continued to be received 
until toward the middle of June. These relate chiefly to injuries 
to strawberry beds. 
MARCH FLY ( Bibi o phhiwermis Losp ) 
Nebraska M. E. Swenk ( April 2S-May 25): During the third week in May an 
abundance 0:: the Parch fly, Bj bi alb 1 pen ni s , was reported from 
Kearney and Buffalo Counties. The insects occurred by the thou- 
sands in the field, causing inquiries from farmers as to pros- 
pective injury of some sort to crops. 
■CUT'TORhS (Poctuidae) 
Iowa C. P. -hnslie (June 3): Cutworms arc extremely numerous ir. lorth- 
western Iowa this spring, and are doing widespread injury to both 
garden plants and field crops. The identity of '' i species 
involved has not beer, established, but it is "mite certain /. 
