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CUTT/ORMS (Uoctuidae) 
Massachusetts ... I. Bourne (June 20): Cutworms have been fully as abundant i 
they were last year , attacking practically all garden crops. 
Owing to the cold weather which prevailed during our early spri:. , 
their work has caused considerable alarm, although it is subsidin . 
Indiana J. J. Davis u T une 2): The variegated cutworm, r er i ■dr om a m a r ^ r r i - 
tosa . was observed defoliating tomato plants and eating heads of 
cauliflower in an Indianapolis greenhouse. These crpps -ere fol- 
lowing lettuce and at the time of observation Cay loj the cut- 
worms wer: nearly full-grown. Apparently cutworms are not 
destructive out of doors as a year ago. (June 2k): Cutworms 
were generally troublesome early in the month in vegetable gar- 
dens at Elkhart. ■ • 
- ortn • H. Brannon (June l): Cutworms are causing serious damage to 
Carolina beans in commerical areas in V.'ayne County. 
Minnesota C. E. Mickel (June lo): There has been some report of ir.ju" 
rutwo: ns throughout the State during the last month, but the 
injury is not so severe as in previous years. 
ZCebraska I-.I. S. Swenk (April 25-IIay 25): Cutworms of various species are 
":in: more than the usual amount of damage in gardens this spring. 
FJP.I.5fW* grro ( 'br^antia hi strionic a I-Iahn) 
Mississippi .. "*. Harned (June 22): Co rplaints accompanied "fcy specimens of 
the insects have been received from Belmont, Union, Sllisville, 
ualah. Turnip and cabbage seem to be the principal crops 
injured, although in one case the correspondent stated: "They 
have almost ruined my garden." 
Te::as I. C. Bishopp (April lo): These have been causing consider - 
le loss to garden owners in the vicinity 0? Menard. 
LEaF-EOOTED BUG ( Leptoglossus phviloous L.) 
Mississippi S, "■■ Harned (June 22): Specimens of the leaf-footed bug were 
collected on artichokes at hatchez, en Irish potato at Sllisville, 
0: - " , and on squash and cucumbers at Utica on Juno 
Ii.32ICi4lSD SNOUT BEETLE ( Epicaerus i m or i catu s Say) 
Nebraska . . : (kpri] - '\y 2S): On hay 2.k, a correspondent in 
Buffalo Co >orted the imi ricated snout beetle as injuring 
the beans, onions, -otatoos on his far . 
