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and v/ere observed feeding on grasses and various field crops. 
Moths emerged the latter part of August frorc material placed 
in the insectary and were observed quite numerous in the field 
during the latter part of August and the first of September, 
J. R. Watson (September 24): The fall armyworm did con- 
siderable damage about Raiford-in September. 
J. M. Robinson (September 19): The fall armyvrorm started 
its injurious work, but a fungus destroyed a large percentage 
of the larvae. 
R. W. Harned and assistants (September): The southern 
grass worm has continued to attract considerable attention 
on corn, cotton, soybeans, and grasses of various kinds 
during September. 
Clay Lyle (September 8): Many fields of hay in Oktibbeha 
and surrounding counties have been ruined by the southern 
grass worm during the past week. This seens to be the worst 
outbreak of the worms since 1912. ".There fields of young 
corn are located near meadows .that are being cut, the worms 
are likely to move into the corn and destroy it quickly. 
WIREWORMS (Elateridae) 
C. A. Thomas (September 22): Potatoes in several fields 
in Bucks- County were badly injured by larvae of Pheletes 
agonus Say, during September. At least 20 per cent of the 
tubers were bored into by these wireworms and the growers 
estimated that they reduced the value of such potatoes by 
at least 50 per cent. 
West Virginia 
Iowa 
Nevada 
Indiana 
L. I/,. Peairs (September 20) 
potatoes in Wood County. 
,'ireworms are injuring 
H. E. Jaques (September 25): Wirewcms are moderately 
abundant in several counties in northeastern Iowa. 
G-. G. Schweis (September 22): Wireworms are moderately 
abundant. Doing considerable damage to potatoes. 
WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllouhaga spp. ) 
J. J. Davis (September 22): Numerous reports of abundance 
and destructiveness of white grubs have been received from 
northern Indiana and along the -est side, north of about the 
center. The reports indicate a continued southward spread 
of this destructive brood of grrubs. The majority of inquiries 
referred to injury to corn, although some referred to serious 
damage to timothy, blue grass, the turf of golf courses, and 
strawberries and general crops. The drought conditions 
intensified injury in some cases. 
