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Florida 
Nebraska 
Kansas 
Missouri 
Mississippi 
Texas 
Utah 
Arizona 
California 
CUTWORMS- ("o etui dae) 
J. R. Watson (March 21): The cutworms are moderately abund- 
ant. We have not received so many complaints as usual for 
March, owing to cold weather. 
M. H. Swenk (March 20): Cutworms are beginning to show ac- 
tivity and are moderately abundant. 
H. 3, Bryson (March 20): Cutworms are reported as moderate- 
ly abundant. 
L. Haseman (Ma„rch 23): Two, species of cutworms (undetermined) 
are moderately abundant at Columbia. 
R. W. Hamed and assistants (March): Cutwoms are reported as 
moderately abundant in scattered localities. 
F. L. Thomas (March): Some cutworms were found in the pupal 
stage at College Station. 
G-. J. KnowLton (March 23): Cutworms have been dTbserved but are 
not yet causing damage. 
C. D. Lebert (March 23): Cutworms, (species undetermined) are 
moderately abundant in the Salt River Valley. 
Stewart Lochwood (March 18): Reports have come to the office 
that a cutworm (species unknown) has been responsible for sone 
amount of damage to grapes in Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, 
and Tulare Counties. This may be the greasy cut worm. 
R 3 A L AND F0RAG-3 2 CR0P IES.3CTS 
Virginia 
Ohio 
Iowa 
WHSAT 
HUSSIxM! FLY ( Fhytp-phaga destructor Say) 
C. R. Willey (March 24): The Hessian fly is very scarce in 
the Shenandoah Valley. I have found none in several, fields 
which I have examined. 
J. S. Houser (March 24): The Hessian fly is scarce. 
C. J. Drake (March 20): The infestation is very serious in 
the counties of Woodbury, Monona, and Harrison. In these coun- 
ties a considerable acreage of wheat was planted before the 
fly- free da.te. The use of combines has a,lso increased the 
amount of volunteer wheat, especially in wheat fields sown to 
sweet clover. During the warm weather in October a considera- 
ble number of flies emerged from the early seeded fields and 
