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FALL ARMYWORM ( Laphygna frugiperda S . & A. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June 2U): Larvae, almost full-grown, wore received fron 
Aver a, in Greene County, in southeastern Mississippi, with a report that 
they wero abundant in "buds of corn, 
WIREWORMS (Elateridae) 
Kentucky. M. L. Didlake (June l) : Wireworms are causing injury to newly set 
tobacco plants more severely than usual at Lexington. 
North Dakota, J. A. Munro (June 21): Serious injury to wheat and corn reported 
fron Bottineau, Rolette, Divide, Enmons, and Eddy Counties and the north-, 
western part of Cass County. The prairie grain wireworm, Ludius 
aeroipennis Kby. , is the predominating species. 
Nebraska. M. H, Swonk (June 22): Wireworms ( Melanotus sp. ) were reported fron 
Cuming County on June S, as completely destroying seed corn on botton 
1 rinds. 
Wyoming. Margarot Greenwald (Jtine 10): Wirowom damage in Park County restrict- 
ed to relatively small areas in some bean fields where seed is usually 
completely destroyed. 
WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllophaj<a spp.) 
South Carolina. 0. L. Cartwright (June 10): P. prununcul ina Burn, was found 
in considerable numbers feedin:; on pine at Blackville on June 8. The 
following beetles were taken in numbers in the Blackville trap-light: 
P» gracilis Burm. , Ray g to June 21, and P. uniformis Blanch., on June 
10 to June 21. 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberger (June 15) j Since about June 15, many -undetermined 
June bugs have been in flight at Baton Rouge from dusk to alnost midnight. 
Indiana, P. Luginbill and H, R. Painter (June 20): Severe damage is being done 
to bluegrass in a 60~acre pasture tract near La. Payette, 
Michigan. R. Hutson (June 22): P. crenulata Froel, and P. rugosa Melsh. were 
reported from Frankfort, northern lower peninsula, on June 15, as feeding 
on oak, gooseberry, rose, elm, dogwood, and grapes, as well as shrubs, 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggloo (June): J. Medler reported on June 9 that a heavy 
flight of adults was seen at light traps in Ramsey County. 
Iowa, H. E. Jaques (June 23): May beetles are rather late in appearing but 
are very abundant generally. 
