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The stalk borer was reported as moro abundant than usual in a strip 
from New York westward to Nebraska. 
The codling moth development early in the spring portended a heavy 
early infestation, hut cool weather late in May and early in June in most 
localities in the East and Middle West chockod activities, and the infesta- 
tion in those areas is about normal. 
The oriental fruit moth is more abundant than usual from New Jersey 
southward to Georgia and in Kentucky and Tennessee. It was also reported 
from a locality in Louisiana, where it had not been recorded previously. 
The walnut caterpillar is occurring on pecan in Mississippi, Missouri, 
Oklahoma, and Texas, where it was so destructive last year. 
The Mexican bean beetle is destructively abundant over the infested 
territory east of the Mississippi River. It was reported for the first 
time from Arkansas and Louisiana. 
The pea aphid outbreak has largely subsided. 
Boll weevils are reported generally from the Atlantic coast to 
Texas and Oklahoma, including large areas in those States. Most of tho 
reports indicate that the weevils were more numerous in June 193& than 
in June 1937 or 193^. 
THE MORE IMPORTANT ENTOMOLOGICAL FEATURES 
IN CANADA EOR MAY-JUNE 
At the end of May cool weather in Manitoba and abundant rainfall in 
southern Alberta had delayed the hatching of grasshoppers; however, by 
the end of the third week in June they were numerous locally in southwestern 
Manitoba, and abundant and active over a large part of the prairie region 
of Alberta. In Saskatchewan hatching was bocoming general by the end of 
May. Latest reports (June 21) indicated that considerable damage was 
developing in northwostern and some north-central areas. There was also 
somo damage in the southeast. The spreading of poisoned bait in organized 
control campaigns was well under way in rnsny districts. 
Severe infestations of the pale western cutworm were reported 
developing in various localities in Saskatchewan and serious crop losses 
had occurred from Battlcford to Mervin and Paynton, Eastond to Lollard, 
and in Carlton, Cantuar, Ponteix, and Rush Lake districts. Cutworm damage 
