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the Arkansas line. Some complaints have come from north of the Missouri River, 
especially from Montgomery County. 
WHITE-LINED SPHINX (Sphinx lineata Fab-) 
Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (September 2k): Russian-thistles throughout the wes- 
tern part of Oklahoma, and especially the Panhandle area, are being at- 
tacked. The armyworms migrate across the wheat fields, defoliating the 
thistles, but have not damaged the wheat or any of the grass plants. On 
September 10 they were migrating by thousands from one field to another 
in Harper and Cimarron Counties. 
WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllophaga spp.) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (September 26): White grubs, probably P. hirticula Khoch, 
are very abundant in Ellicott City, where they have destroyed 5° percent 
of the corn. 
Michigan. R. Hutson (September 20): White grubs are very abundant. 
GREEN JUNE BEETLE ( Cotinis nitida L . ) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (October 2): Grubs were reported as abundant in and 
destructive to lawns at Terre Haute on August 29. During September several 
correspondents sent in the grub parasite Scolia dubia Say which indicates 
an abundance cf the parasite. 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (September 25): Green June beetle larvae have been very 
abundant in many lawns at Lexington, Winchester, and Versailles. 
DESERT JUNE BEETLE ( Ochrosidia villosa Burm. ) 
California. C. S. Morley (September l): A serious infestation of larvae, which 
completely destroyed the lawns in a cemetery at Baker sfield, was observed. 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Popillia .japonica Newm. ) 
Eastern United States. C. H. Hadley (August): All sections except the extreme 
northern part of New Jersey are now in the area of continuous distribution. 
There are increases in lower Cumberland and throughout Cape May County. 
The area of continuous infestation in Pennsylvania is approximately indi- 
cated by such localities as Easton, Al lent own, Reading, Honey Brook, Chris- 
tina, and Oxford. In Delaware infestation extends across the State north 
of Middletown, and farther south extends west to Vandyke and Kenton and 
south to Woodside, Magnolia, and Bowers Beach. An increase is noted in 
all infested sections. In Maryland the area of continuous infestation cen- 
ters at Elkton and has increased. All St at en Island and the extreme 
eastern part of Long Island are now included in the area of continuous in- 
festation /in New York. 
