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GENERAL FEEDERS 
GRASSHOPPERS (Acrididae) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March ?H): Recent limited observations indicate that 
grasshopper eggs have survived the winter very well and, with 100 of 
llU counties carrying rather heavy supplies of eggs, we are expecting 
much trouble this summer, particularly if it should be dry. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Penton (March 20) : Examination was made on March IS to 
determine the condition of eggs in an egg bed of Mel anoplu s- diff er - 
entialis Thos. In the more sunny ;oart of the bed the embryos have 
developed to the point where the eyes are visible through the shell. 
Most eggs, however, have not developed this far. All pods examined 
were in good condition, but there is. evidence of considerable destruc- 
tion of pods by ground-beetle larvae. 
Montana. K. B. Mills (March 25): Numerous reports of overwintering grass- 
hoppers, largely Cnor-oor >haga virioifasciata Deg. , becoming active. 
Coloraoo. S. C. McCampbell (M--.rch 8): C-rasshopper eggs came through the 
winter in good condition throughout northeastern Colorado. 
California. S. Loekwood (March 27): Grasshoppers .are now hatching in con- 
siderable numbers in alfalfa fields at Westmoreland, Imperial County. 
Most of the nymphs of M. mexicanu s Sauss. examined were in the first 
instar, but a few seconc.-instar nymphs were observed. Four or five 
grasshoppers were collected a.t each sweep of a standard insect net. 
This is probably less than half of the hoppers present, as many of them 
were entangled in the high alfalfa and did not fall into the net. 
MORMON CRICKET ( Anabrus simple x Hald. ) 
Montana. H. B. Mills (March 2^): Mormon crickets are just beginning to 
ha.tch in southern Montana, in Big Horn and Carbon Counties. 
Colorado. C. R. Jones (March 26): Mormon crickets are hatching in Moffat 
County, in northwestern Colorado. Most of this infestation, however, is 
still under 2 feet of snow. 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (March 22): Mormon crickets began hatching on March 6 
in several localities in Millard County, central Utah. 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidai ) 
Missouri. L. Hasema.n (March 2*0: Strawberry growers in southwestern Missouri 
report what seems to be early work of cutworms in stra.wburry fields. 
