332 
BERTHA ARMTJORM ( Barathra configurate Walk. ) 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (August 21): Bertlia armyworm injury to flax 
and other crops in the- central counties subsided during the early 
part 03° August, owing largely to disease taking a heavy toll of the 
worms. 
A WHITE GRUB ( Phylloohaga fusca Froel.) 
Connecticut. 17. E. Britton (August 22): Grubs ate roots of "budded seed- 
lings and probably not more than 10 percent of the apple and pear 
stocks had been injured. (Det. by R. 3. Friend.) 
A WHITS GRUB ( Cchrosid ia sp. ) 
Oregon. M. C. Lane and E. W. Jones (June 7): H. Z. Dean, superintendent 
of the Umatilla branch station, reported serious damage "by white 
grubs ( Ochrosidia , probably ref lexa Csy. ) to grain and alfalfa' in the 
Hermiston district. An examination on the above date showed a great 
number of larvae and some pupae in very sandy soils of this district. 
A number of different fields several miles apart were examined and 
the same kind of larvae were found in all. In many places good stands 
of first-year alfalfa have been killed. Wheat and rye were also being 
badly damaged. This pest has become noticeable only recently and may 
possibly become a serious pest on these very sandy soils. 
GREEN JUICE 3EETLE ( Cotinis nit Ida L. ) 
Delaware. L. A. Stearns (Jul;- 3^) : P_« nitida and Pelidnota punctata L. 
are present in abundance on grape and are actively feeding.. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snapp (July jO): The green June beetle was unusually 
abundant at Fort Valley during July. Large numbers appeared about 
the time peaches ripened in some orchards and caused some damage by 
breaking the skin of the fru.it and feeding on the juicy pulp. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (August 2k): The green June beetle has been re- 
ported from many localities in southern Indiana. At Terre Haute on 
July 23 they were reported clustering on nectarines. 
Zentucky. M. L. Didlake (August 23): Green June beetles abundant on 
fruit of peaches and tomatoes at Anchorage and Lexington. 
New Mexico. J. N. Crisler (August 17): Adults of the green June beetle 
appeared in great numbers the latter part of July and have continued 
to do great damage to fruit. 
JAPANESE BEETLE ( Po-oillia .ia-oonica Newm. ) 
General. C. H. Hadley (August 27): Scouting during August has shown that 
the area, of continuous spread of the Japanese beetle has Moved farther 
