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G-FIISPAL FEEDggS 
G-PA3 SHOPPERS ( Ac r i di i da e ) 
T7» B. Ma"bee (February 15): Last fall, in a survey of the 
eastern part of Montana bordering South Dakota, especially 
?7ibeaux and Fallon Counties, considerable nufoers of eggs 
were found of I.Ielanoplus atlanis Filey, Cannula pellucida 
Scudd. , and Kelanoplus bivittatus Say. There is likely to 
be a small grasshopper outbreak in this territory. 
T, D. Urbahns (February 17): Grasshoppers covering such 
species as Mplanoulus differentials Thos, , Cannula pellucida 
Scudd. , Felanoplus marginatus Scudd. . Melanonlus : evrstator 
Scudd., and others, have caused less destruction of crops 
than in previous years on account of the large quantities 
of poisoned bran mash which have been used by growers through- 
out the State. 
MORMON CRICKET ( Anabrus simplex Hald. ) 
T7. B« Mabee (February 15): Our big problem this coming season 
will probably be the Mormon cricket. In Lake and Sanders 
Counties, in the western pert of the State, this insect now 
infests some 250,000 acres, or at least double the territory 
infested the previous season. During the season of 1835 
it did damage amounting to over 3120,000. A survey last fall 
showed that an unusual number of egg? were layed and eggs 
collected since our recent cold weather have hatched normally, 
so unless something unforeseen happens, ^e expect quite a 
problem on our hands this coming spring. Through this Depart- 
ment and with the use of the louaty Insect Fest Law -*-e expect 
to spend some 513,000 on the control campaign. 
WIREWORHS (Elateridae) 
W» B-» Mabee (February 15): TCireworms are gradually increasing 
and are ever becoming a more serious problem, especially 
with our potato growers. 
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31AN FLY ( Phytonhagi destructor S a y) 
C. C. Hill and F. F. Smith (February 3): The T heat stubble 
is very lightly infestec by the spring tion of the 
"fly," Volunteer wheat was found *;o be plentiful and in 
general heavily infested. F' inatioa has sho"?n that puparia 
in the volunteer wheat are very lightly parasitized and for 
this reason may prove a source of considerable infestation 
