SBlflERAL FEED" 
G-R&SSHOH ~ IS (Acridiidae) 
Florida p. S. Chamberlin (April 57): Young hopper s.MelanppJus spp. , 
are now emerging in considerable numbers in Gadsden County. 
Nebraska M. K. Swenk (April 25): The first grasshop-osrs -ere reported 
hatching in Garfield Count" on April 12. 
Texas C. H. Gable (April 20): Under date of April 13 U. A. Baker 
-rites as follows: "A few differential hoppers, Melanorlus 
differential ic Thos. , hatched out on the 5th of this month 
in the field. Since that tine no further hatch has taken place. 
If we can get a few -arm days in succession, I am looking for 
"them to start their real hatching right away." This is about t^o 
weeks later than last year. 
^HITS GRUBS ( Phyllophaga spp.) 
Mississippi H. ; 7. Harned (April 21): May beetles have been reported by 
P. K. Harrison as injuring oak, pecan, shade trees, and rose 
in the vicinity of Picayune. The species most common on oak 
is Phyllophaga arkansana Schffr. Under date of April 19 Mr; 
Harrison wrote that the beetles bad completely defoliated one 
oak tree and were hanging in clusters on the limbs. He also 
states that he has received several complaints about rose, 
pecan, and other shade trees being injured by May beetles. 
Phyllophaga micanc Enoch seems to be the most numerous species 
on pecan and rose in that section at this time. This species 
has also been collected in numbers near Ocean Springs by H. 
Gladney and J. F. Kislanko, but so far no complaints of injury 
by these beetles in that; section have been received. In the 
vicinity of A. & M. College these beetles have not yet appeared 
in numbers as large as usual because of cool weather and frequent 
rains. The most abundant species are' Phyllophaga praetermissa 
Horn, Fhylloohaga calceata Lee. ,and Phyllophaga perlonga , . 
Kansas J. W. McColloch (April 5): flhite grubs have caused serious 
damage to nursery stock gro-n ' 3< 'tlett. 
CUTT (Uoctuiiae) 
Georgia Oliver I. Snapp (April 20): Cutworms are apparently unusual! 
abundant this year. They are damaging spring gardens at Fort 
Valley. Poisoned bran bait had to be resorted to. 
Florida F. S. Chamberlin (April 2k) : Few renorts of cutworrr iama^ 
from the northwestern district have been received this spring. 
Infestations are evidently much lighter than they were in 
1925. 
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