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A. A. Granovsky (September 27): White grab's are very abundant. 
A few lawns in Minneapolis are badly infested with Brood B larvae. 
L. Haseman (October 22): White grubs are reported at Columbia. 
Still abundant; in first 6 inches of surface soil. 
M. H. Swenk (October 26): White grubs continued to be observed 
actively feeding until about October 23. 
WIREWORMS '( Elat eri dae ) 
C. A. Thomas (October 20): 'Wireworms caused considerable 
injury to potato tubers on several farms in Pennsylvania this 
summer, reports corning from 'Erie, Crawford, Huntingdon, 
Lycoming, Chester, and Bucks Counties. In southeastern 
Pennsylvania the chief injury was b* T larvae of Pheletes agonus 
Say while in Erie County a Melanotus. larva • was the chief 
offender. 
J. J. Davis (October 24): Wireworms were serious pests of 
potatoes in several localities near Evansville according to 
report sent October 17. 
State Plant Board (October 26); Wirewom injury to sweet- 
potato tubers has been reported during October as rather serious 
in Jackson, Monroe, Lauderdale, Rankin, Copiah, and Bolivar 
Counties. 
C. P. Stiles (October 23): Wireworms are damaging some 
fields of wheat in Alfalfa County. 
E. 0. Essig (September 28): Wireworms are moderately abundant. 
PLAINS PALSS WIRBTORM ( Eleode s ooaca Say) 
H. P. Bryson (October 24): The false wireworm has been doing 
considerable damage in the western part of the State. Owing 
to the dry summer and an extended dry fall, the larvae have had 
the advantage of a long feeding period. Wheat sown in September 
has not had sufficient moisture to insure its germination, hence 
much damage has been done. A few reports of 100 per cent 
damage in some fields nave been received. Reports in correspondence 
have been received from Copeland, pelphor, Johnson, Healy, and 
Hoxie, Kons. At the time of this writing no temperatures 
sufficiently low -to force the larvae down into the soil for the 
winter have occurred. 
ASIATIC GARDEN BEETLE ( Aseri ca casta 
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Hew York 
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Pennsylvania 
C. H. Eadley and assistants (U. S.D.A. , Japanese Beetle Laboratory) 
(September): This beetle has caused more turf injury during the 
fall than during any previous year since the investigation was 
started in 1927. This injury occurs on the lawns in the northern 
