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GRASSHOPPERS (Acridiidae) 
H. T. Fernald (September 22): Grasshoppers, very generally 
throughout the State, have "been unusually abundant this last 
month. Uo particular complaints of unusual injury have "been 
received, but fields and seeded areas and, in some cases, 
garden crops have shone an unusually large number of these 
insects. In one or two cases garden crops have suffered 
severely as a result of the feeding of the grassjoppers. 
W» E. Britton (August 15)-' An owner at Guilford purchased 
materials to make poisoned bait but "before he put it out 
grasshoppers seemed to disappear. A 10-acre field of alfalfa 
was reported as quite badly eaten. More abundant this year. 
A» D. Long (August l): A veritable scourge of grasshoppers 
in many localities in Orange County on oats, alfalfa, and 
fruit trees. 
G« A. Runner (September l): Grasshoppers are unusually abundant 
in meadows in many localities neaxr Sandusky. 
E. W.Mendenhall (September ll): The grasshoppers are very 
numerous all over the State and are doing considerable damage 
to forage crops. 
J* J. Davis (September 2U): Grasshoppers are more or less 
abundant throughout the State, damaging vegetable and flower 
garden plots, corn, clover, and alfalfa. Melanoplus femur - 
rubrum DeQeer is the predominant species .although in seme few 
localities M. differentialis Thos. is the species most destructive 
'..". ?. Flint (September 19): Reports of scattered areas heavily 
infested by grasshoppers continue to come into the office. 
From field examinations of some of these areas the species 
Melanoplus femur -rubrum has caused more than 30 per cent damage. 
Mating is just starting. No ep;^ la5^ing has been observed ti 
date. 
L. Haseman (September 22) : Follovdng the hay harvest the 
concentration of grasshoppers on corn and other crops has created 
considerable al; rm and they have done considerable damage. There 
has not been a general epidemic, but an abundance of them over 
a wide are- . 
WEX035 GHJBS (Phvllophaga spp. ) 
iv.ji sa s 
J. W« McColloch (September 10) 
blue grass lawns at Larned. • 
White grubs are reported killing 
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