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K-nsas, Nebraska j end Oklahoma.. B. T. Cotton (March 25): The army cut- 
worm ( Chorizagrotis auxiliaris Grote) is abundant and causin 
in local areas in Kansas, in Eilev, Ellsworth, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratl . 
and Comanche Counties. The suedes is plentiful in Cloud, Dickinson 
Osborne, Ottawa, Barber, Bice, and Ford Counties, but no damage was 
seen or reported. Eighteen additional counties reported the species 
to be scarce or absent. In Nebraska all reports indicated the species 
to be scarce. In Oklahoma 9 acres of wheat in Blaine County have 
been destroyed, but no other injury was reported. Alfalfa County re- 
ported the insect as plentiful, but no damage was seen or reporte . 
Utah. C. ?. Knowlton. (March lU): Cutworms are unusually abund nt on 
the range S miles northwest of Corinne. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (March 21): Slight damage to grsue buds in an SO- 
acre vineyard near Phoenix by a climbing cutworm was noted. 
California. S. Lockwood (March 27): On •..'r.rc.i 2b an inspection was made 
of a citrus grove in Tulare County in the Ivanhoe district. A cutwor- . 
Paras ticht is -purpurea G-rote, was found to be feeding very freely on 
chickweed between the trees and many of them had climbed into the in: r- 
lo eking brancnes of the citrus and were eating the young fruit buds 
and foliage. The infested area was not definitely ascertained. 
WHITE GRUBS ( Phyllouhega sup.) 
Louisiana. W. E. Hinds (March 26): Phyllophaga (especiallv P. congrua Lee. 
and P. futilis Lee.) and a few P yscinetus trachypygus Bun . were flying 
abundantly at Baton Rouge on the evening of "'arch 21, when air temper- 
ature was about 70° E. and the relative humidity from TO to 90 perc a\ ■ 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (March 22): May beetles were present in large num- 
bers at lights at State College on March 21 for the first ti this 
year. A few specimens were determined by J. '.' . Langston as P. calceata 
Lee. 
Kansas. H. P. Bryson (March 25): Holes dug on March 23 to determine the 
abundance of white grubs indicate the -presence of fewer grubs " " 
beetles than usual per unit area in native prairie sod. We hpve taken 
no beetles at lights. They are ver r close to the urface of the soil; 
so we should -procure some this week. 
GREEN JUNE BEETLE ( Cotinis niti da L.) 
Illinois. C. L. Metcalf (l^rch 27): We have a report of the green June 
beetle fron West Frankfort, with the information that t'. - s S of 
larvae are present in grrdens ar/ lawns. 
Tennessee. J. U. Gilmore (March 22): White grubs, C. nit? cr- , are nc 
becoming ?ctive and are attacking lettuce, r- id onion Larks- 
ville. Grabs are also active in tobacco plant beds, altnow . 
