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heavy infestation of the armyworm ( Cirphis unipuncta Haw.) and the 
variegated cutworm. They were working together on alfalfa, garden 
crops, and young fruit trees. Rather severe damage was observed. 
California. A. E. Michelbachcr (August 13)1 I" certain scattered locali- 
ties through central California the yellow-striped armyworm ( Prodenia 
praef ica Grote) has caused some damage to the developing fruit. 
FALL ARMYWORM ( Laphygraa frugiperda S. & A. ) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (August 17) : Worms are found shredding the leaves of 
young corn at Griffin, central Georgia. . This is the first injury noticed 
this year. 
VELVET3EAN CATERPILLAR ( Anticarsia gemmatilis Hbn. ) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (August 23): Peanuts in Alachua County have in many 
cases beer, severely attacked by the velvetbean caterpillar. 
Louisiana. 3. A. Osterberger (August 25): Wo have records of activity 
from NapolednviLlo to Franklin, Crowley, Baton Rouge, and Hammond. The 
present generation is developing rapidly and moths for the next genera- 
tion' arc beginning to emerge and lay eggs. 
GARDEN WEBWORM ( Loxostcge similalis Guen.) 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (August 20): The large flights of 'moths occurring 
at Lincoln in mid-July resulted in an outbreak of web worms during the 
week of July 28 to August 3* This outbreak was most severe in Richard- 
son County, where damage was done in the alfalfa fields and armies of 
the webworms crawled into occupied houses. Damage was reported north 
as far as Butler, Madison, and Antelope Counties, chiefly in the alfalfa 
fields, but also in cornfields and pastures. 
Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (August 2U): Sunday night I saw one of the heaviest 
flights of the moths that I have ever seen. Thousands were '.flying 
around the lights. 
WHITS-LINED SPHINX ( Sphinx lineata L. ) 
Wyoming. Margaret Greenwald (August 12): !i"ths common in alfalfa fields, 
feeding on the blossoms and on the blooms of bull thistle at Powell, 
northwestern Wyoming. 
CEREAL AND F R A G I - C R C P INSECTS 
WilEAT AND OTHER SHALL GRAINS 
ARMYWORM ( Cirphis u nipuncta Haw. ) 
Maine. J. H, Hawkins (August 7): Fields of oats and grass were seriously 
injured in central and :north-central Maine. Oats were' especially 
damaged, in some cases whole fields being destroyed or injured to such 
