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COULEE CRICKET ( Peranabrus s cabricollis Thorn.) 
Washington. E. J. Newcomer (May 18): Two rather severe outbreaks of the 
coulee cricket have occurred this spring, one near Pasco, in Franklin 
County, in the wheat, fields, and the other near Wenatchee, Chelan 
County, With the cooperation of county agents and specialists from 
the State college, growers are making an effort to stop the invasion, 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) : ' ', 
New Jersey. R, C. Burdette and B. F. Dri£gers (May 25): Cutworms have been 
unusually abundant and have caused considerable damage to newly set 
plants. 
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Illinois. W. P. Flint (May 22): Carnage from cutworms, mostly the clay- 
backed "(FeltJ^ g_ladiaria_ Morr.) have been reported. in many cases from 
spring-plowed clover and swe'etclover ground* ' Fall--plowed ground seems 
to have almost completely escaped damage. 
Tennessee. G, M. Bentley (May):' Lycophotia - margaritosa saucia Hbn., 
Agrotis c-nigrum L., A. ypsilon Rott., and F. ducena Walk, are very- 
abundant. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (May 15): Inquiries concerning the control of cut- 
worms were received during the first week in May from central and west- 
ern Nebraska, especially from Greeley, Sherman, Garden, and Box Butte 
Counties, 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (May 10): Cutworms have caused considerable injury 
to tomato seedlings in the northern part of Davis County. Plants in 
a few hotbeds have also been damaged. 
California. S. Lockwood (May 1): During the latter part of April the 
variegated cutworm (L, margaritosa Haw,), and an unidentified species 
damaged Valencia 'oranges in one grove in Tulare County, Young wood, 
and blossoms for the 1*335 cro P were destroyed over about 10 acres and 
later the worms ate the ripe fruit. From one half to two field boxo3 
per tree were destroyed. 
BEET WEBWORM (Loxostege sticticalis L, ) 
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Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (May 29): Moths of the sugar-beet webworm hare 
been extremely abundant across the central part of the State. 
North Dakota. J. A, Munro (May 6): Adults are' moderately abundant *at 
Wahpeton, Richland County, and at Fargo, Cas's County. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (May 15 ) : Reports were received from Furnas and 
Linsoln Counties the second week in May of a great abundance of firs*, 
brood moths in lawns and grasslands, presaging an outbreak in western 
Nebraska late in May and in June, 
