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Colorado, G. M. List (May 26): Moths are : flying in number's sufficient to 
indicate a normal infestation in' most of the sugar-beet areas. In some 
of the plain's areas in the eastern part of the State the infestation 
will be considerably heavier. Here the Russian thistle is one of the 
important h03ts. 
ALFALFA WEB WORM ( Loxostege commixtalis Walk.') ' 
Kansas. H, R. Bryson (May 24): Moths of the alfalfa webworm (L. commix- 
talis ) are reported as very abundant in pastures, grasslands, and weed 
patches at Gretna, Phillips County, Garden City, Finney 'County, Bird 
City, Cheyenne County, and Hoxie, Sheridan County. 
Colorado. G. M. List (May 26): The flight of moths in northern Colorado 
.was rather light this year. However, in .the Arkansas Valley the moths 
occurred in such numbers that the pest will undoubtedly be of consider- 
able economic importance. 
GARDEN WEBWORM ( Loxostege similalis Guen.) 
Iowa. C. J.. Drake (May 28): Unusually large numbers of moths have been 
found in alfalfa fields during the past week, indicating grave danger 
of a serious webworm infestation in alfalfa. 
WHITE GRUBS ( PhyllOphaga spp.) ; ]■"*■'' * ' 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (May 26): Adults are extremely abundant about 
lights at Montpelier, Washington Count y# 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (May 25): Adults are reported as injurious in Balti- 
more City and Baltimore County. ' 
Virginia. . W, J, Schoene (May 23 )> White grubs are very abundant, many com- 
plaints of injury to shrubs and trees in the Bluegrass Section having 
been received, also many reports regarding injury to lawns and pastures. 
The beetles are injuring Oak trees ■and English Talnut trees in Prinze . 
William County. ■ 
Pennsylvania. H. E. Hodgkiss (May 23): Adult emergence started in the 
central counties on May 4? heavy statewide emergence at peak on May 21; 
unusually heavy emergence. Records covering the past lG years indi- 
cate that heavy emergence occurred in l°A9 f 1^22, 1925, 1928, 1931, and 
1934. 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (May 24): May beetles have been unusually abundant, 
flying about trees. Some reports of oak leaves being cut off* have been 
received. , 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (May 22): Moderate to rather light flights of June 
beetles occurred in central and north-central Illinois. 
