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Idaho. C. lakeland. (July 2l): Local outbreaks of the beet webworm in 
Latah and Benewah Counties, in northern Idaho. Lambsquarters 
has been almost completely defoliated and larvae have attacked 
peas, doing very heavy damage in small areas. The attack is much 
worse along the margins of the fields, but some injury occurs 
throughout the fields, owing to the presence of lambsquarters, on 
which the spring brood evidently oviposited. The second generation 
of moths began appearing July 13. 
Colorado and Utah. 0. A. Hills (July 6): Outbreaks' this year are un- 
usually numerous, particularly in the Grand Valley of Colorado, 
whore this insect rarely becomes of economic importance. It has 
been necessary this year to spray about 15 percent of the sugar 
beets in western Colorado and eastern Utah. 
GARDEN WEBWORM ( Loxostege similalis Guen.) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (July 2*0 : During the first half of the month 
the garden webworm did much damage to corn, alfalfa, and garden' 
crops in_ central Missouri. 
Nebraska. D. B. Whelan (July 22): There have also been large flights 
of the moths of the garden webworm at the light trap. Trouble 
with this "oest later in the season was indicated again on July 
16-18. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (July 23); L. similalis is causing more injury 
than usual in central Texas in cotton and alfalfa in the Bell, 
Hunt, and Limestone Counties from the middle to the last pf June. 
WHITE-LINED SPHINX ( Sphinx lineata F. ) 
Michigan. R. Hut son (July 22): The white-lined sphinx moth is common 
about Saint Johns and Lansing. 
-Wisconsin. C. L. Fluke (July 20): Extremely numerous in hay, potato, 
and alfalfa fields. Feeding mostly on purslane but unconfirmed 
reports on potatoes and sudan grass. Reporte'd from .nearly every 
county in south-central Wisconsin, running northeast from Lafayette 
County to Brown. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (July 19): Larvae sent in from two-thirds of 
the counties of the State. So numerous that, farmers are alarmed, 
but little damage thus far. Feeding mostly on purslane, then fire- 
weed, then leafy spurge. ' Has been found feeding on lettuce and 
carrots and did some damage in a field of potatoes. 
