South Dakota. H. C. Severin (July 23): The white-lined sphinx has 
appeared in enormous numbers over the entire State. Consider- 
able damage -is being done to garden and field crops, as well 
as to shade trees. 
Tennessee. L. B. Scott (July 22): Being taken in traps in large numbers 
in Montgomery County. This species is at least twice as numerous 
as in a normal year. No reports of damage by larvae have been 
received. 
Idaho. C. lakeland (July 21): Larvae are very abundant in several' 
localities of this State and are occasioning many inquiries. 
Reports have been recei ved from Fremont and Teton Counties of 
eastern Idaho and from Latah, Nez Perce, .and Benewah Countins 
in northern Idaho. Larvae are feeding almost exclusively on 
dock and what is locally called tar-weed, only attacking other 
crops after these weeds are defoliated, at which time the larvae 
are practically mature; therefore little damage to economic crops 
is caused, 
EIGHT-SPOTTED FORESTER ( Alypia octomaculata F. ) 
South Dakota. H. C. Severin (July 23): The eight-spotted forester has 
been more abundant than usual and has done considerable damage to 
grape, woodbine, and related plants. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (July 22): Numerous reports of the presence of 
larvae on wild or cultivated grapes and woodbine were received 
from June 12 to July 15 from Sheridan, Lincoln, Howard, Nuckolls, 
Wayne, Lancaster, and Do\iglas Counties. 
CEREAL AND FORAGS-CROP INSECTS 
T7HEAT AND OTHER SMALL GRAINS 
ARMYWORM ( Cirphis unipuncta Haw. ) 
Connecticut. R. B. Friend (July 20): Six acres of oats in Newingtor. 
and about 5 acres of grass in on orchard in Farmington destroyed. 
Caterpillars about fully grown. Also reported from Guilford, 
where between 5 and 6 acres of grass and clover in an orchard 
and 1 acre of sweet corn were infested. The sweet corn was 
severly damaged. This insect has also been reported as feeding 
on grass in an orchard in Hampton. 
New York. N. Y. State Coll. Agr. News Letter (July 6) : Armyworms showed 
up in Niagara County this week, eating all the clover cover crop in 
one orchard. (July 26): Armyworms have come to the front during the 
past week in Chautauqua County. They are pretty well scattered over 
the entire county, but are serious only in a few places on the Lake 
Erie plain. The armyworms are heavily parasitized by braconids. 
