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J„ J. Havis (August 16 J, "The srcall wheat nidge maggots have 
been unusually abundant in threshed grain hut from all ob- 
servations to date the maggots with the threshed grain die before 
reaching maturity* " 
L. P. Roekwocd (August 13). "The spring-wheat-infe sting brood 
was practically over by the last week in July at Lyndon, Wash. 
COULEE CRICKET t Peranahras scahricollis Thorn- ) 
A. L„ Strand (August 10} . "The appearance of fh£* insect in 
considerable numbers in Toole and Teton Coi:ntiea has been the 
cause of sane conjecture among the farmers as to the damage which 
might occur next season., W« have no record of this insect's 
occurrence in these localities before- It was rpported by the 
farmers that the crickets came in from the northwest. This is a 
common insect in the mountains and valleys in some parts of 
Montana, but has never been observed so far east of the mount - 
;$inous section before," 
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MQEMOU CRICKET (Anabrus simplex Ha Id.) 
Co P. Gillette. "On August 6 Mr. C. L. Corkins was sent to 
western Routt County to investigate a reported outbreak of the 
so-called Mormon oricket, and try out the poisoned-bran mash 
as a remedy. The only modification made by Mr. Corkins in the 
regular Kansas formula was that of doubling the proporti on of 
strychnine in the mixture. The results obtained were excellent. 
Apparently less than 10 per cent of the crickets escaped being 
poisoned on the troated areas." 
PaLE WESTERN CUTWORM ( Porosagrotis orthogonia Morr. ) 
A. L. Strand (July 22.,) "This insect, although of general distribu- 
tion in that part of Montana oast of the Continental IELvide, 
was not so generally destructive throughout tha,t entire section 
this season as in 1920, but in the old stamping ground of the 
insect (central northern Montana) it was more destructive than in 
any previous year. Sixth and seventh instar larvae were collected 
as late as July 7, although most of the damage was done prior 
to June 20. This cutworm his done mach damage to young cornis in 
eastern Montana, but has been so nixecf. up with other species 
that it is impossible to estimate the damage done by it with any 
degree of accuracy. In a few xnsyances 25 per cent of the stand 
and in one instance 50 per cent has been destroyed. This season 
in the five northern counties where last yoar the loss in seeded 
acreage due to this species ranged from 25-1 to 47.1 per cent 
the damage in 1921 has been fully as great and in two of the 
counties greater." 
JOIMWORM (Harmol ita triti ci Pitch) 
The jointworm experimental plat records have just been received- 
Mr. W. P. Cartwright reports from Princeton, under date of Jura 
10, that 18 per cent of the crop was infested, while last year sfi 
