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ITorth Carolina - W. A. Thomas. (May 9);. Within the past few days the larvae 
of Monocrepidius vesper-tifftls Fab. have been observed frequently 
I '■ feeding on the under surface of ripe strawberries which were 
in contact with the soil at Chadboum. Where the berries are 
on proper mulch, holding them above the soil, they seam to be 
• loss damaged. - 
Ohio T. H. Parks (May 24): Wireworms are very abundant. They have 
'.:'■] : destroyed a field of young celery plants in muck land of 
Portage County* ■ 
Montana A. L. Strand (May 20): Damage by Ludius sp. has been severe 
in spring wheat . 
California A. E. Michelbacher (May 19): Two new infestations of wire- 
worms have come to my attention during the past month. The 
first of these was in Oakland, where a wireworm believed to 
be 1. canu s Lec. was attacking corn. The second infestation, 
and by far the worst, is on an island in the Sacramento River 
Delta near Hio Vista. On this island the wireworm lias done 
considerable damage the past several years. Here again it is 
believed that the wireworm is the larva of L. canus . (Det. 
Dr. Van Dyke} A year ago it destroyed 120 acres of sugar beets. 
This ye ar Egyptian corn has been planted in the same field and 
it looks now as if it is going to be damaged considerably by 
this pest. 
A FALSE WIRSWOKM ( Sleodes hispilabris Say) 
Montana A. L. Strand (May 20): This false wireworm is more prevalent 
than it has been for several years. 
CEREAL A IT D FORAGE-CROP INSECTS 
WHEAT 
HESSIAN FLY ( Phytopharra destructor Soy) 
United States C. M. Packard (May 23): Spring Hessian fly infestation appears 
to be heavier and more general throughout the winter wheat belt 
than it has been in several years. 
J. J. Davis (May 26); The Hessian fly seems to be moderately 
abundant throughout the sta.te so far as reports received indi- 
cate. An especially heavy infestation was reported from 
Williamsport, May 20. The insects submitted were at the base 
of plants and in half-grown larval stage to flaxseeds. 
W. P. Flint (May 20): The spring brood is causing much more 
damage than was at first anticipated. Many fields of wheat are 
severely injured at this time before the heads have started to 
form and it is certain that much of this wheat will break over 
as soon as the heads start to fill. 
Indiana 
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