to supply several gasoline burners with hose and pipe to take, 

 say 4 rows at a sweep, involving the use of 5 persons, would 

 make quick work. If this Milomaize were rolled down so that 

 poultry could pick the bugs off, this would be the most advan- 

 tageous way. Evidently what is wanted is some suitable trap 

 crop that would concentrate the bugs as they leave the alfalfa, 

 and where the seedheads are low enough that poultry can 

 readily get at the bugs. Strips of dwarf millet, sown at inter- 

 vals so as to have some of it heading in succession during the 

 season, would probably be an excellent trap crop of this kind. 

 Such a course is especially advantageous where attractive 

 fruit, such as peaches or grapes, is to be protected. 



"The principal natural food plants of the conchuela are 

 the mesquite and related leguminous plants, the beans being 

 the object of attack" (p. 8) "under conditions in Western 

 Texas . . . with the mesquite-covered surrounding districts 

 as a stronghold, these insects probably will become established 

 in the alfalfa fields each year . . ." (p. 12). This is a hon- 

 est admission that it is at least doubtful that much can be ac- 

 complished by ". . . destruction of weeds in the fall and 

 otherwise hindering the successful hibernation . . ." (p. 11). 

 As these bugs hibernate mostly under trash on the ground, 

 giving poultry the run of the surroundings of the fields is 

 manifestly the most feasible means of control at this period of 

 the year. 



The grainbug seems to be hardiier than the conchuela, 

 liaving been reported from as far north as Montana and East- 

 ern Idaho, indicating that the insect can stand much cold, if 



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