22 THE PLUM CURCULIO. 
At Amarillo, Tex., also, no indication of the presence of the curculio 
was noted in the wild plums growing along the Canadian River, and 
including several small peach, plum, and apple orchards in the region. 
No curculios were reared from the fruit sent from Amarillo. At 
Canadian, Tex., an abundance of wild plums was found along the 
Canadian River, but no curculio attack was observed. No beetles 
were obtained from the fruit sent in from this locality, although 8 
plum gougers were obtained. 
Both wild and cultivated plums at Alva, Okla., showed injury from 
the curculio. Two beetles were obtained from fruit collected in that 
region and sent in to the insectary. 
The curculio was very much in evidence in the environs of Wichita, 
Kans., the next point visited, occurring in cultivated plums, and 
injury to apple was also noted. A total of 51 beetles was reared from 
three sendings of fruit from this locality. At Hutchinson, Kans., 
the insect was also abundant, infesting both wild and cultivated plums, 
apricots, and apples. Thirty-two beetles were secured from fruit sent 
in. At Salina, Kans., the insect was also in evidence, injury being 
noted in several orchards of cultivated plums as well as in this fruit 
growing wild. A total of 68 beetles was reared from fruit from this 
section, indicating its considerable abundance. 
At Colby, Kans., no signs of curculio injury were found, nor were 
any beetles reared from the small amount of fruit sent in to the 
insectary from this locality. At Norton, Kans., the point next 
investigated, conditions were very similar to those obtaining at Colby, 
fruit being very scarce. No signs of curculio injury were noted nor 
were beetles reared from fruit received from this place. 
At Grand Island, Nebr., the curculio was very much in evidence 
on wild and cultivated plums, a total of 74 beetles being reared from 
the fruit there collected. The insect was also present in numbers in 
wild and cultivated plums at North Platte, Nebr., a total of 57 
adults being obtained from several collections of fruit. At Northport, 
Nebr., the complete absence of both native and cultivated fruit 
prevented any observations whatever. 
However, at Sterling, Colo., in about the same latitude, curculio 
egg punctures were observed in wild plums, although they were 
nowhere abundant. No punctures were noted on apples during a 
careful search of several orchards. The fruit, however, was not 
abundant. From collections of wild plums sent in to the insectary 
two adults were reared. This appears to be the first record for the 
curculio from that State. 
At Rapid City, S. Dak., cultivated and wild plums were found 
infested by the curculio to a slight extent. A total of 18 adults was 
reared from material from this place. At Pierre, S. Dak., the work 
