APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (March 24): Snail .grains at Blackville damaged 
slightly "by aphids. 
HESSIAN FLY ( Phytophaga destructor Say) 
Indiana and Illinois. C. Benton (March IS): Survey made of wheatfiolds in 
south-central, southwestern, and western Indiana and in adjacent counties 
in southeastern Illinois from March 7 to 10 tc determine infestation by 
fall Brood, Only a few seriously injured fields observed in the area, as 
was expected from the comparatively light summer infestation found in this 
area during the stubble survey last summer, 
FALSE WIREWORMS (Elepdes spp, ) 
Kansas, H. R. Bryson (March 24): Reported as abundant at Minneola on March 12, 
Oklahoma. F» A. Fenton (March 24): Reported at Shattuck, Ellis County, on 
wheat. 
CORN 
SEED-GORH BEETLE ( Agonoderus lecontei Chaud, ) 
Missouri, L. Has ©man (March 22): Countless thousands observed in flight on 
the afternoon of March 22 at Columbia, 
Kansas. H. R.Bryson (March 24); Flight observed on March 12, Report of large 
numbers in flight received from Lebo. 
alfalfa 
. ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hypera portion Gy 11.) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (March 2l): Survey conducted in infested area 
of lowland middle California on March i4 and 15 . In the San Jdaquin Valley 
average number of larvae collected to 100 sweeps of the insect net for 
different fields ranged from 1 to 623 . In general larval population 
slightly greater than that a year ago. At Pleasanton no larvae or adults 
wore collected, while in the region adjacent to San Francisco Bay larval 
count ranged from 0 to 43. Extent of paras it iz at ion by B athyplectes 
curculionis Thoms, based on rearing records as follows: For San Joaquin 
Valley for February 23 , 12.3 percent of last-stage larvae* in region 
adjacent to San Francisco Bay, 9&*5 Percent of last-instar larvae collected 
on February 24. Rearing records for recent survey not available, but it is 
safe to say that paras itization about San Francisco Bay continues to be 
high. 
PEA APHID ( Macros iphun pisi Kltb.) 
Virginia. H, G, Walker and L. D, Anderson (March 25 )} Present but rather 
scarce in alfalfa fields at Norfolk, Very few collected on young peas on 
March 24, 
