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CLOVER LEAF WEEVIL ( Hypera punctata E. ) 
Kentucky, * W.A. Price (April 22): Specimens received from several points in 
the State, with statements' that they were damaging clover rather severely. 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (April 22): Reported as very abundant and preventing growth 
of alfalfa in the Smithfield district of northern Utah. 
PEA APHID ( Macros iphum pisi Kith.) 
New York. N. Y. State Coll# Agr. News Letter (April 24): Stem mothers in all 
stages of development observed at Wantagh, Nassau County, on clover seed- 
lings on April 20, No breeding had taken place. 
Pennsylvania. H, E. H 0 dgkiss (April 19): Observed between the first and third 
instars in an alfalfa field examined on April 13 in -Berks County, east-, 
central Pennsylvania. 
Virginia. S, B, Eenne (April 22): Numerous on field plantings of peas in 
Lancaster County. Usually apparent much later when plants arc larger. 
Heavy losses anticipated as damage is early and severe, 
H. G. Walker and L. D, Anderson (April 25): Observed heavily infesting 
alfalfa but very scarce ip peafields at Norfolk, 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (April 12): English peas at Enigma free of pea aphid, 
(April 22): Forty-five taken .per ^100 sweeps of net on alfalfa at Experi- 
ment, 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (April 22): Eairly common on alfalfa at Lexington on 
April 15 . 
Kansas. H- B. Hungerf ord (April 17 ): Very abundant on alfalfa in the vicinity 
of Lawrence this year; severe injury to peas expected unless conditions 
change. 
H, R, Bryson (April 24); Pea aphid present in fields in southern part 
of the State and in alfalfa in the vicinity of Garden City, 
Utah, G. E, Knowlton and E. C. Harmston (April 5 ): Pound hatching in northern 
Utah. First-, second-, and a few third—instar nymphs found on alfalfa 3 to 
4 inches tall. (April 8): Observed to have hatched on alfalfa in east- 
central Utah* (April 20): Seriously damaging and retarding growth of 
alfalfa in fields near St. George, in the southwestern part of the State, 
many fields showing almost no growth. First adult wingless aphid taken in 
northern Utah this season, collected on April 19 at Layton, Davis County. 
Most now found are in the second or third instar. Adults more abundant at 
Greenriver, east-central Utah, (April 22): Many wingless forms now 
mature and some producing young at Plain City, northern Utah. Approximately 
20 percent of the adults and fourth- instar nymphs examined were infested 
with internal hymenopterous parasites. 
