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Oregon. D. C. Mote (May 19): Aphids have continued to increase in peaf ields in 
the Willamette Valley since early April, and field peas are injured in 
places. In nost vetch fields examined the predators have held the aphids m 
check. More aphids were reported as infesting the cannery .peaf, ields of 
Umatilla County, than any year since 193^« 
M. M. Reeher (May 22): Alates began moving into late fall-sown fields 
on April 17. On April 20 a few early fall-sown fields of common vetch and 
Austrian winter field peas were beginning to show some damage to individual 
tips. By May 15 several early fall-seeded Austrian winter field peas began 
to show damage in places. Some late fall— sown peas, close to early fall- 
sown fields also show some injured spots. Common vetch showed some tips 
killed late in April and early in May. By May 9 ^ost of these fields had 
been nearly freed of aphids by coccinellid larva.e rand beetles.. Injury not 
serious on either vetches or field peas but probably increasing in Austrian 
peas, owing to few natural enemies, Fungous disease has remained at a very 
low point, owing to dry weather. Aphids did not increase as rapidly on 
Austrian peas as expected and it is believed that some of this retardation 
of reproduction may be attributed to the slow growth of the plants during 
dry weather. 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hyper a pos tic a Gy 11. ) - 
Idaho. F, H. Shirck (May 16): Reported as unusually abundant in many alfalfa 
fields at Parma. • - 
Utah, G. F. Knowlton (May 13): Moderately abundant since May 5* Found in 
northern part of the State and in eastern Millard County. 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (May 20) : Rather scarce throughout the entire 
lowland area of middle California, Most abundant in the San Joaquin Valley, 
and in several fields as many as 100 adults were collected to .100 sweeps of 
the net on May IS. The percentage of larvae parasitized by Bathyplectes 
curculionis Thoms, based on rearing records of last-stage larvae collected 
on May 2, is as follows: San Joaquin Valley, 92.1; area about Pleasanton, 
93 . 3 ; and in the San Francisco Bay area, S9.2. 
CLOVER LEAF WEEVIL ( Hypera punctata F. ) 
Ohio, J, S. Houser (May 6): A heavy infestation is causing damage to red clover 
on the Experiment Station Farm at Wooster, Far more abundant than in the 
average year, 
Michigan, R. Hutson (May 24): Fairly abundant on alfalfa at Shelby, 
ALFALFA SHOUT BEETLE ( Brachyrhinus ligus tici L. ) 
Hew York, H. Y. State Coll, Agr. Hews Letter (May l): First feeding occurred on 
April 25 in Oswego' County. Spreading of bait began on April 27. About 
3,000 acres of infested alfalfa, and clover in Oswego and Jefferson Counties 
to be baited this spring. 
