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and Orange Counties; on both sweet and field corn in the latter county 
(June 26): Second generation of thrips now appearing. Injury to corn 
blades higher on the stalk observed in the Hudson Valley on June 19-20 
Injury probably will affect yield, although not serious enough now 
to warrant control measures. In Ulster County they were present on 
sweet corn in most fields and causing considerable mottling of the 
leaves. Present on all parts of some plant over 2 feet high. A new 
generation of thrips now appearing. 
ALFALFA AND CLOVER 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hypera postica Gyll.) 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (May 30): Injury appearing in many fields in north- 
ern Utah. Alfalfa being cut early at Lewiston and Trenton, Cache 
County, owing to weevil damage. (June 5) : Injury severe in some 
fields at Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Draper, Salt Lake County, and 
North Ogden, with moderate injury rather common in many localities in 
northern area of the State. 
Wyoming. F. V. Liebcrman (June 30)* Specimens collected in Crook County. 
(Det. by A. G. Loving.) 
Colorado. F. V. Liebcrman (June 24): Five larvae collected in Larimer 
County on June l4. (Det. by A. G. Boving. ) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (June 21): Alfalfa fiolds about Pleasanton 
were surveyed on June l4. The average number of alfalfa weevil larvae 
collected to the 100 sweeps of an insect net for the different fields 
ranged from 0 to 28. In the alfalfa fields adjacent to the San 
Francisco Bay the count ranged from 0 to 5* la the infested portion 
of the San Joaquin Valley the second brood of alfalfa weevil larvae 
is making its appearance. On June l6 the average number of larvae 
collected in the different fields ranged from 0 to 150 to 100 sweeps 
of an insect net. 
PEA APHID ( Macrosiphura pisi Kltb.) 
Maine. J. Hawkins (June 16): Infestation very general in the central 
and northeastern parts, but not heavy. All clover and peafields 
visited found with a light and evenly distributed population. 
Nebraska. D. B. Whelan (June 20): Common on first cutting of alfalfa. 
Utah. G. F, Knowlton and F. C. Harmston (June 8): Damaging alfalfa in a 
field near Layton. 
COWPEAS 
GARDEN FLEA HOPPER ( Halticus citri Ashm. ) 
Texas, T. B. Randolph (June 22): Heavy infestation of adults on 
crotalaria in Hidalgo County on May 31* 
