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CORN ELEA BEETLE ( Chactocnema pul ic aria Melsh.) 
Ohio, N. E, Howard (May 12): On May 4 flea. beetles vrcrc seriously in- 
juring 32 acres of sweet corn at Coal Run, in the southeastern part 
of the State, (Dot. by H. S. Bar o or,) 
Mississippi. M. L, Crimes (May 24): Damage to corn in Neshoba County • • 
by the corn floa beetle was reported, 
SOD WEBUOEMS ( Crembus spp.) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 27 ): Sod webworns were reported damaging corn 
at Franklin, 20 miles south of Indianapolis, May 23. Numerous reports 
have been received since then from, various localities and as far north 
as Beness&laer, 30 miles north of Lafayct'te. 
Kentucky, W. A. Price (May 26): Sod wobworns are destructive to corn 
late in May at Nicholasville, Jessamine County, and Calhoun, McLean 
County. 
TOOTHED ELEA BEETLE ( C ham to enema denticulata Hi.) 
Georgia.. J. U. Ingram and E. K. Bynum (May 4): Elea booties sovorely 
injured su ’arcane on a farm near Cairo, (Dot. by H., S. jBarber. ) 
CORN ROOT APHID ( Anuraph is naidi-radicis Eorbes) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (May 26): The corn root aphid was found doing 
considerable damage to corn in Fayette' and Jessamine. Counties in 
central Kentucky on May 24. 
Iowa. E. E. Jaques (May): The corn root aphid was found in. Chickasaw end 
Keokuk Counties, in the ce.stern part of the State, 
ALFALFA • AID CLOVER 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hypora postica Gyll.) 
Ohio. T. E, Parks (May l6): The alfalfa weevil has been found in Gallia 
. County, in the southeastern part of the State. Apparently the insect 
has been present for sene tine, as it is uniformly distributed in the 
northwestern part of tlio county. It has done little economic damage. 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (May 21 ) : The alfalfa weevil has been found in larval, 
pupal, ‘ overwintered, and novly emerged, adult stages at Toqucrville 
and Saint George, in the southwest corner of the State. This is the 
first record in this section.. Damage has been moderate on first- 
growth alfalfa in the heaviest infested fields.- No apparent injury 
on second-growth alfalfa. (May S): Larvae are doing considerable 
damage at Erfta, Tooele, and Grsntsville, in northern Utah. 
G. E. Xnowlton (May): The alfalfa weevil is moderately abundant in 
the northwestern section of the State as well as in Sanpete and Carbon 
Counties. The larvae are small. In so me fields at Elgin injury is 
