Tennessee, G, M, Bentley (July 25): Cotton plants damaged at Memphis, Shelby 
County, 
Nebraska, M. H, Swenk (August 15): Damage to corn silks by adults reported on 
July 31 from Dodge County. 
SEED-CORN BEETLE ( Agonoderus lecontei Chaud, ) 
Minnesota. H. Milliron (August 18) t Abundant throughout the State. 
Kansas. H. R, Bryson (July 2l); Reported as eating milo seed at Hugoton# 
■ ■ CORN ELEA BEETLE ( Chaetocnema pulicaria Melsh, ) 
Indiana. E, V. Walter (August 2l): Much more numerous than usual on dent and 
sweet corn, 
A WEEVIL ( Centrinaspis' penicellus Hbat.) 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (August 22): Larvae found in cornstalk at Decherd, 
south-central Tennessee, (Deb. by W, H. Anderson.) ’ 
ALEALFA 
ALFALEA WEEVIL ( Hyper a postica Gyll. ) 
California. A, E. Michelbacher (August 19): Survey made in the San Joaquin \ 
Valley on August l6. Larval count ranged from 0 to 71 per 100 sweeps of 
an insect net; adult count ranged from 0 to 5» Alfalfa fields at Pleasanto: 
were surveyed on August 12 but no larvae or adults were collected. Fields 
adjacent. to the San Francisco bay surveyed on the same date, the larval 
count ranging from 8 to 46 and the adult count from 0 to 4 . 
, ALFALFA CATERPILLAR ( Colias eurytheme Bdv, ) * 
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Kansas. H. R, Bryson (August 25): About as abundant as usual. More than the 
usual number reported at Halstead on irrigated alfalfa. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (August 15): Extremely abundant over alfalfa fields at 
Petersboro, Mendon, and Wellsville, Cache County, 
California. A. E, Michelbacher (August 19): In the San Joaqui.n Valley on July 
24 several fields in the vicinity ; of Westley were being ’ddnagOd by larvae. 
Injury very localized and most of the fields irl the northwestern part of 
the valley had very small populations. On August l6 populations in most 
fields were extremely small. • * 
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■* GARDEN WEBWORM ( Loxostege s imilalis Guen. ) 
Indiana. . J, J, Davis (August 28): Reported on August 18 as abundant and destruc- 
tive to alfalfa in La Giange County for the third successive season. 
