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7-acre field and then proceeded to an adjoining soybean field and 
were damaging this crop 'at the tine of the report. They were also 
feeding on bull nettle and lamb' s- quarters. 
W. P. Flint (August 10): Alfalfa webwoms are very abundant 
and destructive throughout south central and north central 
Illinois. 
North Dakota 
Iowa 
Mississippi 
Kentucky 
North Dakota 
South Dakota 
Utah 
Oregon 
J. K. Bigger (August 18): At least 160 acres of alfalfa v/ere 
severely damaged ~oy this species in Pike, Scott, and Greene 
Counties, August 10 — 15. Reports came in by telephone and from 
personal consultation from many other fields. From 1,500 to 
2,000 acres are estimated to have been damaged in Morgan, Scott, 
Greene, and Pike Counties. 
J. A. Munro (August 22): Reports from Stutsman, Steele, Cass, 
and Barnes Counties indicated this post as of serious importance 
during July. Mustard, sweet clover, onions, beets, cabbage, and 
peas were badly damaged and in some cases completely destroyed. 
C. J. Drake (August 3): The garden webwom, L. similalis , is 
extremely abundant in Iowa, and doing serious damage to alfalfa 
and to many truck crops. The outbreak is quite general and 
very widespread in the Stat' 1 . 
C. Lyle (August 25): A light infestation of L. ginilalis on 
cotton was reported from Cleveland on August 9. 
ALFALFA CATERPILLAR ( Zuryr.us eurytheme Boisd.) 
M. L. Didlakc (August 24): 3. eurytheme butterflies are very 
abundant over alfalfa fields in Jefferson County. 
J. A. Munro (August 22): The alfalfa butterfly has been very 
noticeable this season, and many inquiries have been received 
from Traill,, Barnes, and Pembina Counties since the last Insect 
Pest Survey report. 
K. C. Scvcrin (August 20): The alfalfa cat^ miliar is apparent- 
ly doing little damage, but butterflies arc exceedingly abundant. 
G. F. Knovlton (August 15 )i The alfalfa caterpillar is doing 
moderate damage to alfalfa in northern Utah areas. Adult butter- 
flies are very abundant at the present time. 
CLOVHR SUED CH&LCID ( Bruchopharus funebris How.) 
L. F. Rockwood (August 4): Adults are not very abundant in the 
fields, July 29 - 31. mergence fro- early-set seed nods is 
probably just beginning. 
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