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material i zing, The met be were numerous last year "but no injury 
was done. They were probably twice as numerous this year as last, 
The first generation was rather light so far as our collecting 
shows « 
VABISGATE3 CUTWORM ( lycoohotia margaritosa sa ucia Hbn. ) 
Kansas Roger C* Smith (June 15): Cn the survey trip mentioned under 
the garden web worm we found this insect abundant under hay piles 
and in standing alfalfa near Salina and on the experimental 
farm at Hays. 'They were plentiful on the college farm also. Local 
outbreaks were predicted. The one on the collage farm failed 
to materialize, because of heavy parasitism and unusual activity 
of grackles following the first cutting. An external feeding 
hymenopt erous parasite new to all the members of this department 
was found unusually abundant. As many as J>0 per cent were thus 
parasitized in some fields. They are now being determined by 
Gahan, The cutworms are scarce now and no injury here is likely. 
CLOVER 
CLOVER SEED MIDGE ( Dasvnsura l eguminicola lintn. ) 
Idaho Claude Wakeland (Jane 21): Clover fields at Emmett, have recently 
been found to be abundantly infested with larvae of the clover 
seed midge, Dasyneura leguminicola . To my knowledge this is the 
first report of this insect in 'Idaho, although it has been known 
to occur in western Oregon and Washington for a number of years. 
CLOVER LEAF WEEVIL ( Efrpera punctata Eab . ) 
Ohio T a Ho Parks (May 31) * -he clover leaf weevil has been quite 
common this spring and has rendered red clover foliage "ragged" 
over much of the State* Adults of the overwintering beetles were 
sent in from Putnam County with the statement that they were 
seriously damagirg alfalfa, Adults were found in the fallen 
leaves of woodland cn ?lay 5« I have seen more of the overwintering 
adults this year than in former years. 
Alabama J« M c Robinson (June 18) : The clover leaf weevil was reported 
from Wadley, Ala ,as migrating in large numbers from bur clover 
to and devouring bean leaves. 
LESSER CLOVER LEAP WEEVIL (Phytonomus nigrirostis Eab.) 
Ohio T<» H« Parks (May 31)? The clover bud weevil has increased rapidly 
during the last 1C days of May and now gives promise of doing 
considerable damage at Columbus. Almost every bud has from one 
to three young larvae in it,- They were first noticed on May 15, 
at which time they were feeding between tender unfolding leaves. 
Larvae of all sizes were present May 29. 
UBRARV 
STATE PLANT BOARD 
