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Kentucky H. Garman (May 16): Severe damage to alfalfa was observed in 
Monroe County on fey 1U, and in Gallatin County May iU. We have 
never before had this insect reported as injurious to alfalfa. 
Mississippi R, W. Earned ^May 15): The pea aphid is naking its appearance 
in Mississippi at the present time. Specimens have been taken 
from ga.rdens at A. & M. College, Starkville, and Poplarvilie. 
Michigan R. E. Pettit (May 23): I have a report from tne county agent 
at Cassopolis, who foand specimens of plant-lice on alfalfa 
which prove to oe the green pea louse. He reports them as hav- 
ing done ccnsideraole damage to alfalfa. (May 2b): Yesterday 
I received .vord that the pea louse was endangering and threaten- 
ing the fields of alfalfa near Paw Paw. Today I received speci- 
ments of alfalfa completely loaded with the green pea louse from 
Al le gan . 
Iowa irea D, Butcher ''May 12): The county agent of Wapello County 
reports green aphids on 20 acres of alfalfa, with the leaves 
wilting and turning yellow. Tais is the first report in the 
State this year. 
Missouri L. Haseman (May S): I am forwarding to you under separate cover 
samples of a green plant-louse that is invading the alfalfa fields 
in great abundance near Malta Bend. You will observe tne high 
mortality caused, apparently, by some fungus disease, which leads 
me to believe that this pest will not do further serious damage 
this season. (May lb): We have had nc further serious reports on 
the pea aphid on alfalfa in the last few days. In fact, judging 
by the condition of the samples received aoout tne ith, I am in- 
clined to believe that the species in some fields at least is 
giving up to the parasitism, both by a fungus and by Hymenoptera. 
Lady-beetles and syrphid flies were not at all abundant in the 
sample examined, out hymenoptera and fungi seemed to be very 
prevalent on the samples. I dare say the inclosure of a few hours 
in tne container may have influenced the fungus development, but 
if the pest in the open field shows anything like tne degree of 
parasitism which the samples of a few hours in inclosure in the 
mason fruit jar showed, I feel sure the fungus is doing good work. 
'May 22): Scattered complaints continue to arrive from along the 
course of the Missouri River, from central Missouri to Kansas City. 
Kansas Roger C. Smith (May 3): I wish to report an outbreak of the pea 
aphid ( Macro siphum pi si) on alfalfa in the Kaw Valley. I have 
spent a part of two «*eeks studying this outbreak, and conducting 
control experiments. Tne first report we had was from the farm 
of the 3oys' Industrie! School, where about oO acres were found 
to te heavily infested, at least half of which is seriously 
injured. I found infestations in other fields within a radius 
