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of a mile from this one; otherwise fields from about 3 miles 
north of Tcpeka to Manhattan have only a xe"' pea aphids in them 
and, in such cases, they are doing no appreciable damage • From 
Topeka to Kansas City, Eans», there are about half a dozen fields 
with spots that have "been seriously injured* The heaviest infested 
fields are near Lawrence, Midland, loring, and Bonner Springs* 
Korth of Kansas City, in the river bottoms, there are five fields 
of about 15 acres each that are heavily infested, three of which 
show serious injury- One of these fields, I fear, is a total loss* 
There was much crab grass in the field last fall and very good 
overwintering conditions were provided* The aphids reached 
outbreak numbers early and practically killed the alfalfa before 
it reached 6 inches height* Around Bonner Springs I visited four 
fields showing a heavy general infestation, each from small areas 
where the severest injury was located. At this writing the winged 
forras are spreading rapidly to ether fields. I found garden peas 
heavily infested* The fungous disease has started in practically 
all of the worst infested fields, there being one to several 
pinkish or "brownish dead aphids on neady every stem* The ladybird 
beetles, the two- spot ted, nine- spotted, and C^ratonegilia 
fuse:, labrir- , end a lacewing fly, ChrvsoT)a plorabunda , are present 
in fair numbers and increasing appreciably from ■■•reek to week* 
The weather conditions are favorable now for the development 
of the fungous disease and the "predators, so that we believe the 
peak of the outbreak has been passed. 
Oklahoma E« T* Scholl (May 2l): The pea aphid has been reported to be 
doing considerable damage to alfalfa in the western part of 
Oklahoma* These reports will be verified next week. A slight 
infe3ta:ion -vas found oy myself yesterday afternoon 4 miles 
west cf Perkins, in Payne County. 
California (See Alfalfa); 
C UCUMBERS 
STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Diabrotica vittata Fab*) 
New York H* C. Huckett (April 24): At Riverhead adults are to be found 
in sheltered situations in the woods* 
Virginia Herbert Spencer (May 9): During the past week this insect was 
destructive to outdoor cucumbers in the neighborhood of Portsmouth. 
The cucucibers grown in cold frames we 1-3 not affected* 
Kentucky H*- Barman (May 16): Infestations were noted in Lee County April 
30; in Russell County April 30; in Owsley County May 11, and in 
Whitley County Hay 14. This pest seems to be exceptionally common 
and destructive in the eastern end of the State* 
