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A BUMBLE FLOWER BEETLE ( Euphoria inda L.) 
Michigan. R. II. Pettit (August 23): E. inda has just appeared in ears of sweet 
corn. During the past week samples have "been sent in from Marine City and 
Vestahurg. 
Minnesota. A. G. Ruggles (August 21): Many reports have "been received of 
abundance of this "beetle on sweet corn. 
ALEALEA 
ALEALEA WEEVIL ( Hyp era -postica Gyll . ) 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (August 21): Alfalfa weevils are very numerous in the 
fields, much more so than in the past several years. If something unforseen 
does not happen to them during the winter, the prospects are for a lot of 
damage next spring. 
Iowa. R. W. Haegele (July 27): The alfalfa weevil is moderately abundant in 
eastern Idaho. 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (August 21): The alfalfa weevil in most areas 
is hard to find. In the territory about Tracy and Pieasanton "both the larvae 
and adults are very scarce. In some fields in the Niles area "both adults and 
larvae can be taken in small numbers. In one field one half grown (fourth 
crop) an average of 45 larvae and 2 adults were taken per 100 sweeps. 
SOUTHWESTERN ARMYWORM ( Prodenia praefica Grote) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (August 21): The yellow striped armyworm caused 
some damage to the fourth crop of alfalfa in the region about Vernalis (near 
Tracy) . On August 7 the damage was severe enough in spots in several fields 
to give the alfalfa a grayish tinge. 
ALEALEA CATERPILLAR (Eu rymus eurytherae Bdv.) 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (August 26): Adults have been exceptionally numerous in 
the alfalfa fields of the Salt River Valley during the month of August. 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (August 21): On August 7 the alfalfa butterfly 
was observed to be rather abundant in the territory about Pieasanton. On 
August 21 many of the butterflies were o"b served flying in the fields ahout 
Tracy. 
A CHRYSOi.IELID ( Zygogramma conjunct a Rogers) 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (August ll): Specimens were collected on alfalfa and 
weeds in Nye County. 
COWPEAS 
COWPEA CURCULIO ( Chalcodermus aeneus BoU;) 
North Carolina. 17. A. Thomas (July 15): The cowpea pod weevil is present in the 
fields at Chadbourn in about the same numbers as last season. It has been 
