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Georgia. T. L. Bissell (May lU): Budworm injury to corn is noticeable at 
Experiment, in central Georgia. Larvae are about full-grown. • 
Louisiana. C. E. Smith (May 20) : ■ Injury to corn at Baton. Rouge by the larvae 
occurred largely during the period from April 18 to 26. In some localized 
areas 75 percent or more of the stands were destroyed. 
IMBRICATED SNOUT BEETLE ( Epicaerus imbricatus Say) ." . 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May 26): Reported as doing serious damage to corn in 
the northwestern corner of the State, Present in scattered numbers in 
central Missouri. 
CORN FLEA BEETLE ( Chae to enema pull carta Melsh. ) . . 
Z. P. Metcalf (May 29) J The corn flea beetle is occurring on corn throughout 
the State in more than usual abundance. ■•■•,.■ . . 
ALFALFA AKD CLOVER 
PEA APHID ( illinoia pisi Kltb. ) 
Virginia, A. M. Woodside (May 22): Alfalfa near Timberville has been very 
heavily infested by an. aphid, presumably the pea aphid. Some stands were 
practically killed out.. ... 
Louisiana.. C. L. Stracener (May): Pea, aphid is still active. 
Kansas, H. .R.Bryson (May 23): The pea aphid occurred all over the State in 
alfalfa fields but the alfalfa has made sufficient growth to prevent 
injury. The population reached a relatively high point by the middle of 
May but is now receding. 
W. T. Emery (May 18): This insect has been- so scarce in Kansas since 
the fall of 1935 that no infestations or even individual specimens have 
been taken in extensive sweeping until this spring, when it is being found 
in abundance in alfalfa, around Manhattan. 
Idaho. C. Wakeland (May 25)* The pea aphid is fairly abundant on alfalfa in 
southwestern Idaho but is relatively scarce on adjacent peas, the earliest 
, of which were in early blossom stage on May 18. 
Utah. G. F. Knowltoh (May 8): Pea aphids are becoming increasingly abundant 
in parts of northern Utah and less abundant in most of Cache end Morgan 
Counties, Second -generation adults are now present on alfalfa. (May 27): 
Pea aphids continue ! ;o increase in ' abundance on alfalfa but are not yet 
seriously threatening the pea crop* Aphids -'were found to be the most 
abundant on peas at Mapleton Bench, in Utah Ocunty, ..and at Layton, in 
Davis County; ■ • • 
Washington and Oregon. L. P.- Richmond and M. M. Eeeher (April): I_. pisi is 
somewhat more abundant than last year east of the Cascade Mountains in the 
Yakima and Columbia Valleys and in the irrigated section's 'of Umatilla 
County, Oreg. Fields in sandy areas and near the large rivers showed the 
highest populations and in these fields from 5 to 10 percent were already 
alates. Ho damaging populations were found. Coccinellid beetles were 
