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much less abundant than last year. 
Oregon. L. P. Richmond and M. H. Reeher (May 7) : I » pi si showed a low winter 
survival on alfalfa after the long, dry fall and cold winter. The survi- 
val on fo,ll-sown vetch and peas was very light and only a few fields came 
up in time to "become infested last fall. Aphids increased slowly in April 
hut it is believed that natural enemies will keep them in check. No damage 
to alfalfa and fall-sown legumes. No signs of migration from alfalfa to 
annual legumes, although alates are present at the rate of about U percent 
of the papulation on alfalfa in some fields and there have been a few warm 
days. Coccinellid adults, especially Cocci nella trifasciate L. , outnumber 
the aphids in some fields and there are many syrphid flies. 
ALFALFA T7EEVIL ( Hypera postica Gyll.) 
Utah. G. F. Khowlton (May 17)? Adults are. present in considerable numbers in 
many northern Utah localities, from 0.3 to 1.25 being taken per sweep of 
the insect net on alfalfa. Fifteen adults and some larvae were taken in 
15 sweeps at Draper. (May 2j) : Alfalfa weevil injury is increasing, but 
is light to moderate in most of the fields examined in northern Utah. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (May 25): Alfalfa weevils have been reported as hatch- 
ing in great numbers in Douglas County. From observations in the field, 
it is believed that hatching is at least 2 weeks late. 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (May 2l): A survey of the alfalfa weevil sit- 
uation on May 1^- gave the following results: In the San Joaquin Valley 
the larval count per 100 sweeps of an insect net for different fields 
ranged from. 7 to 210, while the adult count ranged from 15 to 37* * n 
Pleasanton the larval count ranged from U3 to 33^» and the adult count 
from to k. In the San Francisco Bay district the larval count ranged 
from 35 to 53 » an & the adult count from to 1. On May 5> paras itizati on 
of the large larvae by Bathyplectes curculionis Thos. in the San Joaquin 
Valley averaged more than 90 percent , a marked increase over that found 
on April 2o. In the most heavily infested field in Pleasanton parasitiza- 
tion was So. 5 percent, the lowest encountered this season. Parasitization 
in the San Francisco Bay district was greater than 90 percent, although on 
April 30 it dropped to 57 percent in the most heavily infested field, 
which was also suffering from neglect and delayed cutting. 
CLOVER LEAF WEEVIL ( Hypera punctata F. ) 
Ohio. T. H. Parks (May 2^): The clover leaf weevil has been more abundant 
than usual in clover and alfalfa generally. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 27) ? The clover leaf weevil has been unusually 
abundant and caused considerable damage. The first specimens were re- 
ceived on May 7 from Lebanon in central Indiana. Since that time speci- 
mens have been received from localities over much of the State. Clover is 
the crop attacked, except in one report which mentioned alfalfa as the food. 
