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Kehtucky. W. A. Price (May 2^): Damage to clover and, young alfalfa plants 
was severe in many places in the State, particularly at- Horse Branch, 
Shelbyville, Maysville, Lexington, and Louisville. . 
Michigan. E. I. McDaniel (May 26): The other day we received a quantity' of 
clover leaf weevil from Eaton Rapids where it was attacking a large field 
of clover.-' About 20 acres of alfalfa clover was involved. 
Iowa. C, J. Drake (May 19): The clover leaf weevil showed up in a number of 
counties in southeastern Iowa, but little commercial damage has been 
reported. • , ■ rt «j '■■■'■. ' ' . / 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (May 20): Reports from northeastern Kansas indicate that 
the clover leaf weevil* is abundant. : ■ .. 
•• GREEN CLOVER -WORE ( Plathypena scabra E. ) 
Virginia. A. M. Woodside (May 22): Alfalfa in the vicinity of Timberville 
was found to have a moderate infestation of the. green clover worm. 
Louisiana. L. 0. Ellisor (May): The green clover worm was present on alfalfa 
throughout the winter in southern Louisiana. The caterpillars were not 
sufficiently abundant, at any- time to cause serious damage. 
VETCH 
VETCH BRUCKID ( Bruchus brachial is Eahraeus) 
North Carolina. J. S.Pinckney (May 3l) : Egg deposition by the vetch weevil 
began on May. 1-9 at Salisbury, Rowan County, and has about reached its 
peak. Egg deposition is heavy and is general over all of the central part 
of the State. The first larva was found on May '2^. . Pour new counties 
have been added to the distribution, viz., Burke, Caldwell, Polk, and 
Rutherford, infestations having been discovered on May 28. . 1 
SUGARCANE 
SUGARCANE BORER ( Diatraea saccharalis E. ) 
Louisiana. E. K. Bynum (May 18): The number of -live borer stages found to 
have overwintered in replicated overwintering experiments, where treat- 
ments were similar, was several times greater this year than in 193&» 
