in Sierra County adjoining the Nevada State line. The infestation 
is the result of the natural spread of the weevil from the alfalfa 
fields in the vicinity of Verdi, Nev. Fortunately, the alfalfa 
weevil still remains on the east side of the Sierra Nevadas, and 
the same natural "barriers which acted as a measure of protection 
when the weevil was confined to Nevada are effective, even in the 
face of the infestation in Sierra County. 
Calif ornia Weekly News Letter, Vol. 5, No. 16 (August ll) : In 10 
days at inspection stations on the California-Nevada line, main- 
tained by the California Department of Agriculture, there were 
taken from 12 automobiles 126 live alfalfa weevils. 
FALL AHAfYWOOT ( Laphygma fruginerda S. & A.) 
Florida F. S. Chamberlin (August 10) : Report of injury to young corn has 
been received from Quincy. The crop was badly damaged. 
GARDEN WEB WORM ( Loxostege similalis Guen.) 
Iowa C. J. Drake (July 27): The garden webworm has appeared in consider- 
able numbers during the past week. At Melbourne and Woodbine it 
has been reported as destroying fields of alfalfa. At Knoxville 
and Woodbine some patches of sweet corn and parts of corn fields have 
been severely injured. Most of the caterpillars are rather large 
and almost mature at this time. 
Since writing the above, a letter from Audubon, dated July 26, 
states that the garden webworm practically destroyed a 40-acre field 
of alfalfa in less than a week. I have just received another letter 
from the county agent of Pottawattamie County, stating that a large 
portion of the second crop of alfalfa in that county has been des- 
troyed. 
Nebraska M. H, Swenk (August l) : During the two weeks from July 13 to July 
26 many fields of alfalfa in eastern Nebraska were badly damaged by 
this pest. The worms, as usual, spun the tops of the plants with 
webbing and ate the leaves. The injury was confined to the part 
of the State lying east of the 99th meridian, and seemed to be quite 
general over this area. Reports of injury were especially common 
from Richardson, Pawnee, Gage, Jefferson, Thayer, Buffalo, Merrick, 
Platte, Sarpy, Douglas, Washington, Burt, and Dakota Counties. Only 
the second crop of hay was affected, especially those fields that 
were not cut until about the first of July. (August 1-15): Injury 
in alfalfa by the second brood of the garden webworm continued with 
reduced intensity during the first 10 days of August. Before the 
last of the reports of injury of the second brood were received from 
northern Nebraska, great swarms of moths had appeared in southern 
Nebraska, and are still flying at the present writing, indicating 
the probability of continued injury by the third brood of the web- 
worm late in August and early in September. 
