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GRAPE COLASPIS (Colasr)is brunnea Tab.) 
J. H. Bigger (July 3): Corn damaged by larvae and adults in 
numbers of fields in Morgan, Jersey, and Scotc Counties. In 
some cases half of a field was plowed uu because of this. Adults 
are now working on leaves and the central shcot. 
COPN BOOT APHID (Airgraph! s maidi-radicig Forbes) 
T. K. Parks (July 25): This insect haa been reported seriously 
damaging corn on one or more farms in three central counties. 
J. H. Bigger (June 29-30): Present in all western Illinois in 
considerable numbers, some fields, perhaps 5 pjr cent, being 
seriously dams .or! at this tii 
Mr, Johnson (July 1(0): Moderate damage at Stoughton. This aphid 
is rarely injurious in this State. 
ALFALFA AMD CLOVER 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Phytonomus posticus G-yll. ) 
C. L. Corkins (July 15): A recent survey conducted by Mr. Snow, 
of the Salt Lake Laboratory, and Ur. Gilbert, of this o^ixce, dis- 
closes the prestr.ee of the alfalfa weevil in Fremont, Natrona, a"ad 
Converse Ccunties. This is the first known infestation of this 
insect en the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, and places 
this pest- at the back door of the Mississippi Valley. it is 
not dc:\\ 3 yet. The most weevils fouixl were 1. 
larvae in 100 ::.'- - ;ro":a:; of the ns't. This was at Car st. 
They were nearly as numerous in Pates Pole in Fatrcna County. 
The Big Horn Pas in was also surveyed but no weevils were found. 
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I. M. Hawley (July 25): The weevil has been more abundant and 
caused more damage than it has in the last four years. 
damage is not general but limited to seme fields in &-■ parts 
of the State. 
A BLISTER BEETLE ( Epicau ta lemn is cat a Fab. ) 
J. R. Horton (July 15): Adult beetles of this species r^re swarm* 
ing in several places in a field S miles southwest o] ta, the 
swqrming reminding one of swarming bses. The large: reafl 
covered about lg acres. The beetles yielded to - ; le 
dusting. Leaves wore pretty well stripped from several acres. 
THPIPS SP> 
R. C. Smith (July 10): This common yellow thrips is more plenti- 
ful than in recent years. A field at Manhattan and cne at Minnea- 
polis have failed as seed crops. The set of alf If* seed was 
very poor, one or two to a stalk being the usual condition. 
