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Montana Stewart Loclc:- , ood (July 17): An unidentified bhrips is being 
reported iron several of our cooperators as being the most 
abundant in yep.rs in the alfalfa and clover. 
CLOVER BUD WEEVIL ( Fhyton omus nigrirostri s Feb.) 
Illinois ". P. Flint (July 20): Adults were found in woodlands a? early 
as the first of July and were evidently going into hibernation 
quarters by that time. There has been a very marked decrease 
in the numbers of these beetles in clever fields during the last 
two weeks until they are now rather difficult to take in fields 
where a month ago they were verji abundant. 
CLOVER LEAF CTE2VIL ( Hyp era punctata Fab. ) 
Ohio S. W. Mendenhall (July 3): The clover leaf weevil was found in 
great numbers just south of Kenton and some damage was done uo 
clover. 
Xv ' va C. J. Drake (July 9): The clover leaf weevil destroyed a few 
fields of clover in Muscatine and Page Counties. 
CLOVER ROOT CURCULIO (Sitona hispidulus Fab . ) ■ 
Illinois W. P. Flint (July 20): Adults of Sit'ona, probably S. hispidulus . 
are abundant in all clover fields where examinations have been made. 
CLOVER HMD CATERPILLAR ( Laspeyresia inters tine tana Clem. ) 
Missouri L. Has eman (July 24): The moth of the clover seed caterpillar 
has been unusually abundant over the same territory. 
Ind iana 
Iowa 
Utah 
CLOVER EAY lOrll ( ?yp s or ygia costal is Fab. ) 
J. J. Davis (July 23): Reported abundant and destructive July 13 
at Hammond. 
A PYRALID (homo phi la noctuella Schif.) 
C h\ Ainslie (July 17): This moth is present this summer in 
large numbers; it appears at lights and is numerous in grass land. 
ALFALFA LOCFEP. (Aupp_grapha californica Speyer) 
I. M. Hawley (July 25): This insect v?as fotmd to be destroying 
some alfalfa fields in the alfalfa seed-producing section of the 
uasca Sasm. Fields sprayed with calcium arsenate were recover- 
ing and growing out of the trouble. 
