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CLOVER SEED CHALCID (BruchoTahaiguS fvne':\r:. f ' Howard) 
Utah 
I. M. Hawley (July 25): This insect is always destructive to 
alfalfa left for seed in the Uinta Basin and Millard County. 
Dealers estimate the loss as from 10 to 25 per cent, and in some 
fields from 50 to 75 per cent of the seeds hive been iiif at . 3d. 
This is the greatest handicap to seed production in these parts 
of the State. Some seed ceils opened on July 17 had every seed 
infested. The fact that some seed is taken from the first crop 
and some from the second increases the infestation. 
Missouri 
BUMBLEBEES 
L. Haseman (July 24): Bumblebees ard bumblebee nests are mere 
abundant in the clover and timothy meadews this summer than they 
have been in 20 years. Conditions lock very favorable for a good 
clover seed crop. 
SORGHUM 
Missouri 
Kansas 
COPN LEAF APHID (Aphis ma id is Pitch) 
L. Haseman (July 24): The common sorghum louse has been attracting 
some attention in central Missouri during the month, feeding largely 
in the curl on sweet sorghum, 
J. W. McColloch (July 20): On June 30 this aphid was reported 
very abundant on kafir at Osage City. A few days later the same 
correspondent reported that the aphids were becoming winged and 
disappearing. This same condition was noted at Manhattan. A 
very heavy infestation occurred in sorghums early in July. Winged 
forms were produced and the aphids are now abundant on com. 
SOYBEAN 
Oklahoma 
Oklahoma 
STRIPED BLISTER BEETLE (Epicauta v ittata Fab. ) 
C. E. Sanborn (July 24): The striped blister beetle is also 
seriously injuring soybeans. 
SPOTTED BLISTER BEETLE ( Epicauta maculata Say) 
C. E. Sanborn (July 24): The blister beetle Epicauta maculata 
is very prevalent in Oklahoma. It is injuring alfalfa to a small 
extent and soybeans to a great extent. 
