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C LOVER ,'MD ALFALFJ! 
FALL .'KiY 7®:! (lan hvgma f^uginarda S.& A.) 
Ohio H. A. Gcssard (October 2P, "Tie fall army worm has been more or 
less conspicuous in several places and is probably general over the 
State," 
Indiana J. J. Davis {October 14- Jo. 'The f3ll army worm was abundant in clover 
and alfalfa fields in z~ ~ r 1 sections of the State* and reports 
77ere received early in October from scattered sections throughout 
the State*" 
Michigan R. H. Pettit. "This insect has been much more serious than ever 
before in the lower half of the State s in some cases having de- 
stroyed 50 per cent of the crops attacks" 1 .. It scorns to be most 
serioU3 on alfalfa, rye, and covrpeas. I am not sure of the species 
but have some which we are rearing for definite determinations" 
GARDEN WEB'TORM ( Lo.-ios teg e similalis Ouen. ) 
Indiana -J. J. Davis (October 14). :f The alfalfa webworm has been present in 
destructive abundance in northern Indiana and is attacking principally 
alfalfa," 
Michigan -R. H. Petti t. "This insect has been much more numerous than usual 
in the southern part of Michigan, where it was attacking alfalfa." 
UNDETERMINED LEPIDOPTEH ' . 
Indiana^. J. Davis (October 14). "'n tmknown caterpillar, similar to but 
evidently distinct from the corn earworm, is very abundant in 
northern Indiana, and we have received specimans from as far son$h 
as Greencastle, Ind. It attacks clover and alfalfa and has de- 
stroyed many of this season's plantings. The caterpillar is far 
more abundant and destructive than either the fall army worm or the 
alfalfa web-worm. We have not yet obtained adults and are there- 
fore not positive of the identification. Another unknown cater- 
pillar was reported from one section in southern Indiana as destruc- 
tive to alfalfa and clover. It is a spiny caterpillar, apparently 
a nyrophalid, but we do not know the species." 
SOYBEANS AND CO'TPEAS. 
GREEN CLOVER WORM ( Plathypena scabra Fab.) 
South A. P. Conradi. "Mr. J. M. ^leazer reports from Saluda County that 
Carolina this insect is abundant in scattered localities in his county, but 
is not doing much damage. It is attacking velvet beans and soy- 
beans." 
