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MOMOT^ CFJCKET (Ana brus simplex na.ld. ) 
^yomiTip; F. W. Pc/.-zd (ivfey 2 8); N:,nph? in the third and foiurth ins tars are 
doing co:i&idoraDle dai;E.e,e to ■;$ovn.g alfalfa plants in Hot Springs 
Co-unty. Alialia 10 zo 12 xncnes is stripped bare of leaves. The 
co-unty is organized and is having very good results 7;ith poisoned 
"bran mash, 
Idaho and Utah I. M. Hawley (June 23): The Mormon or ex^r cricket is a^in abwid- 
ant in Franklin (southern Idaho) and in th^ Uinta Basin, Utah. The 
insects are nearly full grown and migrating at the present time. 
Iowa 
Nebraska 
Mississippi 
Nebraska 
Michi^n 
Utah 
GA-RDEN WEFwOEM (Loxostege similalis Guen. ) 
Carl J, Drake (llay 28): The adult of the garden webworm has been 
taken in Page and Mills Comities this spring (May 13). 
M. H. Swenk (May 15- June 15): During the first week in June the 
first brood of the year of the alfalfa or girden vrebworm put in its 
appearance in the alfalfa fields and was reported doing obvious in- 
jury in Washington and Madison Counties in a few fields. 
GREEN CLOYERWOBM ( Plathi^roena scabra Fab . ) 
R. W, Earned (June 20): An insect that is probably the green 
cloverworm has been reported as seriously darriaging alfalfa in 
Bolivar County. 
SIX- SPOTTED LEAFHOPPER ( Cicadula sexnotata Fab.) 
M. H, Swenk (M^y 15- June 15): During the third week in May the 
six-spotted leaf hopper was reported badly injuring alfalfa, espec- 
ially young alfalfa that had been so'.^n with oats, all through 
Thurston Connty, and also as' injuring barley in Hamilton County. 
These injuries apparently ceased, however, before the end of M^y. 
PEA APHID ( Illinoia pisi Kalt. ) 
R. H. Pettit (June 3): I am informed that the alfalfa fields were 
found to be infested on the 28th of Ifey with the green pea louse. 
The weather here in Michigan has been cold and wet almost continuous 
ly up to the present time, 
Geo. F. Knowlton (June 10): The pea aphid is n-uraerous in most 
alfalfa fields examined in Logan and surrounding territory but the 
damage is not noticeable. 
