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PALE-STRIPED FLEA- BEETLE ( Systena taeniata var. b landa Melsh. ) 
H. P. Wilson (August 5): This flea-beetle caused a great deal of 
damage to the rests of com early in the season. Corn planted in 
fields which were last year in weeds suffered serious damage. A 
number of larvae were found feeding on the roots of corn, and from 
these we were able to breed the adult flea-beetle. 
ANGULATED FROGHOPPER ( Lepyronia quadrangularis Say) 
W. J. Baerg (August 4): Lepyronia quadrangular is is causing appre- 
ciable injury to corn in Carroll County over an area of several 
acres. The spittle insects were found in aggregations of 20 to 
50 on the undersides of the leaves, in the axils and on the tassels; 
on a single plant, in some instances, there were more than 100 in- 
sects. The corn is located near a field of timothy that had been 
cut about two weeks ago. From here the spittle insects migrated 
into the corn. 
ALFALFA AND CLOVER 
GARDEN WEBflORM ( loxostege similalis Guen. ) 
L T . H. Swenk (July 10- August l): A local outbreak of the second 
brood of the alfalfa or gprden v/ebworm occurred in Richardson Count 3 
in the vicinity of Dawson about the middle of July. 
ALFALFA NEMATODE ( Tylenchus dipsaci Xuhn) 
Geo. P. Knowlton (August 8): The alfalfa nematode has been found 
doing damage in Salt Lake County and is reported from Uintah Basin. 
This threatens to be a serious problem in the dairy industry. 
CONCHUELA ( Chlcrochroa ligata Say) 
P. L. Thomas (July l): Letter received from Fort Stockton states 
•'^Doing immense damage to the seed crop of alfalfa in this section." 
CQWPEAS 
COWPEA CURCULIO ( Chalcodermus aeneus Boh. ) 
J. B. Wright (July 14): Reported from Stilson. 
LESSER CORN STALK- BORER ( Slasmoraliou s li^nosellus Zell.) 
H. W. Allen (August 13): The stand of cowpeas in several fields 
in the locality of A. & M. College has been considerably reduced 
by the lesser corn stalk-borer tunneling in and killing the young 
seedling plants. 
