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SUGARCANE BEETLE (Euethepla rugiceps Lee.) 
Tennessee. G.M. Bentley (May 25): The rough-headed cornstalk beetle is re- 
ported as doing considerable damage to young corn in the community of 
Rogersville, Hawkins County. It has also "been reported in Bledsoe 
County in the vicinity of Pikeville. Every few years we have a serious 
outbreak of this beetle and, by its starting early, we anticipate 
considerable damage this year. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (May 23): The sugarcane beetle has been 
found at Durant around corn and has been reported from other points in 
the Durant district, while complaints of serious damage to corn have been 
received during the past month from Cruger, Oakland, Kosciusko, and 
Hermanville. On May 22 the county agent at Calhoun City reported many 
complaints concerning this pest. 
CORN FLEA BEETLE ( Chaeto enema pulicaria Melsh. ) 
Virginia. H. G. Walker (May 25): Very abundant in many cornfields around 
Norfolk and on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. 
ALFAL FA ASP C LOVER 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hyp era postica Gyll. ) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (May 21): Larvae of the alfalfa weevil are 
becoming rather scarce throughout its entire range in middle lowland 
California. Serious injury occurred in only one field in the Patterson 
area of the San Joaquin Valley. After the cutting of the first crop, 
alfalfa started immediate growth over one-half of the field and now it 
is being cut for the second time. Over the other half of the field 
newly emerged adults apparently fed so heavily on the crowns that the 
alfalfa is only a few inches tall. The larvae are heavily parasitized 
by Bathyploctes curculionis Thos., the paras it izat ion in many places 
being 99 percent or more. 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (May 20): The alfalfa weevil is moderately abundant 
and noticeable damage is in evidence in Millard County. 
Colorado. G. M. List (May 22): Adults are numerous in the alfalfa fields at 
Grand Junction. On May 9 sufficient eggs and small larvae were present 
to indicate rather severe injury to the first crop. 
CLOVER LEAF WEEVIL ( Hypera punctata Fab.) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 23): The clover leaf weevil was damaging clover at 
Winchester on May 19. Clover injury was reported from Noblesville on 
May 7 and, although the report was not accompanied by specimens, the leaf 
weevil was probably responsible. 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (May): The clover leaf weevil has been reported from 
the following counties: Osceola, Mills, Monroe, Wapello, Davis, Henry, 
and Louisa. 
