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fields a considerable amount cf ocmmercial damage has "been done. 
Nebraska M» H» Swenk (August l6)s The corn leaf aphid became abundant in 
many Nebraska cornfields during the last week in July and the first 
week in August, and in some eases did serious damage to the corn 
tassel So 
ALFALFA 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Phytonomus posticus C-yll B ) 
Utah & Gee. I* Reeves (August 3)z As the scouting season for the alfalfa 
Wyoming weevil is probably finished this year, I am giving you a brief 
statement of the results of our work, Mr* Snow has found the weevil 
in four new counties in Colorado s namely, Moffat, Rio Blanco, 
Hcutt, and Ouray, and in one county, Carbon, in Wyoming, which is 
adjacent to the last n?med„ Mr d Revell, an employee of our Bureau, 
has found weevils at Torrington, Goshen County, v.'yo. 
G-REEN CLOVER WORM (Pl athypsna scabra Fab . ) 
Mississippi R. W© Harned (August 19)' Specimens of the green clover worm were 
received on August 7 from Muldon in Monroe County* They were 
reported as feeding on alfalfa, 
GARDEN WEBWORM (L oxostege similalis Guen. ) 
Missouri La Haseman (August 2j)l This pest has continued to attract attention 
throughout the month particularly on corn and alfalfa in the northern 
half of the State 
Indiana 
Indiana 
Ohio 
LEAFHOPIER S ( Ja ssi dae ) 
C» R, Cleveland (August 2h): Members of the Soils and Crops 
Department have brought in reports of hundreds of acres of alfalfa 
in the northern part cf the State suffering badly from yellowing 
and leaf epot„ :iated with this condition are heavy infestations 
of leafho] . - . . l) 
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GLOVER ROOT ( Hvlastinus obscurus Horsham) 
G« R, Cleveland ( 1st 2k) I infestation and considerable injury 
by this insect id in a 1 of red clover in the vicinity of 
La Fayette on . •■• uat % 
rvrsardl Latr, ) 
To He Parks (August 26): I-eetl.es, pupae ^and damaged stems were 
received from the county sgeni h the statement that the insect 
-was destroying a field cf • clover in Champaign County. Have 
not been able to visit the locality. 
