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Nebraska 
Iowa 
Arizona 
Florida 
Nevada 
A CURCULIONID (T^nymecus co nfertus Gyll.) 
M. H. Swenk (May 15 - Juno 15): During the third week in 
May a field of alfalfa in Keith County, seeded the preceding 
August, was found to show many "bare spots in which the alfal- 
fa and the weed growth had "both been eaten. An abundance of 
the beetle T. confertus in this field indicates the possibil- 
ity that it -nay have "been responsible for the damage. 
A PLANT BUG' ( Adel-phocoris lineolatus Goeze) 
C. J. Drake (June 27): The alfalfa plant bug is extremely 
abundant in alfalfa fields in Story County and is spreading 
rapidly in various directions. It seems to be migrating fast- 
er northward than in other directions in the State. In some 
alfalfa fields in Story County it is possible to collect them 
in great numbers by sweeping the alfalfa. This insect was 
first found in Iowa by Dr. H. H. Knight on June 18, 1929. 
THREE-CORNERED ALFALFA HOPFSR ( Stictocephala festi na Say) 
C. D. Lebert (June 24): The three-cornered alfalfa hopper 
is quite abundant in alfalfa fields in the Salt River Valley. 
VELVETBEAN CATERPILLAR ( Anticarsia gemmatilis Hbn.) 
Jo R. Watson (June 22): The velvetbean caterpillar appeared 
at Belle Glade in the Everglades on June 10 and is now abund- 
ant on velvetbeans, soy beans, snap beans, and peanuts. This 
is at least two weeks earlier than last year. (R.l\ T .Lobdell'i ) 
ZEBRA CATERPILLAR (Mamestra pjcta Harr. ) 
G. G. Schweis (June 26): Memestra c graMca -picta Harr^ob- 
served damaging alfalfa fields in the vicinity of Fallon. 
SUGARCANE 
SUGARCANE BEETLE ( Euetheola rugiceps Lee . ) 
Kentucky 
Mississippi 
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W. A. Price (June 25): Rough-headed corn stalk beetles are 
damaging corn at Donansburg. 
R. W. Harned and assistants (June): Injury to young corn 
by these insects was reported from Cleveland May 20, from 
Scobey on June 2, and from Byhalia on June 15. Injury to 
corn and sugarcane was reported from Philadelphia on June 4. 
