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The green bug was quite generally prevalent during late June and 
early July in parts of Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Colorado. 
The severest infestation of the fall armyworm in Florida since 
1912 occurred during the latter part of June and in early July. Similar 
damage was recorded from parts of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and the 
southern two- thirds of Mississippi. 
More or less serious damage by the corn ear worm to swset ccrn 
is being reported from practically the entire United States east it 
the Rocky Mountains. The stalk borer is also' quite generally prevalent 
over this same territory, 
A recent intensive survey of southern Idaho, to determine the 
relative abundance of the alfalfa weevil, indicates that this insect 
is most numerous in the southeastern one-third of the State along the 
Snake River from Fremont County on the eastern border to Twin Falls 
County on the southern border of the State. The infestation is very 
light over the southwestern and south-central parts of the State. A 
detailed report of the survey is included in this .number of the Bulletin. 
The codling moths of the second brood were emerging in very 
threatening numbers' during the first half of July in Ohio, Indiana, 
Illinois, and northern and central Missouri. 
Apple lcafhoppers were reported as unusually abundant throughout 
New England and the Middle Atlantic States westward to Missouri, Iowa, 
and Minnesota, 
An outbreak of the Colorado potato beetle has been discovered 
in Canyon County, T *~L. a previously noninfested territory. 
The potato leafhopper is appearing in rather large numbers 
throughout the potato-growing sections of Michigan, V.'isconsin, Minnesota, 
and Iowa this summer, where damage is already being noticed. 
The harlequin bug is unusually abundant this year in North 
Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi. 
The Mexican bean beetle is being quite gsnerally reported through- 
out the entire infested territory, but the infestations in the northern 
part of its range do not seem to be so serious as they were last year. 
More or less serious damage by the onion thrips is reported from 
New York, Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, and Utah. 
The elm leaf beetle is appearing in outbreak numbers throughout 
New England and southeastern New York State. Severe outbreaks are also 
reported from points in Ohio and Kentucky. 
The spruce budworm seems to b. quite generally prevalent over a 
