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RANGE GRASS 
RANGE CATERPILLAR (He miJev.ca oljviae Ckll.) 
New Mexico 
'./. R. Walton and V. L. Wildermuth (June 19): ^n outbreak 
of the range caterpillar is in pregress in the northeastern 
counties of New Mexico east of the Rocky Mountains. The prin- 
cipal counties involved are Colfax, Union, Mora, and San 
Miguel, where many thousands of acres of the best cattle 
range in the State are severely infested. In a recent survey 
conducted by the Bureau fertile eggs of the species were 
found abundantly present with a very low percentage of para- 
sitism. Fifteen years ago a disastrous outbreak of this in- 
sect occurred here which destroyed or rendered inedible large 
areas of the valuable gramma grass ranee. There is every in- 
dication that a recurrence of this condition is now in pro- 
gress. Owing to the coxa, backward spring that prevailed in- 
the region this year, the eggs were late :■ r. hatching, but it 
is expected that by August severe injury by the range cater- 
pillar will occur in most of the counties mentioned. 
ALFALFA A!© CLOVER 
CLOVER LEA? WEEVIL (Hyoera uunctata Fab.) 
Delaware 
Nevada 
Ari-ona 
H. L. Dozier (June 13) : Br. J. F. Adams reports about half 
of a 15-acre field of young lima beans badly injured by the 
clover leaf weevil and the clover root curculio near Ellen- 
dale June 5. From 25 to 35 per cent of the stand of 4 to 5 
inch plants were destroyed. This field was in clover which 
was plowed under this spring. 
ALFALFA WEEVIL (Phytonomus posticu s Gyll.) 
G-. C. Schweic (June 21): The cold weather has retarded 
oviposition over the State. 
BEET ABMYWORM (Laohygma exigua Hubn.) 
0. L. Barnes (June 24): An insect, probably L. exigua. 
was reported by Mr. J. L. E. Lauderdale as doing serious in- 
jury to alfalfa in Yuma County. The same species was also 
attacking young cotton plants in a near-by field. 
