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cics of flea "beetles were bad on corn during May "but most of 
the fields rapidly outgrew the injury. 
Indiana J. J. Davis (June 27): The pale striped flea "beetle (S. tae- 
niata b Ian da Melsh. ) was reported damaging tomato at Kokomo 
June 13 and to .crops .not reported at Albion June 21. 
SEED COM BEETLE ( Agonoderus Toalli-nes Fab. ) 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (April 20 to June 1): Cornfields around Stock- 
ville were reported heavily infested with seedcorn beetles, 
which abounded in the loose soil and destroyed the young plants. 
CORN ROOT APHID (AjsurapMs maidi-radicis Forbes) 
Virginia C. R. Willey (June 25): Much damage was reported in at least 
90 per cent of a cornfield growing along the Janes River. 
Indiana j. j. Davis (June 27): The corn root aphid is abundant and 
destructive to sweet corn at Mt. Vernon. 
Illinois J. h. Bigger (June 17): The corn root anhid is much more 
numerous than normally. In examining 4,400 hills of com on 
experimental fields 406 were found infested with anhid s. 
ALFALFA 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hynera nostica Gyll.) 
Idaho C. lakeland (June 24): Alfalfa weevil is very abundant in 
the alfalfa fields of the Upper Snake River Valley, and injury 
is likely to be the most severe that wc have experienced 
since 1323 or 1924. 
Nevada G. G. Schweis (June 21): Damage was severe in some valleys 
in western Nevadn while in other localities the weevils were 
r emarkab ly f ew . 
Utah G. F. Knowlton (June 20): Doing damage in the Uintah Br sin 
areas. The county agent reports serious alfalfa weevil damage 
in many parts of Sevier County. 
W. H. Larrimer (June 3): On May 12 R. A. Blanchard found a 
single specimen in San Joaquin Valley near Tracy. Subsequent 
scouting revealed a general infestation of probably several 
years and extending through several counties. 
California A. E. Michelbacher (June 20): Hear Pleasanton the weevil 
can be found in moderate abundance in certain fields. Scarce 
at Mies. 
