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WIR3T70EMS (Elateridae) 
£« Haseman (April 27): Wireworms in central Missouri seem to 
"be less abundant than during the last few years. 
Texas 
Mississippi 
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CORN 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE ( Piabrotica duodecimpunctata Fab.) 
E. L. Thomas (April 10): J> N» Rovey, entomologist, temporarily 
assigned to the Beaumont Substation, writes: "I have found the 
southern corn root worm in every field in Jefferson and Liberty 
bounties that I have been in, and I find that many farmers are 
confusing this worm with the sugarcane moth borer*" 
R* W* Harned (April 24): Twelve- spot ted cucumber beetles were 
collected on Cedr us deodara plants at Leakesville on March 31 „ 
The correspondent thought that these beetles were responsible 
for the injury to his plants because they were very abundant 
at the time he sent them in. Later developments, however, indicated 
that the primary cause of the injury was the larva of a weevil* 
A correspondent at Ridgeland sent to us on ApriTfc 12 a number of 
12-spotted cucumber beetles with the information that they "'ere 
injuring everything in her garden. 
These beetles were noticed feeding on alfalfa and hairy vetch 
at the Branch Experiment Station, Holly Springs* early in April. 
CHINCH BUG (Blissus leucopt erus Say) 
F. L, Thomas (April 12): I find the chinch bugs in all my corn 
this year at Carmine, Fayette County. There are as many as 10 
on a single stalk 7 or 8 inches tall. I had same in my corn 
last year on two plots where the corn died in a short time. 
ALFALFA 
PEA APHID ( Illinoia pisi Kalt. ) 
Kansas J, W, McColloch (April 4): An outbreak of the pea aphid is reported 
from an alfalfa field near Wellington, 
Roger C. Smith (April 25): Damage to alfalfa by this insect is 
reported from Wellington, Wichita, Abilene, Manhattan, and Maple 
Hill, Kans. M re abundant as compared with an average year, 
distribution is very local. 
POTATO APHID ( Illinoi a solanif ol ii Ashm. ) 
Nevada G> C. Schweiss (April 9): Noticed on volunteer clumps about 3 
to 4 inches high. Weather cool and below normal temperatures. 
They are quite numerous at Reno, 
