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H. R. Painter (May 26): A heavy infestation by the two weevils H. punc- 
tata and H. nigrirostris F. was seen in a clover field in Lake County. 
Clover had been seriously damaged by H. punctata but at the time of ob- 
servation this specie was almost totally destroyed by disease. 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (June 2J>): Adults are now so abundant that they are in- 
juring, the new growth of alfalfa where the' crop has been cut. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (June 23 ) * During the middle of the month numerous com- . 
plaints came into the office that clover leaf weevils were destroying the 
second crop of alfalfa. The complaints were usually accompanied by speci- 
mens. The wet, cool weather evidently favored the maturing of the larvae, 
resulting in an unusually heavy brood of adults. However,, much of the 
damage to alfalfa attributed to the weevil was done by cutworms and army- 
worms. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (June 22): Adults, appeared in sufficiently large numbers 
in certain o,lfalfa fields in the eastern third of Kansas to prevent new 
growth following the first cutting. 
Arkansas. Dwight Isely (June 2l): There has been a serious local injury to 
alfalfa in northwestern Arkansas, particularly in Boone and Carrol Counties. 
GRASS THRIPS ( Frankliniella spp. ) 
California. L. G. Jones (June 5) : Alfalfa in the Antelope Valley was severely 
damaged by the grass thrips F. occidental is Perg. and F. moultoni Hood. 
Seasonal conditions early in the spring were favorable for thrips to mul- 
tiply in the grasslands throughout the valley and, as the vegetation 
dried, the thrips migrated to the alfalfa fields. The migration started 
about May 1 and by May 28 three-fourths of the leaves on the alfalfa 
plants were badly deformed and somewhat skeletonized. 
FIELD CRICKET ( Gryllus assimilis F. ) 
Arizona. L. R. Stitt (June 22): Appear to be more numerous than last year in 
the Yuma Valley, but there is no noticeable damage. The alfalfa seed crop 
is developing and damage to the crop is likely to occur soon. Damage was 
heavy in 1936 and was SO. 5 fo in I93U. 
COTCPEAS 
COT77PEA CURCULIO ( Chalcoderm us aeneus Boh.) 
South Carolina. F. Sherman and W. C. Nettles (June 2l): Specimens of the cow- 
pea pod weevil were sent in from various sections as injuring beans and 
young cotton plants. 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (June 22): At Springvale adults appeared on string 
beans and pods were punctured but no eggs were found. (June 23): At 
Cordele, in southcentral Georgia, adults were thick on cowpea plants. 
