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ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hypera postica Oyll.) 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (September 20): .Alfalfa weevil very abundant in Piute 
County. Serious damage in 1937* 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (September 20): Larval and adult populations 
continue to be very small. In the San Joaquin Valley on September 17 a 
few individuals were collected in two fields, while in the San Francisco 
Bay area a few were taken in a single field. 
GRAPE COLASPIS ( Colaspis brunnea F. ) 
Arizona. H. F. Tate (September 20): There has been a serious outbreak of this 
beetle on seed alfalfa this fall. There are 10,000-12,000 acres of seed 
alfalfa in Yuma County. 
. SAY'S STINKBUG ( Chlorochroa sayi Stal) 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (September 20): Severe damage; 50 percent- to barley and 
considerable damage to first-crop alfalfa seed in New Castle, Iron County, 
and in Millard County. • Moderately abundant to very abundant. In Wash- 
ington County, moderately abundant, with damage to sugar-beet seed. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (September 2): Inspector Mendcnhall reports 30 to 35 
percent injury to seed alfalfa from C. sayi and riant bug, Lygus sp. , 
injury in the Gila Valley and near Safford. 
TARNISHED PLANT BUG ( Lygus pratensis L.) 
Arizona. K. F. Tate (September 20): There has been a serious outbreak of 
the tarnished plant bug on seed alfalfa this fall. 
POTATO LEAFHOPPER ( Enrooasca fabae Harr. ) 
Kentucky. W. A. Price (September 2U): Severe leafhopper injury to alfalfa 
in the northern section of the State. 
CLOVER 
GREEN CLOVER WORM ( Plathypena scabra F. ) 
Ohio. N. F. Howard (September 20): At Columbus during the early part of 
August green clover worm was rather scarce, but in September it 'was found 
to be quite numerous, although not as abundant as some years. 
