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A GRAI17 MITF ( Frio-phyes t cnui s Nal. ) 
South Dakota H. C. Scverin ("arch 14): This mite (F. tenuis ) entirely 
destroyed some small grain In the agronomy greenhouse at 
Brookings. Grains were gro'm for crossing purposes. It is a 
common mite in Furooe, v.hero it works on grains. 
corn 
COM EAR '705?* ( Heliothis ohsolcta Jab.) 
Florida H. T. Fernald (Apr! 1*5): Some cornfields in Brevard County 
have "been almost ruined by boring of the corn car- worm in the 
ste^s from a foot to a foot and a half high. About 90 per cent 
of the corn was ruined in one field. Caterpillars axe about 
full-grown now. 
ALFALFA 
ALFALFA V7~3VIL ( Hyocra postica Gyll.) 
Utah G. F. Knowlton (Aoril 18): A few weevils ore out in northern 
Utah. 
Nevada G. G. Schv. eis (A-oril 20): Alfalfa weevils are moder-tely 
abundant at Reno. The number cf eggs deposited is greater 
than last year. 
CLOVER LEAf WEEVIL (Hypera punctata Fab.) 
Kansas H. F.. Bryson (A-oril 22): The clover leaf weevil was reported 
injuring alfalfa at Iota March 26. Dr. E. G. Kelly reported 
larvae plentiful in alfalfa at Kingman March 31. 
Iova H. E. Jaques (April 26): The clover leaf weevil is very 
abundant in Henry County. 
SUGARCANE 
SOBABCAES BORER ( Liatraea saccharalis Fab. ) 
Louisiana tf. E. Hinds (April 27): The first generation vras retarded in 
its develo-oment by the very unusual freezes of March 9-15. Hi- 
bernating stages of larvae and pupae wore not killed; and emer- 
gence of moths and first generation reproduction was again well 
under Way by the last of March. Eggs had been found -no re abund- 
ant at Baton Rouge by the middle of April than they were at the 
beginning of the second generation in 1931. 
CHAFFS BEETLFS (Scar abaci dae) 
Louisiana T 7. E. Hinds (A-oril 27): Buetheola rugiceps Lcc. , Li gyrus 
gibbos.ijs PiT . . and Dyscinetus trachyoygus Burm. are very abund- 
ant in many localities. Populations of from 2,000 to 5,000 
adults were found during March and A-oril in some fields; and in- 
juries to stands of planted and stubble cane onci to early-plant- 
ed corn are serious. L. gibbosus began laying eggs about 
Aoril 10 to 15. • •:-... 
