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■ ■■ L. Haseman (May- 23): The.' larvae have 'now about completed 
their feeding for the year. It seems from reports* that they 
'were very abundant in the fore part of May. 
H. R.' Bryson (May 23): The clover leaf weevil lias "been 
reported as causing damage at Burlington. 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Phytonomus posticus C-yll. ) 
G-. G-. Schwels (May 21): The alfalfa weevil is very ;"vv: 
abundant in western Nevada, causing very heavy damage and 
.necessitating control measures. 
LESSOR CLOVER LEAF WWII ( Phytonomus nigrirostris Fab. ) 
II. R. Fainter through C. M. Packard (May 2); Adults are 
apparently rather scarce in Indiana. A few eggs and young 
larvae were first found April 23 at Lafayette,. 
C. U. Ainslie (May 21): This pest, unknown at Sioux 
City until recently, is ^evidently multiplying and lias 
been taken in some numbers in young alfalfa. It is 
rather numerous. 
CLOVER ROOT BORER ( Eylastinus obscurus Mar sham) 
L. P. Rockvood (April -25): The root borer was observed 
in first flight on April 25! Maximum temperature for day, 
71 P. It was not abundant. 
' . : CLOVER ROOT CURCULIO (Sitona hispidula Fab. ) 
W. P. Elint (May 19): The adults destroyed >185 acres 
of clover seeded this spring in fields in Scott County. 
They migrated from near "oy clover sod. 
L. Haseman (May 23): The clover ro-t curculio was 
reported by one farmer from Clay County. 
ALFALFA CATERPILLAR ( Surymus eurythem e Boisd. ) 
C. D. Lebert (May 22): Considerable numbers of adults 
and larvae were found in 'alfalfa fields May 20. They are 
not so abundant as they were' last year at this tine. 
