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CL0V3R 
. . CLOVHR PLEA HOFFmR ( Kalticus citri Uhler) 
District of Columbia, u. R. Walton (Augusl 4): H. citri on clover in Washington 
around the Library of Congress, also in northwestern section. Severe damage. 
CLOVFR LEAF3DFPEB ( Acerato.~ol lia sanguinolenta Fro v. ) 
Nevada. G. G. Schweio (August 17): The clover loaf hopper was reported iron 
Minden as numerous. 
ALFALFA 
ALFALFA WE3VIJL ( Zypora postica Gyll. ) 
TJtali. G. F. Knowlton (August 1): Two alfalfa weevil larvae were taken in 500 
sweeps of the insect net at LaSal. 
Nevada. Agr. Hews Service, Univ. of Nov. Agr. Ext. Div. , #77-3-4 B&AB-400 
(1st half of August): The alfalfa weevil damage in Pershing County has not 
been sufficient to warrant control measures. Half -as many additional acres 
have occn dusted this "ear in the alfalfa weevil control campaign than in 
previous r'ears at Fallon. 
California. A. 3. Michclbacher (August 23): The alfalfa weevil is scarce in 
Uiles and moderately abundant in Plpasanton, In the area around Pleasanton 
the weevil is maintaining itself in about the same numbers as a month ago. 
Both larvae and adults can be found. Around I*Tiles the weevil is increasing 
somewhat. In the field tinder observation 4 adults and 180 larvae were collect- 
ed from 100 sweeps on August 22. The alfalfa in this field is about two- 
thirds grown. A month ago, July 22, at the time the alfalfa was being cut for 
the third time, 7 adults and 138 larvae were collected from 100 sweeps. 
FIELD CHICK-2D ( Gryl lus assimili s Fab.) 
South Dakota* H. C. Severin (August 23); The field cricket is extremely abundant 
in South Dakota, especially west of the Missouri River, where its principal 
damage is being done to alfalfa seed. 
S0Y3EAIT 
TZRIFS (Thysanoptcra) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 23): Following. a complaint that soybeans were 
setting no fruit, A. L. Hanner found a very heavy infestation o: thrips 
(undetermined) in a 50- acre field of beans at Maldon on August 20. It is be- 
lieved the thri,-.r; were probably responsible for much of the trouble. 
VELVET BEAN 
VELVI2E 3FA1" CATZRPILLAR ( Anticarsia .;Qmmntili s Hbn. ) 
Florida. A. IT. Tissot (August 22): The velvet bear, caterpillar has been, very abun- 
dant in. many fields in the country surrounding 'Gainesville. The insect lias gone 
through one brood in this section, some of the adults emerging from the pupae 
as early is August 8. 
