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alfalfa weevil was much later in d evolopment this year than usual, 
and though extremely numerous in the fields in Nevada and Utah, it has done 
comparatively little damage to the first cutting, Cocl -eather at cutting time 
-ill undoubtedly result in very serious damage to the second crop. 
Ail interesting account of very serious damage to alfalfa plants "by the 
larvae of a crane fly has been received from. Indiana. 
Aphid s on deciduous fruit tree, though reported as Quite serious in a num- 
ber of places, do not seem to be abnormally abundant. 
The codlin -moth situation seems to be slightly more serious in the East- 
Central States, becoming less troublesome from Illinois westward. In the 
Facific Northwest the general situation is very favorable. 
I 3 eastern tent caterpillar is still very numerous throughout E gland 
and the Middle Atlantic States. 
Preliminary surveys indicate th t the plum curculio -rill be more prevalent 
in Massachusetts than last year, This same condition prevails southward tc 
C-eorgia and in parts of Texas. 
The Harlequin hag is apparently in usual abundance over the Gulf States. 
A rather unusual observation -as received from Texas where the insect did seri- 
ous damage to the blossoms of lilac. 
The Mexican bean beetle throughout the southern part of its range is ap- 
pearing in destructive numbers in bean field . 
The boll- weevil situation as observed by the Tederal Laboratory at Tallulfch, 
Le., will not be released in time to be included in this issue of the Survey 
Bulletin. The June 1 record indicates that greater survival of weevils occurred 
at all points -here observations were made with the exception of Auburn, .-.la., 
ton Houge, La., and Experiment , G-a. Reports from "forth Carolina indicate that 
survival t?as unusually heavy. Similar records have been received from practi- 
cally all sections o- Mississippi with the exception o? 7, the Delta region. 
cotton flea hopper is generally not very abundant in the cotton fields, 
although present in large numbers on other plants. Some e -as reported 
from forth Carolina. 
Only one report, and that doubtful, of the cotton leaf -orm has been re- 
ceived so : ; r this year, and that from Tennessee. 
e periodical cicada is appearinv in very limited numbers in parts of 
"est Virginia. Some heretofore unrecorded localitie - e been observed tha 
season. 
Considerable trouble r te-m rked tussock moth is anticipated in 
-estern l"ew York, in Ohio, and in Indiana. 
The Mexican bean beetle has been discovered on the government farm at 
Arlington, ' ; ,- t to ifashington, D. C. 
