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ful in alfalfa fields in . southeastern Ivebraska during the 
last feu days in ?lay and the early part cf June, and in some 
cases young alfalfa, seeded last fall, was attacked suffi- 
ciently heavily to he destroyed. 
Mississippi R. T. T . Harned (June 22): On vetch received from Meridian May 
20. Identification by A. L. Eamner. 
ALT ALE A TyEEVIL ( Phytcriomus -posticus Gyll. ) 
Nevada G. G. Schweis (June 2): The season is three weeks later than 
normal because of the cold, rainy weather. Alfalfa shorter 
than usual for this season because of aphid injury and cold 
weather. 
Utah K. SaMmura (June 5) : The alfalfa weevil is very abundant 
in this district, especially in the northern part of Delta. 
The infestation extends widely and the most part of alfalfa 
fields are injured. The tors appear gray from a distance. 
In one instance 10 or more larvae were found on one sterr. 
All larvae are vigorously eating leaves now. One-half of the 
number is full-grown size. The ha- is not growing because of 
the delayed warm weather and exceptional abundance of weevils, 
and the crop rail be reduced in a great degree. Weevils are 
more abundant than last year; all growers say that there is 
an exceptional abundance this season. 
CLOVER LEaIEOPPER ( Agallia sanguinolenta Prov.) 
1'ebraska '.'.. S. Swenk (May 25-June 25): During the first two weeks in 
June the clover leafhopper and other species were present in 
injurious abundance in the alfalfa fields of Dawson and adja- 
cent counties in central ITebrask; . 
& CRaKS FLY (Tlpulidae) 
Indiara . I. Davis (June 2): A rather interesting report of damage 
to alfalfa by crane fly larvae, Tipulidae, came from Goshen 
May 3- A number of fields were seriously damaged. The field 
in which the greatest amount of damage occurred has been in 
alfalfa continuously for six years. There -as also consider- 
able blue grass scattered in the field. In this field from 
2 to 3 acres were completely destroyed and mere or less damage 
was done all over the field of 12 acres. Last year this farmer 
experienced similar injury and >lowed up about 2 acres •-'here 
damage was greatest. Larvae were found in large numbers about 
the crown of the plant i he roots, both being girdled. The 
plants that had been killed for some time could be pulled out 
of the ground easily. 
