Kansas J. 7 T . McColloch (Maroi IS) i Recent co-ant 3 cf the number of chinch 
bugs In hibernation ?! 0- that in --cme areas the ^rass is full and 
that there has been very little winter mortality. Many bugs have 
survived the present winter in Sudan frass ana cornstalks, which 
is rather unusual ir this State. 
CORN EAR V70EM (Heliothir obs olet a Fab..) 
Nebraska M. II. 3 iT erk(April 1): Or November l6, a correspondent in Redwillow 
Oounty sent in 3 number of specimens of the robter fly, Co burj 
falle i 3a 3k, with the statement that it was quite plentiful in nis 
cornfield. He thought that they •-'jre connected H.th injury done 
by the corn ear v "orm in that field during the past, surfer. 
SEED CORK BEETLE (Aroncoerus pall ires. Fab . ) 
Kansas J. W. McColloch (March IS): Aoults of this beetle -ere flying at 
Abilene on March 15. 
CI C7ER ;^TD ALFALFA 
CLOSER LEA? •TESVlL (Hypera rune tat a Fab.) 
Kansas Roger C. Smith (Larch 2U) : Smell to half grown larvae have been 
found in fair numbers at the horse barn, southern slope, r 
Kansas State ^g^i cultural College. Two or three larvae to the 
clump occur in the more heavily infested spots. A few larvae are 
present in ether fields. Evidence of feeding is readily found. 
Idaho Claude Wa&eland (March 19)': Numerous newly emerged larvae of the 
clover leaf weevil were collected in alfalfa crowns, February 22, 
at Hammett. E^gc collected en the same date hatched soon after 
being placed In the collecting vials. 
CLOVER SSAFECPPER (Agaliia. sanguinolenta Prov, ) 
Kansas Roger 0. Smith (March 2h): The' most plentiful insect in alfalfa 
this spring. Plentiful in all fields, no injury observed. 
FRUIT INSEC 
APLltlhiS 
Massachu- 4- I- Bourne (March 22).: There are very few aphid eggs to be found, 
setts comparatively speaking, although one case has been reported from 
'.Vest 3prin s -fij]d where young apple trees arts showing a tremendous 
number of eggs of these injects. In the college orchard there are 
almost no eg 5s to be found „ and in only one block could we find 
what could be calla d a moderately light infestation. Throughout 
the rest of the 01 chard there was only an occasional egg here and 
there. 
