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GRASS 
FALSE CHIUCH BUG ( Hysius ericae Schill.) 
Arizona 0. L. Barnes (May 5-7): The false chinch bug was found very 
abundant in a few small areas near Phoenix attacking grass, 
tamarisk, end small citrus. They were more abundant in non- 
ir-rignted plots and in land that was not recently irrigated. 
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ALFALFA 2EEVIL (Phytonomus po sticus C-yll.) 
"Tyoming H. L. Sweetman (May 20): Alfalfa weevil egg laying commenced 
about May 15 at Casper. 
Idaho C. '."lakeland (May 21): Adults of the alfalfa v/eevil are very 
scarce and Larvae are not abundant enough to cause injury in 
the southern and southwe stern parts of the State; £00 sweeps 
of the net May 18 resulted in the capture of 5 adults and 39 
larvae and also 25 adults of the alfalfa weevil parasite, B-athy - 
T">lectes curculioni s Thorns. 
Nevadr 
C-. G. Schweiss(May 7): The first eggs of the alfalfa weevil 
were found tod ay, which is late compared with other years. 
■■eather has been bad and temperatures below normal. 
Oregon D. C.Mote (April 29): In eastern Oregon the alfalfa weevil 
is moderately abundant. 
PEA APHID ( Illinoia nisi Kp.lt.) 
. isconsin J. 2. Dudley, Jr. (K-y l): General hatching of winter eggs 
during the unusually warm period the latter part of March in 
Dane, Jefferson, and Columbia Counties. Cn account of the con- 
tinued cool, rainy weather throughout most of April there has 
been little increase in population. There is at present a gen- 
eral infestation of stem mothers but very little reproduction. 
A few fields of e-rly peas are up but so far they have not been 
Infested. 
— "issippi M. 2. High (April 30): The pea aphid has suddenly showed up 
at Gulfport and has seriously injured one field of peas near 
Landon. This is the first time I have observed this aphid in 
injurious numbers in a number of years. 
utr -- a G - F- Knowlton (M y 8): The pe ■ aphid is quite abundant on 
young alfalfa at "oods Cross and 3ountiful. 
