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Kansas 
CLOVER KITE (Br^bia praetiosa Koch) 
R. L. Parker (April 24): In the vicinity of Haskell County, 
south of. Garden City, there is. a mite causing much damage to 
the wheat. This mite has been sent to Washington for 
determination. (Det. by H. E. Ewing) 
CORN • ' ' ••- - 
CORN FLEA BEETLE ( Chaetocnema pulicaria Welsh. ) 
North Carolina C. H. Brannon (April 20): Specimens were sent in from 
the county agent of Robeson County with the report of con- 
siderable damage to corn. 
POTATO FLEA BEETLE ( Epitrix cucumeris Harr. ) 
North Carolina W. A. Thomas (April 12): A very serious local outbreak 
of the potato flea beetle in the Chadbourn district has 
occurred within the past week. Areas of young corn, just 
well up, have been seriously injured. As many as a dozen 
specimens were observed feeding on a single leaf, leaving 
only skeletons of corn plants in their wake. 
CORN EAR WORM (Heliothis obsoleta Fab.) 
Florida 
J. R. Watson (April 26): The corn ear worm is reported 
moderately abundant over the southern part of the State. 
Nevada 
ALFALFA AND CLOVER 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Phytonomus posticus Gyll.) 
G. 0. Schweis (April 18): The alfalfa weevil is reported 
as very abundant at Reno. Oviposition to date is greater 
than normal. 
Colorado 
Indiana 
Illinois 
C. P. Gillette (April 22): The alfalfa weevil is moderately 
abundant in parts of Delta, Gunnison, Mesa, Montrose, Garfield, 
Moffelt, and Rio Blanco Counties. 
CLOVER LEAF WEEVlt ( Hyp era punctata Fab.) 
J. J. Davis (April 28): The clover leaf weevil is reported 
damaging new clover field at Kempton April 24, 
S. di Chandler (April 15): Several reports of unusual 
abundance of the clover leaf weevil have been received from 
the central and south-central counties. 
