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CLOVER 
CLOVER ROOT BORER ( Hylastinus obscurus Marsham)- 
Pennsylvania. R. M. Baker (June 23): Several fields of clover in 
Lancaster County', southeastern part of the State, are very 
heavily infested. 
VETCH 
VETCH BRUCHID (Bruchus brachialis Fahraeus) ' 
New Jersey. C. A. Clark (June 20): Adults and fresh eggs were noted 
in abundance at Mo ores town on June 13. A few hatched eggs wero 
seen on June 18. Pods averaged 13 * eggs each by June 18. 
CRASS 
A SAWFLY ( Pachynematus extensicornis. Nort.) 
Pennsylvania. R. M, Baker (June 23): There was a severe outbreak in Erie 
County, northwestern Pennsylvania recently. The infestation extended 
over approximately 6 acres and the larvae were feeding, by. the 
millions, devouring all the grass in their path and advancing at a 
rate of approximately 100 yards per day. 
SUGARCANE 
SUGARCANE BORER ( Diatraea saccharalis P. ) 
Louisiana. 3. A. Osterberger, E. R. Lett, and A. L. Dugas (June): The 
extremely dry weather has delayed the development of the sugarcane 
borer to setae extent. A few very heavily infested areas occur in 
spotted locations. The Trichogramma parasites are very active. 
Collections of eggs on cane .and corn have shown that 68.7 percent 
of the eggs collected on corn are parasitized, and collections from 
sugarcane show 31*2 percent parasitized, which is very high for 
this time of the year. 
SUGARCANE R00TST0CK WEEVIL ( Anacentrinus subnudus Buchanan) 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberger (June): During the dry weather, the 
number of adults collected in routine examinations of cane stubbles 
and grasses has decreased. Early in the spring, damage was 
noticeable in plant cane, especially in St. Mary Parish. 
