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Utah. G. F. Knowlton (September 2): Corn car morris are damaging from 3 to 
35 percent of tlie tomato fruits in fields in Davis and Weber Counties. 
. The high infestation is slowing down canning operations in factories 
throughout Utah. 
BUMBLE FLOWER BEETLE ( Euphoria iiida L. ) 
Colorado. G. M. List (September 20): The bumble flower heetle-has "been re- 
ported fron a number of localities as injuring corn "by feeding on the tips 
of the ears. 
ALFALFA 
ALFALFA WEEVIL (Hyp era postica Gyll. ) 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (September 22): The alfalfa weevil is rather 
abundant in some fields around Mies ana Pleasanton. Oa July 23 a single 
dipterous internal parasite of the larva was found at Eiles. Ho further 
search was made for this parasite until September lU, when weevil larvae 
were "brought into the laboratory. About 10 percent of those large enough 
to spin cocoons were infested with the parasite. As yet the parasite has 
not "been reared, although a number are leaving the parasitized larvae and 
are pupating. 
GARDEN WEB WORM ( Loxostege similalis Guen. ) 
Ohio. T. K. Parks (September 25): Larvae of the alfalfa webworn, together 
with injured alfalfa foliage, were received with the statement that they 
were severely injuring alfalfa in several fields in Greene Comity. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (October 2): The garden webworm was reported damaging 
alfalfa at Portland, on August 2k. 
Illinois. "!. P. Flint (September): During the latter part of August the al- 
falfa webworn was extremely destructive throughout the State. It has "been 
much less abundant during September. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (September 24) : The late brood of the alfalfa webworn 
has done a good dead of damage to the last cutting of alfalfa in central 
Missouri. Moths are on the wing in moderate numbers. 
YELLOW- STRIPED ARMYWORM ( Prodenia ornithogalli Guen.) 
Illinois. W. P. Flint (September): The yellow-striped armyworm has been very 
abundant and destructive over most of the State during the past month. 
The principal injury has been to newly sown alfalfa. It has also damaged 
soybeans and some track crops considerably. Parasitization has been 
rather low. 
