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Fashington "7. 7. Baker (August 31): Moderately abundant at Puyallup. 
GARDEN T7EBI7QBM ( Loxostege similalis Guen.) 
Iowa C. J. Drake (August 21): The garden webworm is doing a great 
deal of damage to alfalfa in the counties of Harrison, Rage, 
Ringgold, and Shelly. A large number of new alfalfa fields 
have "been corrrpletely devastated. Seme damage is also done to 
corn and one farmer re-ocrted that a 30-acre field of soy beans 
had been totally destroyed. 
Missouri L. Haseman (August 27): The webworm is proving quite de- 
structive to alfalfa in the v/ast-centrai part of the State. 
At Columbia it has been fairly common but "has done no serious 
damage. A br: :d of the worms is nearly mature at this date, 
-*u~ust 27. 
Kansas J. 17. McOolloch (August 22): Severe injury to alfalfa has 
occurred at Olivet, Ellsworth; Glade, and Hays. 
FRUIT INSECTS 
APPLE 
APHIDS (Aphiidae) 
?:>.ssachusetts A. I. Bourne (August 22): In a few cases a late-season 
infestation is aope^ring, especially on young trees. 
Hew York Weekly Hews Letter, N. Y. St~te College of A~r., August 19: 
Fruit in Niagara County will be reduced more by the rosy aphid 
and the green aphid than o.ll other pests combined. 
Minnesota A. C-. Rugbies and assistants (August): Aphids have been 
reported as very abundant on apple, plum, and shrubbery. 
APPLE APHID (Aphis nomi DcG.) 
Maine C. R. Phipps (August 26): Moderately abundant on young trees. 
Virginia ". J. Schoene (August 26): In July a report was made of a 
severe infestation in apple orchards in several sections of 
the State. The aphids hove now disappeared. The heavy infes- 
tation followed a spell of wet weather that caused succulent 
growth to terminals of bearing orchards. During the past few 
weeks the weather has been relatively dry. 
CQDLIHC- MOTH (Caroocapsa -pomonelia L.) 
Hew York ".'eekly Hews Letter, H. Y. SUate College of Agr., August 5: 
"ill be severe in poorly sprayed orchnrds in Ontario County. 
