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WIREYiORMS 
Wireworms (Elateri&ae) attracted considerable attention throughout 
practically the -entire United States, several specius being involved in 
different parts of the country. Heteroderes laurentii Guer. was more 
numerous in southern Alabama than at any time during the last few years. 
Serious depredations by several species of Pheletes were reported from 
Idaho, Washington, and California. In one place in Idaho these insects 
occasioned a loss of $125 per acre on potatoes owing to the lowering of 
the grade of the crop. As the season advanced serious depredations by 
species of Agriotes and Melanotus were reported from the New England, 
Middle Atlantic, East Central, and Jest Central States. In the South 
Atlantic States, especially in South Carolina, Horistonotus uhleri ■ 
Horn was very destructive. 
PLAINS FALSE WIEEwQHM 
The plains false wireworm ( Sleodes opaca Say) did very little damage 
throughout its entire range this season. 
CUTWORMS 
During January and February cutworms (Noctuidae) occasioned con- 
siderable trouble in the trucking districts of Texas and Alabama. As 
the spring advanced trouble was reported quite generally over the country, 
but no abnormal developments were reported until June., when a large area 
extending over southeastern South Dakota,, southwestern Minnesota, and 
northeastern Io^a was reported as experiencing very serious depredations. 
ALFALFA WEEVIL 
During the past season the alfalfa weevil ( Phytonomus posticus C-yll.) 
has been discovered in Alpine County, Calif., this being an extension 
of the ar~a previously known to be infested in the Carson Valley in 
Nevada. The infestation reported last. year in Lasson County, Calif., 
is known to have extended its area about 1 mile. This insect was found 
for the first time in western Oregon at Me&fprd, Jackson County. This 
is presumably a commercial jump, as the nearest known infestation is 
some 200 miles distant, A survey indicated that this infestation in 
Oregon extended to Central' Point on the north and to Phoenix on the 
south and about 2 miles to the west of Medford and 2-1/2 miles east of 
that city. Grand County, Utah, was also found to be infested this year. 
The report last year of an infestation in Scott's 3luff County, Ncbr.,* 
should have been Sioux County, the field being over the county line. 
There has been practically no economic damage in any part of the infested 
area this year. The reports of greatest abundance were from Millard 
County, Utah, and Moffat County, Colorado. (Cereal and Forage Insect 
Investigations U.S.D.A.) 
♦This refers to the finding of a single larva. 
