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th© moth were observed in Nebraska, indicating that this species has been 
prevalent in that State this year. The pale western cutworm ( Porosagroti s 
orthogonia Morr.) was much loss abundant this year than last in Mcr.to.ra. faring 
June the black cutworm ( A ;roti s ycsilon Rott.), locally known a<j the overflow 
worm, appeared in outbreak numbers on bottom lands that had been overflowed 
during March in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and parts of Tennessee. In Ohio and 
Indiana entire fields of corn were completely destroyed. 
LESSER (JOHN STALK BORER 
The lesser corn stalk borer (E lasmopalpus lignoselluc Zell.) appeared in 
destructive numbers along the Atlantic seaboard from the Eastern Shore of 
Virginia to northern Florida and around the Gulf to the Mississippi River, ex- 
tending northward to central Mississippi and Alabama. Heavy damage was occa- 
sioned to corn, with some damage to sugarcane, field peas, cowpeas, Irish 
potatoes, beans, and strawberries. At several points in northern Florida from 
70 percent to complete loss of the late-planted corn crop was sustained, the 
plants breaking off in heavy wind. In some places in Georgia this insect, 
associated with the southern corn stalk borer ( Pi at rasa crambidoides Grote) , 
destroyed half of the corn crop. 
ALFALFA WEEVIL 3 
The alfalfa weevil ( Hypera postica Gyll.) survived the summer of 1933 in 
exceptional abundance in Salt Lake and Sevier Counties, Utah, and in Churchill 
County, Nev. Its numbers were low at the beginning of the season because of 
unusual winter mortality, and this was the more important because a backward 
spring suppressed the ovi position until a late date. These conditions were off- 
set, however, by a very warm, bright summer and a high winter death rate of the 
parasite Eathyplecte s curcnl i pni s Thorns. The outlook, accordingly, subject to 
the developments of the winter, is for damage of economic proportions in the 
localities mentioned above, and elsewhere as weather conditions permit, except 
in western Idaho, where the weevil population is very low. The weevil appar- 
ently overwintered successfully in the infested area in California, the heaviest 
infestations being around Pleasanton, where, by the middle of May, from 300 to 
800 weevils could be taken with 100 sweeps of the net. After the second 
cutting of the crop, populations were very low. Late in July the populations 
were greatest around Mies. But little damage was done throughout the infested 
area in California this year. 
GREEN BUG 
The green bug ( Toxoid t era graminum Rond.) appeared in injurious numbers on 
winter wheat in south-central Nebraska and southeastern Missouri following the 
very dry, warm weather during October and November. In the vicinity cf 
Hastings, Adams County, Nebr. , several fields were heavily infested. 
3 G- I. Reeves, Bureau of Entomology, U. S. IX ' v;f 
