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of Iowa in Lyon County, along the Mississippi River in Minnesota and 'Tisconsin 
near Minneapolis and St. Paul, in parts of Pennsylvania, in Coahoma and Leflore 
Counties in Mississippi, and in Douglas and Charles Mix Counties in South 
Dakota. 
GBEEH BUG 
The green Dug ( Toxoptera g rami nun Eond. ) developed in threatening numbers 
during the late winter in the South Atlantic States and Gulf region. This, 
however, did not develop into a serious outbreak, although local outbreaks 
were reported from west-central Missouri, northwestern Mississippi, and south- 
central Pennsylvania. 
ALFALFA WEEVIL 
The alfalfa weevil ( Kypera postica Gyll.), which started attracting 
attention in the Uintah basin of Utah in 1925, has gradually spread and 
increased until practically every alfalfa field in this basin suffered damage 
this year. The first serious damage occurred in this basin in 1931 and the 
insect is much worse this year than last. The insect was also reported as 
troublesome in a number of other parts of the State where it has been a pest 
for many years. This insect was also destructive in some of the valleys of 
western Nevada, while at other places it had dropped to a negligible factor. 
In the upper Snake River valley of Idaho the weevils were numerous enough 
noticeably to retard the growth of alfalfa, but in southwestern and south- 
eastern Idaho weevils were from normal to subnormal in numbers. On May 12 a 
single specimen was found in the San Joaquin Valley near Tracy, Calif. 
Subsequent scouting showed that the infested area extends into the following 
five counties: Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa 
Clara. In the last two counties the infestation is confined to two places in 
the northern third of the counties. Save for occasional infestation along the 
California-Nevada State line in Sierra, Plumas, Lassen, Alpine, and Mono 
Counties, this is the first record of establishment in the State of California. 
COLLING MOTH 
The codling moth ( Carpocapsa pomonella L.) survived the winter of 1931-32 
with very low mortality. The March freeze, which acted adversely on so many 
insects, apparently had but little effect on the codling moth. luring the 
third week of April pupstion was well under way in the Middle Atlantic, East 
Central, and West Central States, and was about one— third complete in the 
Pacific Northwest. Late in the month emergence had started in the South 
Atlantic and South Central States, and in the Southwest adults were abundant 
in the bait pans by the middle of April. The peak of emergence in the East 
Central States occurred about the middle of May. In general the insect was 
very abundant throughout the greater part of the country this year. In 
Illinois it was more serious than it has been any time during the past 10 years. 
ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH 
Early in February overwintering larvae of the oriental fruit moth 
( Grapholitha molesta Busck) began pupating in the South Atlantic States. 
Adults started emerging about the middle of April in the southern Mi .Idle 
Atlantic States, at which time egg-laying was observed in Georgia, while in 
