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CLOVER LEAF WEEVIL ( Hypera punctata Fab. ) 
Maryland, E. N. Cory (May 25): Clover leaf Weevils are numerous in 
Harford and Kent Counties. 
PEA APHID ( Illlnoia pisi Kalt.) 
Alabama. J, M. Robinson (May 22): The pea aphid is very abundant. It 
has destroyed 20 .acres "of Austrian peas at Vincent, Shelby County. 
Mississippi. c. Lyle (May 23): Severe infestations of aphids were re- 
ported on English peas by growers at West, in Holmes County, on May 19» 
Nebraska. M.H. Swenk (May 15): During the period from April 11 to May 
7 there was a severe outbreak in the alfalfa fields in southeastern 
and southern Nebraska.^ Alfalfa was so seriously injured that in 
thousands of fields the first cutting of hay was lost. Myriads of 
larvae of Hippodamia convergens Guer. were in the fields and by the 
end of the first week in May had largely gained control of the aphid. 
Kansas. H. R. Bryson (May 24): The pea aphid has been very abundant 
in alfalfa in the eastern half of the State. The infestations were 
quite general over the fields and the first crop was considerably in- 
jured. By May 7 practically all of the aphids had disappeared, owing 
to the control effected by H. convergens . 
Wyoming. C. L. Corkins (May 21): The pea aphid has done much damage 
in southeastern Wyoming, but is now under fairly good control. 
Colorado. G, M. List (May 26): The outbreak on alfalfa has subsided. 
Control has been due largely to the work of Hi convergens . 
Oregon. L. P« Ronkwood (May 16 ) : The aphid epidemic, which was at its 
peak in vetch and Austrian pea fields late in March, has been reduced 
below the average abundance for this season of the year. This re«- 
duction was initiated by an epidemic of the entomogenous fungus 
Empusa aphidis , whioh killed more than 9 percent of the aphids. The 
fungous disease reached its peak in early fall-sown vetch and pea fields 
about April 10, and in late fall-sown and spring-sown fields late in 
April. The few aphids surviving the disease were further reduced by 
predators, particularly the syrphids ( Syrphus torvus 0. S_. , S_. opinator 
0. S.) and Lasiophthicus pyrastri L. Vetch and Austrian peas showed 
some recovery. 
A HARVESTER ANT ( Pogonomyrmex occldantalis Cress.) 
Nebraska, M. H. Swenk (May 15 ) : The mound-building prairie ant was report- 
ed damaging alfalfa, in Dundy County the third week in April. 
