-U'9- 
In Churchill Oounty (table 1-5) the level of alfalfa weevil 
ab un dance, was very low. Only 2 of 25 fields were inhabited "by menac- 
ing numbers of weevils and in 10 fields no weevils were found. The 
number of living, parasites was also low "but they were sufficiently 
numerous to he effective,'" except' where large acreages make cutting 
very late. 
Tab le; p .1 5 . — Survey results. Churchill Cdun'ty, " Nev. . sampled 
November V5. 1937 
Fiol'd No, 
H. postica 
adults 
B. curculionis cocoons 
Present 
Via ble 
Number 
.50 

1.00 
1.75 
.25 

.50 
• 50 

2.1U 
.50 
•89 
•75 

.25 


.25 
.25 

. .50 

■ 
. 
1.50 
1 
2 
3 
u 
5 
6 
g . _ 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
.16 
17 ._ 
18 - 
19 _ -.-,.-- 
20 
21 
22 
23 - 
2k 
25 - - - - - 
Number 

'0 
.25 
1.00 
.50 
...25 
.25 
.25 

1.00 
.25 
2.00 
•75 
.25 
2.25 

...50 
■■ 



• 

.50 
.25 
ivomoer 
1-75 
6.00 
10.00 
15.25 
1^.50 
.25 
2.25 
10.00 
1.00 
37.00 
1.50 
25.25 
6,-25 
15.75 
13.00 
16- 25 . 
u.75 
LOG . 
2.25 
H.25 
.50 
2>25 
U.75. 
10.50 
Average - - - 
O.Ul 
9.1^ 
0.U6 
NEBRASKA 
The consistently cold winter of 1936-37, with little protective 
snow covering, followed by a cold, damp spring, prevented development 
of weevil injury in Sioux County in 1937- In Sioux County (table lo) 
