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A FUNGUS GHAT (Mycetophilidae) 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (April 26): Fungus gnats have "been exceedingly 
abundant in wheat fields throughout central Indiana during the last 
3 weeks, leading growers to believe that hessian flies were out in 
unusually large numbers. Many growers were ready to plow up their 
wheat fields, until they learned the true nature of the insects. 
• ' CORN 
CORN EAR WORM ( Heliothis obsoleta Fab.) 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberger (April 20): Slight damage has been noticed 
by corn ear worm to young corn in St. Mary and Iberia Parishes. 
Texas. R. W. Moro land (April 11): At College Station two eggs were found 
per 100 plants on 1,500 plants of alfalfa and three eggs per 100 
plants on 600 plants of Texas bluebonnet ( Lupinus subcarnosus ) examined 
during the week. No eggs were found on L. texens j^. 
SALT-MARSH CATERPILLAR ( Estigmene acraea Drury) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (April 23): Larvae v/ere quite active in destroying 
corn in Manatee County. It has been somewhat in evidence in watermelon 
fields in Alachua County, but not nearly so injurious as it was 2 
years ago. 
CORN FLEA BEETLE ( Chae to enema pulicaria Melsh. ) 
Georgia. T. L. Bissell (April 21): Small field corn at Pomona, Spalding 
County, is severely attacked by this flea beetle, with as many as 10 
beetles to the stalk. There is much feeding on the leaves, which is 
easily confused with frost injury. 
SEED CORN BEETLE ( Agonoderus pallrpes Fab.) 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (April 2U) : The seed corn beetle, always quite abundant, 
seems unusually so this year in the southeastern part of the State. 
ALFALFA 
ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hvpera postica Gyll.) 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (April 2H)j Adults of alfalfa weevil moderately 
abundant in Salt Lake Valley, 
California. A. E. Michelbacher (April 21): In the San Francisco Bay 
area in two fields the average number of larvae collected per 100 
sweeps of an insect net reached slightly more than 1,500, but no 
economic damage resulted. The amount of parasitization by 
Bathyplectes curculionir. Thos. during this month has ranged from a 
little over 50 to more than "JO percent. In the Pleasant on district 
the greatest average number of larvae collected to 100 sweopo was 832, 
