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begins. Many of the mites will die while migrating from one field to 
another- " 
California. V. L. Wildermuth (April 9) , "I "'as able to find what I think to "be 
this mite -upon "bur clover and alfalfa on my ranch at Tempe , and on many 
isolated patches of bur clover about there. 
V. L. Wildermuth (April ll). "Found this rite at Holtville, El Centro 
and Brawl ey. The same fields were infested in 1914, and I find in some 
cases to be infested this year. This is significant in seeming to in- 
dicate that we need>n6toexpect ary widespread destruction of alfalfa 
crop in either the Imperial Valley or the Yuma Valley of Arizona." 
L e af -hopp e r ( Tyt>h locyba cop ier ) 
Illinois, W. P. Fling (April l). "Somewhat serious outbreak reported from Hills- 
boro. The field of alfalfa reported damaged was adjoining tract of wood 
land in which the sepcses had hibernated.*" 
Clever root curculio (Si tona hisuidula ) 
Ohio. H. A, Go s sard (April 9). "fhis insect and the lesser clover leaf wee- 
vil (Phy to n on-xts. nigrirostur is \ and a fungous disease of red clover has 
become move injurious every year, caking it almost impossible to grow 
the crop Successfully. There is no evidence of an abatement of the 
injury. Aisike and sweet clover is being substituted in many cases for 
red clover." 
Languria moz ardi_ 
Delaware. C. 0. Houghton (April $) . 'Took first adult this season, r 
Polia renigsra 
Iowa. F. A. Fenton (April 14-) '"Two reports of extensive injury by the var- 
iegated cut woim which have been received from two counties in Iowa in 
the south western quarter of the State. The insect was working on red 
clover and only about ore -quarter grown. 
SUGAR CORN CANE BORER (Diatraea sac£haral3s) 
Louisiana. T. H. Jones (April 5). "Larvae, some in third instar were taken from 
corn at Baton Rouge to-day. The winter has cesn very mild and the 
spring early with less rain fall than usual.. 
