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1 he adults are stout beetles ana are about three-sixteenth inch long. At first they are brown with a broad dark stripe extending down their backs from their heads to more than half the length of their bodies. As the weev ils age, they become uniformly brown or almost black. Once alfalfa weevils infect a field, they usually cause damage season after season unless they are controlled. CONTROL MEASURES
Damage can be, reduced (1) by growing dense stands and (2) by cutting the first and second crop when most of the plants are in the bud stage. Cut plants clean and close. Remove hay from fields promptly. A field free of crop remnants deprives' larvae of food and shelter and exposes them to the sun which is usually fatal.
Insecticides are the best that have been perfected. Dr. Muka reports research being conducted in Virginia and that by the end of this year should have data that is sufficjfntly accurate for effective and economical control. Farmers should be on the alert for reports on this research data. All growers should inspect their fields now to see if Alfalfa weevil is present so
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