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Show CLOVER-ROOT CURCULI0 PEST Making Rapid Spread All Over Country Coun-try Since Its Introduction in New Jersey in 1876. This pest was not introduced into America until 1876, when It appeared tin New Jersey about the roots of grass growing on sand dunes. In 1886 it was found in Maryland and three years later made its appearance appear-ance in Washington, Washing-ton, D. C, being found there on both red . and white clover on the Curculio. White House lot. The species gradually moved westward west-ward until last year some were found In an alfalfa field near Pullman, Wash. This record of its distribution throughout our country would seem 1 Work of the Clover-Root Curculio. to show that it may become destructive destruc-tive in the United States. |