Show EXPERTS OUTliNE ALFALFA WEEVIL CONTROl PlANS Damage o to alfalfa fields by weevil in the coming crop season was partially p determined last fall according to a report madere made mack re- re recently recently re recently before the U S A C ex ex- ex tension extension service t-ernce staff by George I IRe eves Rte Reeves and Dr J C Hamlin of the agriculture United States State department of agriculture agri- agri culture Between n September 1 and the th time the snow fell feU last fall mem- mem bers members of the the- bureau of entomology y made soil samples of many fields If Ie they found found on an average aVern e on one and o one half half weevil per square foot of ground the experts EX predict pre that no dama damage o is likely to occur next one spring If from one and one half to two and one half weevil were found per square foot the field was marked as pivotal and may be damaged dam damaged damaged aged or not depending on we weather ther conditions If Ie more than than two and one half one weevil were found round nor ner square foot damage is ie most like lik ly to occur next ne season eason they said If Ie weather conditions are not favor favor- favorable favorable able in the spring for the laying and hatching of or eggs egga or are arc ad- ad adverse verse to the development of or th the larvae larvae then no dama damage is likely I III believe the coming comin way to control alfalfa w weevil vil will be by re regulating byre the time of cutting th the alfalfa field for hay said id Mr Mi Reeves In SIn most instances alfalfa is allowed to stand too before g allowed it is cut Alfalfa should not be al- al al lowed to stand until weevil damage is noticed At this time most of the th larvae havo have gone Rone into pupation an and andare andare j are arc not destro destroyed Mr Reeves said the best time to cut the alfalfa even though it i showed no weevil is at the earliest t possible maturity or about the possible maturity or about the time the first larvae pupate Thi This is probably at the late bud stage stage stag as the first flowers appear |