HURD 1952 July 20 Mosquito activity was sufficiently great this morning around ARL environs that it was necessary to utilize 612 to ensure some relief. Out on ridge this afternoon their activity around me was not noticeable except when wind decreased in velocity towards 5pm. Only 2 Bombus were noted all afternoon—1 in flight over the ridge and 1 taken on petasites gathering pollen at 5pm. Many of the "wriggles" female Tripubids were observed in high polygons between the little petasites hump of these polygons to be ovipositing. Dissection of these revealed the black elongate eggs found in stomach analyses. Ephydrid activity seemed way down though this may be more apparent than real. A pupa of Chrysomela subobscura was dug up in a petasites clump and was not more than 1/2" below surface level. It was a bright orange in color. Floral condition pretty much same except a red deer? (has become quite noticeable since July 17 as here also the Senecio. Papaver remains as on the 18th very conspicuous on the willow dominated sections of the ridge. Cassiope is becoming more and more abundant. Petasites continues to be the dominant flowering plant. Isolated patches of Sedicularis and Cochlearia.