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DECIDUOUS FRUITS AND NUTS 



CODLING MOTH ( Laspeyresia pomonella ) - MICHIGAN - Occasional moths still taken 

 in phermone traps throughout State. Peak emergence apparently reached June 7 in 

 southern half of Stater about 14 days later in northern area. Little evidence 

 of fruit "stings." (Thompson). WISCONSIN - Egg laying begun in Door County. (Wis. 

 Ins. Sur .) . 



APHIDS - NEW MEXICO - Myzus persicae (green peach aphid) medium to heavy, severely 

 curled foliage of peach trees at Farmington, San Juan County. (Heninger) . 

 ALABAMA - Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid) heavy on root systems in 9 

 commercial apple orchards totaling 250+ acres in Tallapoosa, Coosa, Elmore, and 

 Chambers Counties; 80 percent or more trees of standard root stock and East 

 Mailing VII root stock affected. Some colonies developing on new sucker shoots. 

 Trees born on more resistant Mailing Merton 106 root stock in these orchards had 

 only very light infestations. (Crocker et al.). MAINE - Aphis pomi (apple aphid) 

 infesting new terminal growth of apples; problems expected. (Wave). 



PEAR PSYLLA ( Psylla pyricola ) - OREGON - Reappearing in tops of trees in 

 commerical pear orchards in Medford area, Jackson County. (Berry). UTAH - 

 Damaging pear foliage in orchard at Roy, Weber County. (Davis). MICHIGAN - Most 

 of second-generation population new nymphs throughout southern area. (Sauer) . 



CHERRY FRUIT FLIES ( Rhagoletis spp.) - OREGON - R. indif f erens counts indicate 

 peak adult emergence occurred in Salem area, Marion County. First adults (3) 

 emerged June 19, counts continued to increase past 14 days. Highest count (262) 

 found June 30. (Rassmussen) . MICHIGAN - R. f austa (black cherry fruit fly) 

 adults emerged in Benzie County June 13; controls recommended to begin on or 

 before June 28; 5-7 days later in northern Grand Traverse area. Fly activity 

 decreased in southern counties due to very dry weather and hard ground. First 

 R. cingula ta (cherry fruit fly) adults emerged June 18 in Benzie County. (Sauer). 

 First R. cingulata larvae collected June 24 in Berrien County. Adult taken July 1 

 on sticky-can trap near infested tree. Larvae recovered from cherry sample 

 collected June 29 in Kent County. (Hanna) . 



APPLE MAGGOT ( Rhagoletis pomonella ) - WISCONSIN - First adult of season detected 

 June 25 in Outagamie County. (Wis . Ins. Sur.). MICHIGAN - Emergence decreased 

 sharply in southwest area due to dry soil condition. New flush of flies and egg 

 laying expected in areas receiving rain June 30. In Grand Rapids area, 3 flies 

 taken on traps June 26-29. Control should begin on or before July 8. No flies 

 yet trapped in northern orchards. (Sauer). 



SPIDER MITES - IOWA - Tetranychus ur ticae (twospotted spider mite) eggs, nymphs, 

 and adults infesting 2 of 100 leaves examined in well-managed apple orchard in 

 Pottawattamie County July 1. (Iowa Ins. Sur.). MISSOURI - Panonychus ulmi 

 (European red mite) building up in apple orchards in central area; no predaceous 

 mites found. (Craig). SOUTH CAROLINA - T. urticae 2 weeks late in leaving over- 

 wintering hosts but heavy infestations now appearing on apples in mountains. 

 (Nettles) . 



FALL WEBWORM ( Hyphantria cunea ) - OKLAHOMA - Heavy on pecan trees in Pontotoc 

 County, moderate in Murray and Bryan Counties, and light in Atoka County. (Okla. 

 Coop. Sur.) . 



PECAN NUT CASEBEARER ( Acrobasis caryae ) - OKLAHOMA - Damage by first generation 

 ranged 2-25 percent in Marshall County. (Okla. Coop. Sur.). 



PECAN SPITTLEBUG ( Clastoptera achatina ) - ALABAMA - Nymphs in spittle masses 

 heavy and widespread on pecan throughout Mobile County. One or more on large 

 number of shoots and nut clusters. (Deakle) . 



