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DECIDUOUS FRUITS AND NUTS 



SAN JOSE SCALE ( Quadraspidiotus pernlciosus ) - WEST VIRGINIA - Killed half of 

 branches on young apple trees in Kanawha County. (Cole). OKLAHOMA - Killing 

 ornamental plum at Stillwater, Payne County. (Okla. Coop. Sur.). WASHINGTON - 

 White caps and black caps on unsprayed apple trees near Yakima, Yakima County. 

 (Johnson). Crawlers active on apple near Naches. (Gregorich) . 



APHIDS - CALIFORNIA - Brachycaudus helichrysi adults 25 per leaf on scattered pears 

 and apples at McArthur, Shasta County. (Cal. Coop. Rpt.).NEW MEXICO - Myzus 

 persicae (Green peach aphid) severe in spots, but generally light to medium on 

 plum trees with some twisted leaves at Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. (Heninger) „ 

 PENNSYLVANIA - Aphis pomi (Apple aphid) heavier on apple, 150 per leaf, at 

 Arendsville, Adams County. (Asquith). MAINE - A. pomi still increasing in some 

 orchards. Severely curled leaves on many terminals and noticeable honeydew in 

 Kennebec County. (Wave). 



SPIDER MITES - OREGON - Tetranychus urticae (twospotted spider mite) and Panonychus 

 ulmi (European red mite) increased in commercial pear orchards at Medf ord , Jackson 

 County. Up to 100 per 200 leaves but much lower than in 1970 at this time. 

 Typhlodromus spp. remain heavy. (Penrose). MARYLAND - P. ulmi counts not economic, 

 expected to increase with continued warm weather. (U. Md . , Ent. Dept.). 

 PENNSYLVANIA - P. ulmi heavier on apple, 4-5 per 100 leaves, at Arendsville, 

 Adams County. (TTsquith) . 



PECAN NUT CASEBEARER (Acrobasis caryae ) - OKLAHOMA - Destroyed 17-41 percent of 

 clusters on unsprayed pecans in Rogers County. (Okla. Coop. Sur.). TEXAS - Eggs 

 and damaged nuts on pecans in De Witt County. Some pecan groves in this area 

 sprayed for second time. (Cole). 



WALNUT CATERPILLAR ( Da tana integerrima ) - NEW MEXICO - Very light on few pecan 

 trees surveyed at Carlsbad, Eddy County. (Mathews). OKLAHOMA - Heavy on black 

 walnut in Mayes County and pecan in Wagoner County. On pecans in Payne County. 

 (Okla. Coop. Sur.). ALABAMA - Larvae heavy in almost all pecan groves in Grand 

 Bay, Mobile County. Second-generation larvae first observed July 3. (Seibels 

 et al.) . 



FALL WEBWORM ( Hyphantria cunea ) - ALABAMA - Heavier in pecans in Dallas County 

 but not so heavy as in record infestation of 1970. (Alsobrook) . OKLAHOMA - 

 Scattered moderate to heavy infestations on pecan trees in several counties. 

 (Okla . Coop. Sur.) . 



ORNAMENTALS 



HOLLYHOCK WEEVIL (Apion longirostre ) - KANSAS - Adults on hollyhock in nurseries 

 in Dickinson, Morris, and Riley Counties. Determined by K.O. Bell and W. Iselin. 

 These are new county records. (Bell). MISSOURI - Adults collected in Cole County 

 (Banning) and in Livingston and Linn Counties. (Burgess). These are new county 

 records. (Munson) . 



BAGWORM ( Thyridop teryx ephemeraef ormis ) - OKLAHOMA - Moderate to heavy on ever- 

 greens in northern, central, southeast, and south-central areas. (Okla. Coop. Sur.). 

 TENNESSEE - Damage moderate to heavy statewide. Controls ineffective as larvae 

 mature. (Cagle, Jennings). WEST VIRGINIA - Larvae damaged ornamentals throughout 

 Kanawha County. (Cole). DELAWARE - Early instars on trees statewide. (Burbutis). 



A LACE BUG ( Stephanltis takeyai ) PENNSYLVANIA - Adults heavy, 2-3 per leaf, 

 rows of ( Pieris japonical (Japanese andromeda) June 21 in nursery at Pittsl 

 Allegheny County" This Ts a new county record. (Simons). 



