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CONTENTS 



Special Insects of Regional Significance ....o 485 



Insects Affecting 



Corn, Sorghum, Sugarcane 486 



Small Grains „ 488 



Turf, Pastures, Rangeland 488 



Forage Legumes 489 



Peanuts 490 



Cotton 490 



Tobacco 490 



Sugar Beets. 491 



Miscellaneous Field Crops 491 



Potatoes, Tomatoes, Peppers 491 



Deciduous Fruits and Nuts 492 



Ornamentals 493 



Forest and Shade Trees 493 



Man and Animals 495 



Beneficial Insects <> ^^^ 



Federal and State Plant Protection Programs 497 



Hawaii Insect Report 499 



Corrections 499 



Detection .500 



Light Trap Collections « 501 



Distribution of Sweetclover Weevil. Map... 502 



WEATHER OF THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 4 



Reprinted from Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin supplied by Environmental Data 

 Service, NOAA . 



HIGHLIGHTS : Weather last week was typical of late June and early July. Some 

 flood-producing thundershowers occurred in the central Great Plains. The Far 

 Southwest was hot and dry, the Southeast hot and humid early in the week but 

 cooled somewhat in latter half. 



PRECIPITATION : Typical summer thunderstorms brought most of the rains last week. 

 On Monday, a~cold front extended from Wisconsin to Nebraska. Heavy thunderstorms 

 occurred near, in advance of, and behind the front. A 5-inch rain fell at 

 Pipestone, Minnesota, Monday night and 6 inches fell at Jasper, Minnesota. Four 

 to 6.25 inches of rain caused extensive flooding in Asherton and Cotulla vicin- 

 ities in Texas, and Gonzales, Texas, about 60 miles east of San Antonio, received 

 about 8 inches of rain. More heavy thunder showers occurred Tuesday night in 

 Nebraska and Iowa. Hastings, Nebraska , received 3.25 inches and 3.36 inches fell 

 at Ft. Dodge, Iowa, in the 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. Wednesday. By 

 Wednesday, the cold front extended from the Great Lakes to Texas. Showers and 

 thunderstorms occurred along the front. No precipitation or only widely 

 scattered light sprinkles fell in southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. 

 A few severe thunderstorms occurred in the East. Early Thursday afternoon, a 

 thunderstorm in Roanoke, Virginia, vicini ty was accompanied by winds gusting to 

 84 m.p.h.. Later in the afternoon, winds associated with a thunderstorm in the 

 Lancaster, Pennsylvania^ vicini ty approaching 60 m.p.h. overturned and damaged 

 aircraft. Most of the thunderstorms, however, were not severe but brought needed 

 rainshowers. Flood-producing thundershowers fell in parts of north-central Kansas 

 over the weekend. A station near Harlan, Kansas^ received 6.75 inches Saturday. 

 Heavy showers fell in Kansas and other nearby States in the central Great Plains. 

 Generous weekend rains also fell in the Southeast. Some weekend totals in 

 Georgia and South Carolina approached or exceeded 3 inches. No rain or only 

 widely scattered light sprinkles fell in California, Arizona, and nearby portions 

 of neighboring States. Drought continued in western Texas. 



TEMPERATURE : Hot, humid weather prevailed early in the week from the central 

 Great Plains to Pennsylvania and southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Bay City, 

 Michigan, registered 103°, Columbus, Ohio, 104o Monday afternoon. The showers 

 and thunderstorms brought slight relief to some vicinities. Cooler weather 

 For continuation of weather of the week and for 30-day forecast see page 500. 



