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NANTUCKET PINE TIP MOTH ( Rhyacionia f rustrana ) - KANSAS - Heavy on seeding pines 

 in nursery in Cloud County"; (Bell) . MISSOURI - Collected in Dunklin, Mississippi, 

 Scott, and Stoddard Counties by R. Thompson. These are new county records. 

 (Munson) . 



PINE TUSSOCK MOTH ( Dasychira plagiata ) - MINNESOTA - Heavy defoliation on 1,000 

 acres in east-central area. Most in fifth instar, with smaller percentages in 

 fourth and sixth instars. (Minn. Pest Rpt.). 



AN OLETHREUTID MOTH ( Epinotia nanana ) - MAINE - Large numbers of moths in flight 

 in coastal spruce areas . (Dearborn) . 



CONIFER SAWFLIES ( Neodiprion spp.) - TENNESSEE - N. pratti pratti larvae began 

 hatching in eastern Highland Rim and in eastern areas during week of April 15. 

 N. taedae linearis larvae began about week earlier in western portion of State. 

 Changes Tn distribution and severity of damage caused by these insects compared 

 with previous years yet unknown; however, N. pratti pratti larvae observed for 

 first time in Sequatchie, Van Buren, Bledsoe, and Cumberland Counties in early 

 May. (Tenn. For. Serv.). 



SPRUCE BUD SCALE ( Physokermes piceae ) - OREGON - Remains numerous in Lithia Park, 

 Ashland County, site of first reported occurrence in State. (Larson). Virtually 

 100 percent of scales in small sample collected from Colorado blue spruce June 16 

 infested with larvae of Holcencyrtus physokermis (an encyrtid wasp) . (Westcott) . 



PINE NEEDLE SCALE ( Phenacaspis pinif oliae ) - CALIFORNIA - Heavy on pine trees on 

 Forest Genetics Station at Placerville, El Dorado County. (Cal. Coop. Rpt.). 



PINE LEAF CHERMID ( Pineus pinifoliae ) - MAINE - Eggs hatching on white pine 

 needles; nymphs settling on 1971 shoots. (Dearborn). 



A NOTODONTID MOTH ( Symmerista canicosta) - MICHIGAN - Adult activity and egg 

 laying underway in Manistee National Forest area. Eggs all over trees; numbers 

 about equal on white and red oaks. Egg parasitism very low. (Fiber). Heavy adult 

 activity at blacklight trap locations indicates egg laying still underway. No 

 hatch noted in any area, but eggs observed in Croton Dam area of Newaygo County 

 indicate hatch will start June 26 to July 2. Inspection of infested areas in 

 Mason, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties indicate egg masses viable; larval populations 

 will be troublesome. (Wallner) . 



FRUITTREE LEAFROLLER ( Archips argyrospi lus ) - PENNSYLVANIA - Peak moth emergence 

 observed; damage unusually severe on ornamentals and shade trees in central areas. 

 (Gesell) . 



LARGE ASPEN TORTRIX ( Chor is toneura conf lictana ) - MINNESOTA - Heavy moth emergence 

 observed in St. Louis, Lake, and Cook Counties. Defoliation of aspen covers many 

 square miles in these counties. (Minn. Pest Rpt.). 



MAN AND ANIMALS 



HORN FLY ( Haematobia irritans ) - VERMONT - Increasing in Champlain Valley. 

 (Nielsen, June 22) . WISCONSIN - Annoyance to cattle heavy in Calumet and St. Croix 

 Counties, light to moderate in most other areas. (Wis. Ins. Sur.) IOWA - Ranged 

 10-400 (averaged 66.5) per side on untreated beef herd in Story County. 

 (Iowa Ins. Sur.). SOUTH DAKOTA - Ranged 300-400 per side on cows, heavier on 

 bulls, on untreated cattle in Dewey, Corson, Campbell, and McPherson Counties. 

 (Jones). WYOMING - Ranged 30-40 per cow along Laramie River in Albany County. 

 (Lloyd). Ranged 10-300 per head on 4 cattle herds in Goshen, Niobrara, and Platte 

 Counties. (Parshall). NEBRASKA - Heavy on 6 herds checked in Frontier and Lincoln 

 Counties, ranged up to 550 per animal. (Campbell, McEvoy) . OKLAHOMA - Averaged 500 

 per head on untreated cattle in Marshall County. Reported heavy in Garvin and 

 moderate in Cleveland and Craig Counties. (Okla. Coop. Sur.). TEXAS - Increasing 



