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LYGUS BUGS ( Lygus spp.) - NEW MEXICO - Adults and nymphs ranged 3-15 per 25 sweeps 

 in Espanola area, Rio Arriba County. (Heninger) . WYOMING - Ranged 16-40 (averaged 

 30) per 10 sweeps in 2 Park County fields. (Parshall) . MASSACHUSETTS - L. 

 lineolaris (tarnished plant bug) adults 121 per 100 sweeps of alfalfa in 

 Hampshire County field. (Miller). 



MEADOW SPITTLEBUG ( Philaenus spumarius ) - MASSACHUSETTS - Adults 181 per 100 

 sweeps of alfalfa in Hampshire County field. (Miller). 



PEA APHID ( Acyrthosiphon pisum) - NEW MEXICO - Continues light in Rio Arriba 

 County alfalfa. (Heninger). WYOMING - Ranged 100-200 (averaged 140) per 10 sweeps 

 in 2 Park County fields. (Parshall). COLORADO - Increased, ranged 500-2,000 per 

 100 sweeps, on second cutting of alfalfa in Western Slope areas. (Bulla). 



GRASSHOPPERS - MINNESOTA - No serious problems observed in alfalfa or clover. 

 Roadside counts ranged 10-20 per square yard in scattered locations in Cotton- 

 wood, Redwood, Renville, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, and Wright Counties. Very little 

 movement into adjacent crops. (Minn. Pest Rpt.). MICHIGAN - Melanoplus f emurrubrum 

 and M. bivittatus abundant in Kalamazoo County alfalfa, roadside weeds, and 

 grasses"^ but not yet in corn. (Connin) . May move into corn and other crops now 

 that alfalfa cut. If dry weather continues, expect trouble. Mostly nymphs, with 

 only few adults. (Ruppel) . KENTUCKY - Grasshopper nymphs and adults averaged 830 

 per 100 sweeps in red clover in Carlisle County. (Barnett) . 



SOYBEANS 



MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE (Epilachna varivestis ) - INDIANA - Counts indicate controls 

 warranted in Dearborn, Ripley, Jefferson, Decatur, and Johnson Counties. Numbers 

 usually not economic in Decatur and Johnson Counties. (Sanders) . Also more 

 numerous than usual in gardens and other legumes. (Huber) . 



PEANUTS 



LESSER CORNSTALK BORER ( Elasmopalpus lignosellus ) - OKLAHOMA - Infestations 

 averaged 4 percent in peanuts in Love County. COkla. Coop. Sur.). 



THRIPS ( Frankliniella spp.) - NORTH CAROLINA - Heavier than normal in Bladen 

 County area . Growers in nearby counties should watch peanuts very closely for 

 stunting and deformation of leaves. (Cullipher) . 



COTTON 



BOLL WEEVIL (Anthonomus grandis) - TEXAS - In McLennan and Falls Counties, 

 weevils still light. Punctured squares averaged 4.9 (maximum 6.4) percent in 

 6 treated fields; averaged 4.9 (maximum 39.3) percent in 46 untreated fields. 

 (Cowan et al.). OKLAHOMA - Moderate in Bryan County, except few fields which 

 ranged 60-100 percent infested. Light to moderate in Garvin County. Averaged 1 

 percent in Tillman County. (Okla. Coop. Sur.). LOUISIANA - Total of 78 weevils 

 taken from 210 traps week ending July 8 in Madison Parish. Currently, weevils 

 total 83 from 211 traps; total to date 5,012. (Cleveland et al.). ARKANSAS - 

 Increased. Of 8,292 fields surveyed, 3,683 infested. Control needed in 80. 

 (Boyer et al.). TENNESSEE - Increased in regularly infested portion of cotton- 

 growing area. Punctured squares ranged 1-20 percent in infested fields. Week 

 starting July 19 critical period as first-generation weevils will be emerging. 

 Infestations expected to increase sharply. Populations still much heavier in 

 older cotton. Some infestations well above control levels. (Locke). First- 

 generation weevils observed in Mississippi River bottom of Tipton County. 

 (Gordon). NORTH CAROLINA - Total of 2,000+ hibernating adults taken in 90 sexlure 

 traps in Northampton County for 1971. This much heavier than 1970 catch. However, 

 comparison will not indicate differences between years since improved sex 

 attractant not used in 1970. (Threatt) . SOUTH CAROLINA - In Florence County 

 weevils zero on wing traps and live traps. First-generation weevils increasing, 

 (Taft et al.). GEORGIA - Punctured squares ranged 0-59 percent in southern areas 



