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SMALL FRUITS 



OBSCURE ROOT WEEVIL ( Scloplthes obscurus ) - WASHINGTON - Adults Infested 10 acres 

 of raspberries near Vancouver, Clark County; contaminated harvested berries. 

 (Shanks) . 



GRAPE BERRY MOTH ( Paralobesia viteana ) - UTAH - Larvae in some grapes in "Dixie" 

 area of Washington County, but still light. (Huber) . 



WESTERN GRAPE LEAF SKELETONIZER (Harrisonia brillians ) - UTAH - Damaged foliage 

 in vineyards throughout "Dixie" area of Washington County. (Huber, Knowlton) . 



WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS ( Frankliniella occidentalis ) - CALIFORNIA - Heavy on bush- 

 berries in Fresno County, caused some loss as thrips caused rejection of berries 

 at processing plants. Late infestations caused treatment or harvest problems. 

 (Cal. Coop. Rpt.) , 



ORNAMENTALS 



COOLEY SPRUCE GALL APHID (Adelges cooleyi ) - IDAHO - Infesting 30 percent of 

 Douglas-fir Christmas tree planting at Bonners Ferry, Boundary County. (Studer) . 



HOLLYHOCK WEEVIL ( Apion longirostre ) - MISSOURI - Adults collected in Dade County 

 by J.E. Francka and in Jackson County by L.P. Burgess. These are new county 

 records. (Munson) . KANSAS - Found on hollyhock in Neosho, Montgomery, Allen, 

 Wilson, Anderson, Cheyenne, Sherman, and Ford Counties. Determinations by 

 K.O. Bell, W. Iselin, and E. Martinez. These are new county records. (Bell). 



A PSYCHID MOTH ( Apterona crenulella ) - NEVADA - Collected on hollyhock and other 

 ornamentals at Austin, Lander County, for a new county record. (Bechtel, 

 Martinelli) . Larvae heavy in home vegetable gardens at Elko, Elko County. 

 (Stonier) . 



A NOCTUID MOTH ( Catabena esula) - NEVADA - Larvae and damage heavy on lantana at 

 Las Vegas, Clark County. (Williams) . 



FOREST AND SHADE TREES 



FALL WEBWORM ( Hyphantria cunea ) - MARYLAND - Populations heaviest within past 3 

 years statewide. Heavy infestations remain spotty but nests conspicuous. (U. Md . , 

 Ent. Dept.). MINNESOTA - Early instars scattered on American elm, apple, and alder 

 in southwestern St. Louis and northern Aitkin Counties. (Minn. Pest Rpt.). 



WESTERN TENT CATERPILLAR ( Malacosoma californicum ssp.) - OREGON - New male, first 

 of season, at white light in West Salem, Polk County, July 13. Several new adults 

 taken in blacklight trap at Hermiston, Umatilla County, July 12. Population in 

 northwestern area appears light. (Larson, Westcott) . 



YELLOWNECKED CATERPILLAR ( Datana ministra) - TENNESSEE - Damage heavy to oak trees 

 locally in central and western areas. (Gordon) . 



A NOTODONTID MOTH (Symmerista canicosta ) - MICHIGAN - Larvae mostly first instar; 

 second instars 9-30 percent of population. Some eggs still unhatched. (Waller, 

 Eiber) . Larvae heavy in Muskegon County. Reports indicate defoliation will be more 

 severe than during 1970. (Sauer) . 



A NOCTUID MOTH ( Melipotis indomita ) - TEXAS - Heavy larval populations damaged 

 foliage of mesquite trees throughout large areas this year. Larvae detected in 

 Nolan, Jones, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wilbarger, and Hardeman 

 Counties in Rolling Plains; detected in Crosby County in South Plains. Infesta- 

 tions noted in Brazos, Burleson, Robertson, and Eastman Counties. (Boring, Green), 



ELM LEAF BEETLE ( Pyrrhalta luteola ) - ALABAMA - Second-generation larvae seriously 



