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AN ICHNEUMON ( Bathyplec tes curcullonls ) - KENTUCKY - Parasitized 2 of 177 Hypera 

 postica (alfalfa weevil) larvae from Hardin County, 1 of 86 H. postica larvae from 

 Clark County, and 12 of 95 H. postica larvae from Fayette County^ (Barnett) 



HONEY BEE ( Apis mellifera ) - MICHIGAN - Severe drought in southeast Oakland 

 County weakened colonies; now using brood chambers almost exclusively for honey 

 storage. Few eggs laid. (Mackay) . 



BUMBLEBEES - OHIO - Workers of Meeabombus auricomus . M. pennsylvanicus . and 

 Pyrobo mbus bimaculatus collected while foraging on red clover in Champaign County 

 July 13. Queen of P. impatiens collected foraging on red clover near Pharisburg, 

 Union County, July 14. (Andress) . 



FEDERAL AND STATE PLANT PROTECTION PROGRAMS 



CEREAL LEAF BEETLE ( Oulema melanopus ) - WEST VIRGINIA - Adults collected on oats 

 in Summers County June 7 by B.S. Neel ; larvae in Mercer and Raleigh Counties June 

 28 by E. Bostic; larvae in Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties June 2 by 

 J.D. Hacker. VIRGINIA - Larvae in oats in Floyd County June 28 by W.B. Mason and 

 L,D. Martin. Determined by R.E. White. These are new county records. (PPD) . 



GRASSHOPPERS - WASHINGTON - Oedaleonotus enigma and Aulocara elliotti serious on 

 about 21,000 acres of reseeded rangeland on Yakima Indian Reservation, Yakima 

 County. Ranged 12-75 per square yard, mostly adults. Mating in progress. Damage 

 to crested wheatgrass severe; most plants defoliated to ground level. IDAHO - 

 Adult flights abundant in Washington and Adams Counties; infestations heaviest in 

 10 years. Total acres to be treated 221,221. (PPD). NEVADA - Melanoplus 

 sanguinipes nymphs and adults ranged up to 20 (averaged 5) per square yard on 80 

 acres of certified bromegrass in Reese River Valley, Lander County. (Peters). 

 Treated 170 acres of seedling alfalfa in Reese River Valley for protection from 

 adjacent 1,300 acres of abandoned alfalfa; counts ranged 15-30 per square yard. 

 (Hilbig) . UTAH - Troublesome on rangeland and farms in Calbo area of Juab County 

 (Esplin) ; abundant in portions of Webster County (Knowlton) ; heavy damage to 

 pollen and nectar plants at North Ogden caused removal of apiary during period 

 ending July 9 (Knowlton) . WYOMING - Survey conducted on Forest Service land in 

 Big Horn, Washakie, and Johnson Counties June 29 through July 1 showed counts up 

 to 200 Camnulla pellucida per square yard. Spray program tentatively planned for 

 July 20 on 11,300 acres in scattered parks and meadows. (Patch, Daiss) . NORTH 

 DAKOTA - Economic in 8 southeastern and north-central counties. (PPD). SOUTH 

 DAKOTA - Continue to increase in southern Beadle and northern Sanborn Counties. 

 Melanoplus b ivittatus and M. dif f erent ialis adults observed and nymphs of 

 M. f emurrubrum . Counts of 20-30 per square yard in alfalfa checked. Economic in 40 

 acres of corn; controls applied. (Jones, July 9). NEBRASKA - Economic in 5 north- 

 western and central counties. (PPD, July 15). 



GYPSY MOTH ( Porthetria dispar ) - MARYLAND - Adult trapped in Caroline County by 

 R. Smith July 7. Determined by E.L. Todd. This is a new county record. (PPD). 

 NEW YORK - Damage at peak in Rockland County. Egg laying in Orange County July 7; 

 adult emergence in Dutchess and Putnam Counties same date. (N.Y. Wkly. Rpt., 

 July 12). CONNECTICUT - Adults laying eggs since July 10. Egg masses heavy in 

 some places. (Savos, Kollas) . 



JAPANESE BEETLE ( Popillia japonica ) - SOUTH CAROLINA - Moderate and some damage 

 to roses and grapes in Pickens County. Large numbers also feeding on Kudzu 

 surrounding pasture. (Lott) . TENNESSEE - Adults trapped in new areas of Knox, 

 Washington, Monroe, and Bradley Counties; increasing in Sevier, Loudon, and Blount 

 Counties. Damaging populations building up in Johnson County. Trapping and visual 

 surveys negative in Rhea, Monroe, Cumberland, Meigs, McMinn, Bledsoe, White»and 

 Van Buren Counties. (Hammett, Van Landingham) . MARYLAND - Adults desilked 11 per- 

 cent of 50 acres of corn near Ingleside, Queen Annes County. Infestations ranged 

 1-2 percent in most fields in Kent, Caroline, Talbot, and Dorchester Counties-. 

 (U. Md . Ent. Dept.). WEST VIRGINIA - Adult damage moderate to ornamental shrubs in 

 Mason, Putnam, Wood, and Kanawha Counties. Damage to field corn about 10 percent 



