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tect soybeans. (Crasser). MINNESOTA - Grasshoppers again economic in alfalfa in 

 Otter Tail County. Roadside and field margin counts of 20-26 per square yard 

 found in Wilkin and Clay Counties. Some movement into sunflowers and soybeans 

 observed. Sugar beet field east of Moorhead, Clay County, with 20 per square 

 yard after roadside mowed. M. bivittatus dominant. (Minn. Pest Rpt.). 



GYPSY MOTH ( Porthetria dispar ) - VIRGINIA - Single male moths trapped at Falls 

 Church High School, Fairfax County; near Copeville, Northampton County; in 

 Independent City of Chesapeake; on Assateague Island, Accomack County. First 

 moths trapped at these locations. Determinations by E.L. Todd. (PPD) . 



IMPORTED FIRE ANT ( Solenopsis saevissima richteri ) - FLORIDA - Specimens taken 

 at Fort Meyers, Lee County, by J.H. Brown July 30, 1971. Determined by V.H. 

 Owens, confirmed by D.R. Smith. This is a new county record. (PPD). ALABAMA - 

 Infestations increased in Fayette County this season. Several growers applying 

 controls this period. (Tucker). 



JAPANESE BEETLE ( Popillia Japonica ) - WEST VIRGINIA - Adults causing heavy 

 defoliation (80-90 percentl of elm, sassafrass, apple, and peach in Hardy, 

 Hampshire, Berkeley, Morgan, Nicholas, Greenbrier, and Pocahontas Counties. 

 (W. Va. Ins. Sur.). KENTUCKY - Light on roses at Winchester, Clark County, on 

 July 15, 1971. Collected by J.M. Henderson. This is a new county record. Single 

 adults on rose at Versailles, Woodford County; Cynthiana, Harrison County; 

 Stamping Ground, Scott County; adult taken at Calvert City, Marshall County. 

 These are first adults taken at these locations. Determinations by R.D. Gordon. 

 (PPD) . TENNESSEE - Caused some damage to tobacco in parts of eastern area where 

 populations very heavy. (Gordon). Single adult trapped in Pickett County during 

 July is first specimen collected in this county. (PPD). 



RANGE CATERPILLAR ( Hemileuca oliviae) - NEW MEXICO - Eggs began hatching about 

 two weeks ago in Lincoln County . (Wa tts) . 



WHITEFRINGED BEETLES ( Graphogna thus spp.) - TENNESSEE - Heavy populations 

 observed in Knox County; damaged roses and azaleas.. (Williams). 



Weather of the week continued from page 580. 



became centered over the Ohio River Valley. Warm air flowed northward back of the 

 high. The northern Great Plains warmed to the 90's. Williston, North Dakota, 

 registered 101* Saturday. A warming trend occurred over the Northeast, but not 

 sufficient to offset the cool weather earlier in the week. Temperatures averaged 

 warmer than normal west of the Rocky Mountains and over parts of the northern 

 Great Plains, and below normal over most of the rest of the Nation. Most of the 

 central and southern Great Plains averaged 6* to 14* cooler than normal. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 30-DAY OUTLOOK 

 AUGUST 1971 



The National Weather Service's 30-day outlook for August is for temperatures to 

 average below seasonal normals over the eastern half of the Nation except for 

 near to above normal in the Northeast and in Florida. Above normal temperatures 

 are indicated west of the Divide except for near normal along the California 

 coast. In unspecified ar^as near normal temperatures are in prospect. Precipita- 

 tion is expected to exceed normal over the central Plains, the middle Mississippi 

 Valley, and the south Atlantic Coast States. Subnormal totals are indicated for 

 the northern Plains, the Northwest and most of California. Elsewhere near normal 

 totals are expected. 



Weather forecast given here is based on the official 30-day "Resume and Outlook" 

 published twice a month by the National Weather Service. You can subscribe through 

 the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20250. Price $5.00 a year. 



