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CONTENTS 

 Special Insects of Regional Significance oo 599 



Insects Affecting 



Corn, Sorghum, Sugarcane 600 Beans and Peas 604 



Turf, Pastures, Rangeland 602 General Vegetables 604 



Forage Legumes 602 Deciduous Fruits and Nuts 605 



Soybeans 602 Small Fruits 605 



Cotton „ 602 Ornamentals 605 



Tobacco 604 Forest and Shade Trees 605 



Miscellaneous Field Crops 604 Man and Animals 605 



Potatoes, Tomatoes, Peppers 604 



Federal and State Plant Protection Programs 606 



Hawaii Insect Report 608 



Detection 608 



Light Trap Collections 609 



Distribution of Tuber Flea Beetle. Map 610 



WEATHER OF THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 16 



Reprinted from Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin supplied by Environmental Data 

 Service, NOAA. 



HIGHLIGHTS : Summer heat continued in the Far West. The Central and East averaged 

 cooler than normal. Strong winds and damaging hail occurred in several North 

 Central States. Heavy rains caused flash floods in parts of Texas. 



PRECIPITATION : Thunderstorms accompanied by strong winds occurred in the 

 northern Great Plains late Monday afternoon. At Jamestown, North Dakota, the 

 winds gusted to 86 m.p.h. Hail and 56 m.p.h. gusts occurred at Fargo, North 

 Dakota. Severe weather moved to Wisconsin and Michigan Tuesday. A thunderstorm 

 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, produced winds gusting to 95 m.p.h. and at La Crosse winds, 

 gusted to 71 m.p.h. and hail 0.75 inch in diameter fell. Strong winds and hail 

 occurred in several States, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio, late afternoon 

 and early Tuesday evening. Strong winds damaged trees and power lines. At Camp 

 Grayling, Michigan, a storm flattened 150 tents causing numerous personal 

 injuries. Showers Tuesday and Tuesday night covered much of the Corn Belt from 

 eastern Iowa to western Pennsylvania. Wednesday's rains covered most of the States 

 from New England to Texas. Heaviest showers occurred in Texas where up to 8 inches 

 fell in Hondo and Seco Creek watersheds west of San Antonio and up to 5.25 inches 

 fell in the upper Guadalupe Basin northwest of San Antonio. Widespread flooding 

 occurred Thursday in parts of Alaska. Palmer, Alaska, was isolated by high water, 

 and roads and highways between Anchorage and Fairbanks became closed by floods 

 or washouts. Weekend rains were the heaviest in northern Texas, where amounts 

 ranged from light sprinkles to over 6 inches. Light showers also fell in the 

 southern Rockies from Nebraska and Missouri, to Great Lakes and over the Florida 

 Peninsula . 



TEMPERATURE ; Hot sunny weather prevailed over most of the Nation early in the 

 week. Temperatures climbed to 100+° at many western stations. Death Valley, 

 California, warmed to 121° Monday afternoon. Red Bluff, California, recorded 

 118° Tuesday afternoon. This is highest temperature of record for Red Bluff. 

 Hartford, Connecticut^ registered 95^^ Monday. Northern Minnesota was one of the 

 cooler places. Highest temperature at International Falls, Minnesota, Tuesday 



For continuation of weather of the week and for 30-day forecast, see page 607. 



