Volume 21 August 27, 1971 Number 35 



COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC INSECT REPORT 



HIGHLIGHTS 



Current Conditions 



ARMYWORM larvae heavy on oats and grass in limited area of Colorado. Some larval 

 damage in Nebraska. CORN EARWORM damaged sorghum in Arizona, Texas, and Alabama, 

 (p. 613). 



FALL ARMYWORM larvae heavy on rangeland and sorghum in Texas and sorghum in 

 Alabama, (p. 615). 



BANKS GRASS MITE heavy in one area of Wyoming and in Oklahoma Panhandle on corn, 

 (p. 616). 



GREEN PEACH APHID troublesome on seed potatoes in Oregon, (p. 619). 



SPIDER MITE damage moderate to severe in apple and pear orchards in Utah, 

 (p. 621). 



GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL found outside regulated area in Dade County, Florida, 

 (p. 624). 



Detection 



•A LEAFHOPPER reported from Oregon for first time. This is a North American 

 record. Also recorded from Europe, (p. 616). 



New State records include a TREEHOPPER from Oregon (p. 616) and an EURYTOMID 

 WASP from Pennsylvania (p. 622). 



For new county records see page 620. 



Special Reports 



Whitefringed Beetle Quarantines. Map. Centerfold. 



Reports in this issue are for week ending August 20 unless otherwise indicated. 



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