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chinch bug) nymphs 130 per square foot in infested lawns in Wayne County. 

 (Niemczyk) . FLORIDA - Probably Blissus insularis (southern chinch bug) severe 

 and damaging torpedo grass, Pan i cum repens , pastures at ranch near Ft. Pierce, 

 St. Lucie County August 11. (Kretschmer) . 



WESTERN YELLOWSTRIPED ARMYWORM (Spodoptera praefica ) - OREGON - Moths (freshly 

 emerged) appearing for first time in blacklight trap located near Macleay, 

 Marion County. (Westcott, Long). 



FORAGE LEGUMES 



ALFALFA CATERPILLAR (Colias eurytheme ) - ARIZONA - Averaged 45 per 100 sweeps in 

 4 fields of alfalfa in Yuma area. Ranged 20-250 per 100 sweeps of alfalfa in 

 Parker Valley, Yuma County. (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). COLORADO - Heavy in some fields 

 of eastern Bent and western Prowers Counties^ damage evident. (Schweissing) . 

 NEW MEXICO - Moth flights increased. Most alfalfa in Mesilla Valley, Dona Ana 

 County, cut, larvae counts light. Counts of 1-4 per 25 sweeps of alfalfa in 

 Chaves County. (Mathews). 



VARIEGATED CUTWORM (Peridroma saucia ) - NEBRASKA - Larvae ranged 4-5 per square 

 foot of alfalfa in Scotts Bluff, Morrill, and Sioux Counties. Larvae 2-3 per plant 

 on sugar beets and up to 4 per plant on potatoes observed. (Hagen) . 



BEET ARMYWORM (Spodoptera exigua) - ARIZONA - Averaged 55 per 100 sweeps in 4 

 alfalfa fields in Yuma area, Yuma County. (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). 



LYGUS BUG (Lygus sp.) - ARIZONA - Averaged 550 per 100 sweeps in 5 alfalfa fields 

 in Yuma area, Yuma County. Ranged 10-30 adults and 4-20 nymphs per 100 sweeps in 

 Parker Valley alfalfa. (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). WYOMING - Ranged per 10 sweeps of 

 forage: 0-12 near Powell and 40-50 near Meteetsee, Park County (Murray); 0-70 in 

 2 Hot Springs County fields. (Parshall) . 



THREECORNERED ALFALFA HOPPER (Spissistilus festinus ) - ARIZONA - Averaging 185 

 per 100 sweeps in 4 alfalfa fields in Yuma area, Yxima County. (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). 



ALFALFA PLANT BUG (Adelphocoris lineolatus ) - MAINE - Adults ranged 5-15 and 

 nymphs 5-45 per 5 sweeps of alfalfa in southern and western areas. (Gall). 



PEA APHID (Acyrthosiphon pisum ) - COLORADO - Ranged 100-4,000 per 100 sweeps of 

 alfalfa in Arkansas Valleys (Schweissing) . KANSAS - Counts per 10 sweeps of 

 irrigated alfalfa: up to 2,000 in Scott County field and 1,000 in Kearny County 

 field. (Bell). MARYLAND - Averaged 50+ per sweep of alfalfa in 3 Frederick 

 County fields. (U. Md., Ent. Dept . ) . 



ALFALFA WEEVIL (Hypera postica ) - COLORADO - Continues to increase; ranged 0-1,000 

 per 100 sweeps in Arkansas Valley fields. (Schweissing). 



LEAFMINER FLIES (Agromyza spp.) - MASSACHUSETTS - Adults 482 per 100 sweeps in 2 

 forage fields in Hampshire County. (Miller). 



SOYBEANS 



TOBACCO MOTH (Ephestia elutella ) - SOUTH CAROLINA - Larvae damaged about 1,200 

 pounds of cured tobacco in packhouse in Florence County. (Johnson). 



COTTON 



BOLLWORMS (Heliothis spp.) - NEW MEXICO - H. zea light in Eddy and Chaves Counties. 

 (Mathews). Scattered populations on cotton in Dona Ana County. (N.M. Coop. Rpt.). 

 TEXAS - In McLennan and Falls Counties, eggs averaged 1.7 and larvae 2.3 per 100 

 terminals in 22 fields. Injured squares averaged 7.2 percent and injured bolls 7.4 

 percent. Of 804 larvae collected and identified^ 83 or 10 percent H. virescens. 

 (Cowan et al . ) . OKLAHOMA - Small H. zea larvae infested 18-20 percent of terminals 



