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expected through August, followed by slight increase in September. Highest 

 district east. MEALYBUGS declined to normal low level and not likely to be of 

 concern for remainder of year. (W.A. Simanton (Citrus Expt. Sta., Lake Alfred)). 



ORNAMENTALS 



AN ARMORED SCALE ( Parlatoria crotonis ) FLORIDA - Taken on croton at nursery in 

 Chattahoochee, Gadsden County, May 7, 1971, by R.H. Miller and A.E. Graham. This 

 is a new county record. (Fla. Coop. Sur.). 



AN ARMORED SCALE ( Phenacaspis cockerelli ) - SOUTH CAROLINA - Reported from Horry 

 County on Magnolia. This is a new county record. (Weeks). 



FOREST AND SHADE TREES 



DOUGLAS FIR TUSSOCK MOTH ( Hemerocampa pseudotsuga ta ) - CALIFORNIA - New infes- 

 tation in estimated 3,000 acre stand of mixed forest and private property in 

 El Dorado National Forest, El Dorado County. Mixed populations from light to 

 heavy at Nevada Point, Georgetown area, and along Rubicon River eastward. 

 (Cal. Coop. Sur.) . 



OAK LEAF TIER ( Croesia semipurpurana ) - PENNSYLVANIA - Heavy to complete defolia- 

 tion observed in 1,000 acre area of Cumberland County (second year infestation); 

 light to moderate defoliation (under 60 percent) observed in 700 acre area and 

 heavy to complete defoliation in 6,300 acre area in Union County with increasing 

 trend. (Nichols, Aug. 12). 



LARCH CASEBEARER ( Coleophora laricella ) - OREGON - Very rapid and unexpected 

 southward movement in Umatilla County larch. Originally detected at Tollgate 

 June 1970, this species spread into Emigrant Park area between Pendleton and 

 La Grande and into Battle Mountain State Park, located 35 miles south of 

 Pendleton. (Kline). 



VARIABLE OAKLEAF CATERPILLAR ( Heterocampa manteo ) - MISSOURI - Heavy moth flights 

 at lights in Boone County. (Craig) . 



MIMOSA WEBWORM ( Homadaula anisocentra ) - OKLAHOMA - Light to heavy on mimosa in 

 Antlers, Pushmataha County^ for a new county record. (Okla. Coop. Sur.). 



A NOTODONTID MOTH ( Symmerista canicosta ) - MICHIGAN - Defoliation noticeable in 

 Wolf Lake Area, Lake County and in East Lake, Manistee County. In Muskegon and 

 White Cloud areas, Newaygo County defoliation just started. Complete defoliation 

 expected at all of these sites. (Fiber). 



ELM LEAF BEETLE ( Pyrrhalta luteola ) - NEVADA - Damage heavy to trees in Caliente, 

 Lincoln County. (Zoller) . Damage heavy in Fallon, Churchill County. Damage light 

 to medium at Topaz Lake, Douglas County. (Nev. Coop. Rpt.). KENTUCKY - Com- 

 pletely defoliated elm trees in Knott and parts of Jackson Counties. (Barnett) . 



AN EURYTOMID WASP (Eudecatoma marylandica - PENNSYLVANIA - Sixteen adults 

 emerged from gouty oak gall caused by Callirhytis punctata (a cynipid wasp) 

 collected in January from oak (laboratory rearing) near Auburn, Schuylkill 

 County. Determined by B.D. Burks. This is a new State record. (Kim). 



A CONIFER SAWFLY ( Neodiprion sp.) OKLAHOMA - Second-generation pupation nearly 

 complete in area; caused heavy defoliation to shortleaf pine in some areas. 

 Latimer County, including Robbers Cave State Park, again had heavy widespread 

 infestations. Smaller spots reported in southern Latimer County, Snow, Albion, 

 and Antlers areas of Pushmataha County, Daisy area of Atoka County, and 



