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FEDERAL AND STATE PLANT PROTECTION PROGRAMS 



GRASSHOPPERS - MINNESOTA - Adults light in the northwest district. Highest count 

 10 per square yard. In south-central district, one small alfalfa field near 

 woods had estimated 90 per square yard. One area in Freeborn County, 45-55 per 

 square yard in field margin. In west-central district, populations generally 

 low. In east-central and central districts economic, ranged 12-25 per square 

 ydrd. Economic in Anoka, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, and Kanidyohi Counties. 

 (Minn. Pest Rpt.). COLORADO - About 900,000 acres of private. State, and 

 Forest Service rangeland infested in southeastern areas. (Watson). NEVADA - 

 Adults of Melanoplus sanguinipes and M. bivittatus range 5-8 per square yard 

 in alfalfa near Battle Mountain, Lander County. [Martinelli, Rowe) . NORTH 

 DAKOTA - Adult survey completed with scattered infestations (2 rating) in parts 

 of McLean, Sheridan, Ward, McHenry, Pierce, Bottineau, Benson, Pembina, Grand 

 Forks, and Walsh Counties. Infestations mainly in alfalfa and weedy roadsides. 

 Melanoplus bivitta tus , M. sanguinipes and M. femurrubrum dominant. (Brandvik, 

 Grasser) . 



GYPSY MOTH ( Porthetria dispar ) - PENNSYLVANIA - Single male moths trapped in 



Blair, Crawford, Elk, Cameron, Clinton, and Warren Counties for the first time. 



Four moths trapped in Franklin County for a new county record. VIRGINIA - Single 

 male moths trapped in Roanoke and Mecklenberg Counties. (PPD) . 



JAPANESE BEETLE ( Popillia japonica ) - OHIO - Adult beetles reported from 

 Auglaize County. (Ohio Dept! of Agr .) . INDIANA - Adults taken in pheromone traps 

 in Steuben, Parke, and Sullivan Counties. (Favinger). TENNESSEE - Trapped 10 

 adults at Greenfield, Weakley County. Earlier one adult trapped, but not con- 

 sidered an infestation. Undetermined area of Greenfield now considered infested. 

 This is a new county record. One adult trapped at 1-40 rest stop in Dickson 

 County. No infestation known to occur in county. (Gordon). 



MORMON CRICKET ( Anabrus simplex ) - MONTANA - Counts of 1 per square yard near 

 Hobson, Judith Basin County, and Forsyth, Rosebud County. (Pratt). 



PINK BOLLWORM ( Pec tinophora gossypiella ) - ARIZONA - Several hundred acres 

 treated at Safford, Graham County. No buildup pattern observed at Avra Valley, 

 Pima County, as in previous years. Larvae found at Bowie, Cochise County. 

 (Ariz. Coop. Sur.) . CALIFORNIA - Boll infestations 50-55 percent in Imperial 

 Valley, Imperial County; 36.8 percent in Coachella Valley, Riverside County; 

 6.3 percent in Palo Verde Valley under planned insecticide program; 2.0 percent 

 in Needles, San Bernardino County. (Cal. Coop. Rpt.) 



SWEETPOTATO WEEVIL ( Cylas formicarius elegantulus ) - FLORIDA - Few and 

 scattered (estimated 5 percent infestation) on 840 50-pound bags of Cuban sweet- 

 potatoes (boniata) at Perrine, Dade County August 9. (Knowles) . Control 

 requested. (Fla . Coop. Sur.). 



