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CONTENTS 



Special Insects of Regional Significance 669 



Insects Affecting 



Corn, Sorghum, Sugarcane 669 Potatoes, Tomatoes, Peppers ... .672 



Small Grains 670 Beans and Peas 672 



Turf, Pastures, Rangeland 670 Deciduous Fruits and Nuts 673 



Forage Legumes 670 Citrus 673 



Soybeans 671 Small Fruits 673 



Cotton 671 Forest and Shade Trees 673 



Sugar Beets 671 Man and Animals 674 



Detection 672 



Corrections ^ 672 



Federal and State Plant Protection Programs .674 



Hawaii Insect Report „ 675 



Light Trap Collections 676 



WEATHER OF THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 13 



Reprinted from Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin supplied by Environmental Data 

 Service, NOAA. 



HIGHLIGHTS: Summer heat continued over much of the Nation. Hurricane Fern 



brought heavy rain to southern Texas. 



PRECIPITATION : Early in the week a cold front stretched from Michigan to 

 Oklahoma. Various thunderstorms occurred along front and in moist air ahead of 

 the front. Most of the thunderstorms produced only small amounts of rain. A 

 few were accompanied by strong winds, hail, and heavy rain. About midweek, 

 showers and thunderstorms dotted the northern and central Rocky Mountains and 

 the northern and central Great Plains. Mason City, Iowa, received 2.86 inches in 

 the 24- hour period ending at 6:00 a.m. Thursday. Winds associated with Hurricane 

 Edith reached 160 m.p.h. Hurricane Fern with winds up to 90 m.p.h. weakened as 

 it drifted inland near Galveston, Texas. Winds decreased to about 60 m.p.h. as 

 it moved overland. About noon Friday, Tropical Storm Ginger gained strength 

 about 275 miles south of Bermuda. Winds associated with Tropical Storm Ginger 

 reached sustained speeds of 55 to 60 m.p.h. Five tropical cyclones entered the 

 weather picture during the week and over the weekend. Hurricane Edith swept 

 across the Caribbean Sea and lashed Nicaragua and Honduras. Winds associated with 

 Hurricane Edith reached 160 m.p.h. Edith lost strength overland but regained 

 strength after reaching the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Fern with winds up to 90 

 m.p.h. drifted inland near Port O'Conner, Texas. Her winds diminished to about 60 

 m.p.h. It produced heavy rains, 4 to 8 inches at many locations and much more 

 at a few stations. Goliad, Texas, received 10.75 inches in the 24-hour period 

 ending at noon Saturday. Heavy rains caused widespread flooding. Hurricane 

 Ginger with 80 m.p.h. winds was a threat to shipping, but remained too far at sea 

 to affect the continent. Tropical Storm Heidi threatened the Atlantic seaboard 

 Sunday, while a fifth tropical depression with 25 m.p.h. winds was moving westward 

 near the Antilles. Weather of the week continued on page 672. 



