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WESTERN BEAN CUTWORM ( Loxagrotls albicosta ) - SOUTH DAKOTA - Noted in corn near 

 Oral, Fall River County. Infestations in areas of fields checked about 2 percent. 

 Larvae mostly fifth instar, with some third to fourth. (Jones). 



FALL ARMYWORM (Spodoptera frugiperda ) - ALABAMA - Larvae of this species and 

 Heliothis zea (corn earworml and Celama sorghiella (sorghum webworm) moderate to 

 heavy on sorghum in Covington County. (Pike) . SOUTH CAROLINA - S. frugiperda egg 

 masses on sweet corn in Hampton County less numerous than 1970, but still major 

 threat. (Thomas, Nettles). 



BANKS GRASS MITE (Oligonychus pratensis ) - TEXAS - Light to moderate in Pecos, 

 Glasscock, and Midland Counties. Increased in El Paso County grain sorghum. 

 Heaviest in grain sorghum bordering corn. Still light in Dell City area of 

 Hudspeth County, (Neeb) . 



SORGHUM WEBWORM (Celama sorghiella ) - MISSOURI - Light in most late sorghum in 

 southeast area. Larvae ranged 2-16 per head. (Munson) . 



SORGHUM MIDGE (Contarinia sorghicola ) - MISSOURI - Adults still heavy in late 

 sorghum in southeast area; ranged 6-50+ per head. (Munson). 



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HESSIAN FLY ( Mayetiola destructor ) - PENNSYLVANIA - Evidence that resistant 

 variety of wheat damaged in several fields in south-central areas; suspect a 

 race of M. destructor . (Kim). ILLINOIS - Populations in wheat remained light. 

 State average same as in 1965, 1968, and 1969, when it reached record low of 2 

 puparia (flaxseed stage) per 100 tillers. East-southeast section shows heaviest 

 populations. Heaviest averages 18 puparia per 100 tillers in Lawrence County. 

 (Sur. Bui.) o 



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FALL ARIFYWORM ( Spodoptera frugiperda ) - TEXAS - Increased in counties near Denton, 

 Denton County. Numerous larvae present in lawns, pastures, and other grasses. 

 Heavy in pastureland in Eastland, Hood, Comanche, Erath, Titus, and Morris 

 Counties. In Gonzales, Caldwell, and Guadelupe Counties heavy on coastal Bermuda 

 grass. (Turney et al.). 



BLACK CUTWORM ( Agrotis ipsilon ) - NEVADA - Larvae 4-5 per square yard caused 

 damage to bentgrass lawn in Reno, Washoe County. (Arnett, Post). 



A SOD WEBWORM (Pediasia mutabilis ) - OHIO - Heavy infestation seen on grass farm 

 in Warren Count^^ (Miller) . 



A WHITEFLY (Aleurocybotus occiduus ) - ARIZONA - Very heavy in Bermuda grass seed 

 fields; honeydew evident at Yuma, Yuma County. (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). 



FORAGE LEGUMES 



ALFALFA CATERPILLAR (Colias eurytheme ) - COLORADO - Heavy moth flight in fields 

 of Montezuma County. (Lancaster) . NEW MEXICO - Larvae light on alfalfa in San 

 Juan and Dona Ana Counties. (N.M. Coop. Rpt . ) . 



GREEN CLOVERWORM (Plathypena scabra) - KENTUCKY - Larvae 50 per 100 sweeps of 

 alfalfa in Scott County , (Barnett) . 



VARIEGATED CUTWORM (Peridroma saucia ) - OREGON - Fresh emerged adults increased 

 in blacklight trap located in Macleay, Marion County. (Westcott) . 



WESTERN YELLOWSTRIPED ARMYWORM (Spodoptera praefica) - IDAHO - Larvae noted on 

 Washington County alfalfa. (Bolz) . NEVADA - Damage heavy in Churchill County. 

 Migrations heavy in Soda Lake district. (Johnson, Stitt) . 



