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POTATOES, TOMATOES, PEPPERS 



EUROPEAN CORN BORER (Ostrinia nubilalis ) - DELAWARE - Larval infestation of 

 pepper averaged 33 percent at Bridgeville, Sussex County. (Burbutis) . 



TOMATO FRUITWORM (Heliothis zea ) - NEW MEXICO - Larvae heavy on tomatoes in Dona 

 Ana County. (N.M. Coop. Rpt .) . 



VARIEGATED CUTWORM (Peridroma saucia ) - OHIO - Larvae 1-2 per tomato plant 

 observed in 5 acres of Putnam County field. (Kimmet) . 



TUBER FLEA BEETLE (Epitrix tuberis ) - WASHINGTON - Infested 5 acres of seed 

 potatoes. Damaged 75 percent of plants. Some tuber damage also noted at Sumas, 

 Whatcom County. (Holmes). 



BEANS AND PEAS 



GREEN CLOVERWORM (Plathypena scabra ) - TENNESSEE - First and second instar larvae 

 4-6 per 6 row feet of beans in Gibson, Weakley, Henry, and Carroll Counties; 

 fungi killing fourth instar larvae. Damage below control levels. (Gordon). 



DETECTION 



New County Records - EUROPEAN CORN BORER ( Ostrinia nubilalis ) KANSAS - Hodgeman, 

 Haskell; SOUTH DAKOTA - Lawrence (p. 669). FACE FLY (Musca~autumnalis ) CALIFORNIA ■ 

 Sacramento (p. 674). GIANT HORNET (Vespa crabro germana ) INDIANA - Marion (p. 674) 



CORRECTIONS 



CEIR 21(36) :635 - JAPANESE BEETLE (Popillia japonica) - INDIANA - Adults taken in 

 pheromone traps . . . should read . . . Adults taken in bait traps . . . (Meyer) . 



Weather of the week continued from page 668. 



TEMPERATURE : Warm sunny weather prevailed over most of the Nation. Southerly 

 breezes brought warm humid weather northward over the eastern half of the Nation. 

 Temperatures were mostly in the 80 's and 90's. Morgantown, West Virginia, 

 registered 94° Monday afternoon. High humidity added to the discomfort of the 

 citizens over the East. The Southwest was hotter but less humid. Temperatures in 

 the desert regions of the Southwest approached or exceeded 100° most days. Thermal, 

 California, registered 110° Tuesday afternoon. The Far Northwest was quite 

 comfortable with maximums in the 60 's and 70 's, a warming trend pushed the 

 maximums over the central Great Plains to near 100° or higher — 100° at Sioux 

 Falls, South Dakota, 101° at Grand Island, Nebraska, and 106° at Hill City, 

 Kansas, on Tuesday. Cool air poured southward over the Rocky Mountains and the 

 Great Plains Wednesday. Denver, Colorado, was about 20 degrees cooler Wednesday 

 than Tuesday, and Pickstown, South Dakota, recorded 99° and 62° Tuesday and 

 Wednesday afternoon respectively. A warming trend occurred over the northern and 

 central Great Plains late in the week. On Saturday, temperatures reached the 80 's 

 over most of the Dakotas . 'Williston, North Dakota, recorded 89° Saturday after- 

 noon. The hottest temperature that has come to our attention was 120° at Palm 

 Springs, California, Sunday afternoon. Weekly mean temperatures were warmer than 

 normal over most of the Nation. The main exception was the Far Northwest. Most 

 of the Great Lakes region and the Northeast averaged more than 6° warmer than 

 normal . 



