Volume 21 September 24, 1971 Number 39 



COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC INSECT REPORT 



HIGHLIGHTS 



Current Conditions 



CORN EARWORM larvae damaged soybeans in Virginia, South Carolina, and heavy in 

 corn in Kentucky, (p. 679). 



BANKS GRASS MITE situation in Trans-Pecos area of Texas (p. 679). Heavy and 

 increasing on sorghum in west Texas, (p. 680). 



SORGHUM MIDGE damaged sorghum in Missouri and Oklahoma, (p. 680). 



FALL ARMYWORM larvae damaged sorghum in Texas (p. 680) . Damaged grasses in 

 Texas, South Carolina, and Oklahoma. Damaged alfalfa in Oklahoma, (p. 681). 



MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE damaged soybeans in North Carolina and Virginia, (p. 682). 



BOLLWORMS continue to damage cotton in several States, (p. 682). 



PINK BOLLWORM heavy in cotton bolls in north-central Texas, (p. 686). Collected 

 23,437 moths in blacklight trap in McLennan County, Texas. 



ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY male trapped in Orange County, California, (p. 686). 



Detection 



New State records include BARK BEETLES from North Dakota (p. 684), EASTERN 

 PINESHOOT BORER from West Virginia (p. 684), and NORTHERN CORN ROOTWORM from 

 Virginia (p. 680). 



For new county and island records see page 689. 



Special Reports 



Distribution of Mexican Bean Beetle. Map. (p. 690) 



Reports in this issue are for week ending September 17 unless otherwise indicated. 



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