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CONTENTS 



Special Insects of Regional Significance 679 



Insects Affecting 



Corn, Sorghum, Sugarcane 679 Beans and Peas 683 



Small Grains ',,..680 Deciduous Fruits and Nuts 683 



Turf , Pastures , Rangeland 681 Small Fruits 683 



Forage Legumes 681 Ornamentals 683 



Soybeans 682 Forest and Shade Trees 684 



Cotton 682 Man and Animals 685 



Sugar Beets 682 Households and Structures 685 



Potatoes, Tomatoes, Peppers 682 



Beneficial Insects 686 



Federal and State Plant Protection Programs 686 



Hawaii Insect Report 687 



Detection 688 



Corrections 688 



Light Trap Collections 689 



Distribution of Mexican Bean Beetle. Map 690 



WEATHER OF THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 20 



Reprinted from Weekly and Crop Bulletin supplied by Environmental Data Service, 

 NOAA. 



HIGHLIGHTS: The coolest weather of the season came to the Rocky Mountains and 

 parts of the Great Plains. Heaviest rains fell in southern Texas and parts of the 

 Deep South. 



PRECIPITATION: Numerous showers and thunderstorms occurred from the Ohio Valley 

 to the Northeast, Monday, September 13. Rain and fog covered New England. 

 Scattered showers and thunderstorms also occurred in southern Texas and in 

 central Florida. A few thunderstorms also dotted the mountains in the Southwest. 

 Elsewhere fair skies persisted. Strong winds downed trees and power lines in 

 Williamsburg, Massachusetts, Monday afternoon. Heavy rains in Philadelphia, 

 Pennsylvania, area Tuesday, caused flash flooding along Chester Creek. Several 

 persons were drowned» dozens injured»and hundreds of families were forced from 

 their homes. Local flooding occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma, area Tuesday morning 

 after 5.76 inches of rain fell in 6 hours. More heavy rains at Tulsa Thursday, 

 brought the September 1971 total to 13.83 inches, setting a new record for 

 September. The previous record for the entire month is 12.04 inches which fell 

 in September 1936. The September normal is 4.01 inches. Hurricane Edith slammed 

 into the Louisiana coast Thursday, accompanied by heavy rains and a few tornadoes, 

 A tornado at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, shattered glass at a school and damaged 

 several buildings at a shopping center. Showers and thunderstorms occurred 

 Thursday along a front from Oklahoma to New Jersey. At Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 

 winds gusted to 95 m.p.h. accompanied by hail 0.25 inch in diameter. Heavy snow 

 fell along the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains late in the week. By Friday 

 evening, snow had accumulated to 14 inches at Boulder, Colorado, and by Saturday 

 morning, 15.3 inches had fallen at Denver. Although this is an unusual amount for 

 so early in the season it does not establish a new record. In September 1936, 

 Denver received 19.4 inches of snow in 24 hours. The weight of the snow on trees, 

 which were still in full foliage, at Denver caused considerable limb breakage. 

 The weekend precipitation included scattered amounts from the Rocky Mountains 

 to the Great Plains, light to heavy showers along a front which stretched from 

 Michigan to the lower Mississippi River Valley. Heavy rains in Mississippi from 

 the remnants of Hurricane Edith and light to moderate rains from the Appalachian 

 Mountains to the Atlantic coast. 

 For continuation of weather of the week and for 30-day forecast, see page 689. 



