Volume 21 October 1, 1971 Number 40 



COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC INSECT REPORT 



HIGHLIGHTS 



Current Conditions 



CORN EARWORM larvae damaged corn in Tennessee and soybeans in Virginia, 

 (p. 693). 



EUROPEAN CORN BORER damaged corn in North Carolina, milo in Virginia, and heavy 

 on corn in Nebraska. Damaged peppers in Delaware, (pp. 693, 696). 



BANKS GRASS MITE heavy on sorghum in western Texas, (p. 694). 



FALL ARMYWORM larvae heavy in small grains in Oklahoma and Kansas. Heavy in 

 grasses and alfalfa in Oklahoma, (p. 694). 



HESSIAN FLY loss to small grain estimated at 227,757 bushels in Nebraska, 

 (p. 694). 



MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE adults and larvae damaged soybeans in portion of Maryland, 

 expect heavy overwintering populations in area. Increased in eastern Virginia, 

 (p. 695) . 



PINK BOLLWORM continues heavy in cotton bolls in west-central and north-central 

 Texas, (p. 699) . 



BOLL WEEVIL populations in Texas High Plains have been very light compared to 

 populations in 1970. Total of 68,000 acres treated this year through third 

 application compared to 390,000 acres during same period in 1970. 



Detection 



A PTEROMALID WASP reported for the first time from Nebraska. This is a new 



•North American record. Recorded from Europe and England. This wasp is a 

 hyperparasite of Bathyplectes spp. which is a larval parasite of alfalfa 

 weevil . (p. 699) . 



New State records include SAGEBRUSH DEFOLIATOR from Montana (p. 694) and BEAN 

 APHID from Oklahoma (p. 696). 



For new county records see page 700. 



Special Report 



Distribution of Plum Curculio. Map. (p. 702). 



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



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