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CONTENTS 



Special Insects of Regional Significance 693 



Insects Affecting 



Corn, Sorghum, Sugarcane 693 Cucurbits 696 



Small Grains 694 Deciduous Fruits and Nuts 696 



Turf , Pastures , Rangeland 694 Citrus 697 



Forage Legumes 694 Small Fruits 697 



Soybeans 695 Ornamentals 697 



Cotton 695 Forest and Shade Trees 697 



Potatoes, Tomatoes, Peppers 696 Man and Aaimals 698 



Beans and Peas „ 696 Stored Products 699 



Beneficial Insects 699 



Federal and State Plant Protection Programs 699 



Hawaii Insect Report 700 



Detection. 700 



Corrections 700 



Light Trap Collections o 701 



Distribution of Plum Curculio. Map 702 



WEATHER OF THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 27 



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



NOAA. 



HIGHLIGHTS: Cool autumn temperatures prevailed over most of the nation. The 

 heaviest rains fell in northern Texas. 



PRECIPITATION : Light snow fell over the northern Rocky Mountains and the 



northern Gi'eat Plains Monday, September 20. Four inches fell at Harrison in the 

 Nebraska Panhandle Tuesday morning. Snow-slicked passes across the Rockies and 

 gusty winds accompanying snow made driving hazardous. Cold rain fell from the 

 Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and scattered showers and thunderstorms occurred 

 farther east. Weekend rains fell in the central and southern Great Plains and 

 eastward to the Atlantic Ocean. They were most generous over northern and central 

 Texas Friday and Saturday and from northern Missouri to western Pennsylvania 

 Saturday and Sunday. Light rain fell from the northern Pacific coast to the 

 Rocky Mountains Saturday. Weekly totals were less than 1 inch over most of the 

 Nation. Areas where more than 1 inch fell included northern Texas, Oklahoma, 

 southeastern Kansas, northern Missouri, and central Illinois, and from extreme 

 southern Michigan to central Tennessee and We^t Virginia. Parts of northern Texas 

 received more than 2 inches. 



TEMPERATURE : A high pressure area centered over the southern Great Plains 

 brought the coolest temperature of record for so early in the autumn to spots 

 in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and western Texas. Among stations to register 

 a record low for so early in the season, Mondav morning September 20, were 

 Flagstaff, Arizona, 23° and Lubbock, Texas, 41 . Another blast of arctic air 

 pushed into the Northern Great Plains Monday afternoon. The Pacific Coast States 

 remained in the comfortable 90 's and 80's. The Far South West continued hot. 

 Thermal, California, registered 99° Wednesday afternoon. There was lots of 

 sunshine in Florida where the mercury at Orlando climbed to 93° Tuesday after- 

 noon. A cool air surge kept the afternoon temperatures in the 50 's and 60 's from 

 the Northern Great Plains to New England over the weekend. Clouds held maximums 

 in the 80 's across the Deep South. The Far Southwest continued sunny and hot. 

 The Northwest was damp and chilly. The weekly mean temperatures were below normal 

 except in the extreme Southeast. Parts of northern Texas averaged more than 12° 

 cooler than normal. 



