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VARIABLE OAKLEAF CATERPILLAR (Heterocompa manteo ) - MISSOURI - Moderate to heavy 

 populations found throughout southern half of State. Oaks with 100 percent 

 defoliation seen in spots throughout infested area. (Gass) . 



FALL WEBWORM ( Hyphantria cunea ) - NEW MEXICO - Light on shade and fruit trees in 

 Taos County. Light to heavy on cottonwood trees along Rio Grande and Rio Chama 

 Rivers in Rio Arriba County. Defoliation appears lighter than previous years. 

 (Heninger) . 



A BARK BEETLE ( Ips grandicollis ) - OHIO - Damage moderate in 10-20 acres of 

 Austrian pine. Infestation primarily due to weakened condition of trees. (Ohio 

 Dept . of Agr .) . 



ELM LEAF BEETLE (Pyrrhalta luteola ) - NEVADA - Heaviest infestation and damage 

 to elm trees at Beatty and Tonopah, Nye County since introduction. (Southworth, 

 Zoller) . NEW MEXICO - Damage to Siberian elm trees light in Taos County, moderate 

 to heavy in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties. Skeletonizing of foliage more 

 severe than in past several years. (Heninger). 



VARIABLE OAKLEAF CATERPILLAR (Heterocampa manteo ) - WEST VIRGINIA - Larval damage 

 moderate (20 percent) to foliage of mixed oaks on 25 acres in Monongalia County. 

 (W. Va. Ins. Sur.) . 



MAN AND ANIMALS 



SCREWWORM (Cochliomyia hominivorax ) - Total of 19 cases reported in U.S. 

 September 19-25 as follows: TEXAS - Brewster 1, Edwards 1, Kinney 5, Terrell 

 1, Val Verde 2, Uvalde 1, San Faba 1; ARKANSAS - Little River 1, Miller 1. 

 Total of 357 laboratory-confirmed cases reported in portion of Barrier Zone in 

 Republic of Mexico as follows: Sonora 5, Chihuahua 174, Coahuila 97, Nuevo Leon 

 22, Tamaulipas 59. Total of 31 cases reported in Mexico south of Barrier Zone. 

 Barrier Zone is area where eradication operation underway to prevent establish- 

 ment of self-sustaining population in U.S. Sterile screw-worm flies released: 

 Texas 51,648,000; Arkansas 2,100,000; Arizona 5,640,000; Mexico 97,220,000. 

 (Anim. Health Div.). 



HORN FLY (Haematobia irritans ) - MARYLAND - Adults still heavy in Eastern Shore 

 counties. Heaviest counts 180-300 per head of beef cattle near Whitehaven, 

 Wicomico County. (U. Md., Ent . Dept.). MISSISSIPPI - Light to moderate on cattle 

 in Oktibbeha, Lee, and Monroe Counties. (Robinson). OKLAHOMA - Decreased on 

 cattle in Payne County (ranged 75-100 per head); low in Washington County, 

 continued moderate in Cleveland County and heavy in Cotton County. (Okla . Coop. 

 Sur.). TEXAS - Moderate to heavy on cattle in Trans-Pecos area. (Neeb) . 



STABLE FLY (Stomoxys calcitrans ) - OKLAHOMA - Less than 1 per head on untreated 

 dairy cattle in Payne County. (Okla. Coop. Sur,). 



MOSQUITOES - OHIO - In Knox County, on nights of September 14, 15, and 16, 

 averaged 4.8 female mosquitoes per trap per night. Species as follows: Aedes 

 vexans 46, A. triseriatus 5, Anopheles punctipennis 41, A. quadrimaculatus 1, 

 Culex restuans 16, Culex spp. 176, and Uranotaenia sapphirina 1. (Ohio Dept. of 

 HealthTi 



FACE FLY (Muse a autumnalis ) - SOUTH DAKOTA - Light on cattle in central 

 McPherson County. Averaged 1 per 4 head of stock. This is a new county record. 

 (Jones) . 



HOUSE FLY (Musca domestica ) - OKLAHOMA - Ranged 10 to 12 per Scudder grid in 

 untreated barns in Payne County. (Okla. Coop. Sur.). 



