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STORED PRODUCTS 



REDLEGGED HAM BEETLE (Necrobia rufipes) - CALIFORNIA - Heavy in unloaded ships 

 of copra in San Francisco and Bay area ports. Warm weather caused rapid increase 

 in activity, and thousands of adults flew to residences and processing plants in 

 immediate areas. Normally rare; this instance unusual. (Cal. Coop. Rpt.). 



BEHEFICIAL INSECTS 



A PTEROMALID WASP ( Sceptrothelys grandiclava (Walker)) - NEBRASKA - Adults 

 emerged from cocoons of Bathyplectes curculionis (an ichneumon) collected in 

 June 1971 from alfalfa near Gothenburg, Dawson County. Collected by G.R. 

 Manglitz. Determined by B.D. Burks. This is a new North American record. (Keith). 

 S. grandiclava is a hyperparasite and reduces the effectiveness of the 

 Tntroduced species B. curculionis . Possible source of introduction was through 

 the cocoons of Bathyplectes spp. being shipped from Europe for release in U.S. 

 (PPD) o 



AN ENCYRTID WASP (Ooencyrtus kuwanai) - ALABAMA - Total of 20,000 specimens of 

 this egg parasite released in Russell County at site where single male Porthetria 

 dispar (gypsy moth) trapped on July 16. (Gardenhire, Barwood) . 



AN ICHNEUMONID ( Hyposoter fugitivus ) - WASHINGTON - Parasitized about 25 percent 

 of Schizura concinna (redhumped caterpillar) in Pullman area, Whitman County; 

 it, in turn, being heavily parasitized by unspecified chalcidoids. (Jo^iansen) . 



CONVERGENT LADY BEETLE (Hippodamia convergens ) - IDAHO - Flight of adults about 

 one mile in length observed at 2:00 p.m. September 23, near southwestern base of 

 Moscow Mountain, Latah County, where masses of hibernating beetles occur. (Dalke, 

 Portman) . KANSAS - Found in large numbers (probably for overwintering) in litter 

 and bunch grass near bases of small pines, junipers, and other small trees and 

 shrubs in landscape around a home in Shawnee County near Topeka . Adults in alfalfa 

 ranged as follows per county (2 fields per 10 sweeps): Chautauqua 5-33;"" 

 Cowley 4-18; Butler 13-22. (Bell). 



FEDERAL AND STATE PLANT PROTECTION PROGRAMS 



MORMON CRICKET (Anabrus simplex ) - MONTANA - Observed ovipositing in several 

 small areas in Castle Mountains in Meagher County. Populations in these areas 

 three per square yard. (Pratt) . 



PINK BOLLWORM (Pectinophora gossypiella ) - TEXAS - Light, scattered infestations 

 averaged less than 3 percent infested bolls in El Paso County. Light infestations 

 in Martin and Midland Counties. Spotted and heavy infestations in St. Lawrence 

 area in Glasscock County. Infestations in this area averaged 15-35 percent on 

 bottom bolls. Pecos Experiment Farm in Reeves County showed 2-4 percent infested 

 bolls. Heavy infestations in central area near Waco. (Neeb, Cowan). A single 

 blacklight trap in McLennan County recovered 10,646 moths period September 16-23. 

 (Cowan) o 



WEST INDIAN SUGARCANE ROOT BORER (Diaprepes abbreviatus ) - FLORIDA - Recovered 4 

 adults September 16-17 (DeWolf, Gibson) ; 2 adults September 21 (Chambliss, 

 Venable) from sweet orange trees in Plymouth area of Orange County; first 4 adults 

 collected in regulated area, last 2 are new finds and extend the infested area. 

 (Fla . Coop. Sur.) . 



GRASSHOPPERS - NEBRASKA - Adult survey showed 740,000 acres of cropland infested 

 with 8 or more per square yard. Found primarily in northeast and south-central 

 areas. Economic populations found in all districts, but only in isolated preferred 

 habitats. Dominant species were Melanoplus dif f erentialis , M. bivittatus , and M. 

 f emurrubrum . Rangeland infestations decreased, but increased in density where 

 found. Most confined to small pockets and widely scattered over range areas. 

 Estimated that 50,000 acres infested with eight or more per square yard. Dominant 

 species Ageneotettix deorum , Aulocara elliotti , Trachyrhachus kiowa , and 

 Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum . (Bell. Hohnholt) . 



