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WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM (Diabrotica virgifera) - WYOMING - Adults collected from 

 corn near Casper, Natrona County on August 19. Collected and determined by C.C. 

 Burkhardt. This is a new county record. (Burkhardt) . 



SMALL GRAINS 



FALL ARMYWORM (Spodoptera frugiperda) - OKLAHOMA - Destroyed 80-acre field of 

 newly planted rye in Ottawa County. Heavy in small grains in Tulsa County with 

 some fields treated. Moderate in Marshall County and light in Kay County. (Okla. 

 Coop. Sur.). TEXAS - Damage extensive to isolated fields of new emerging small 

 grain in Reeves County. One infested field with about 50 percent of stand 

 destroyed. Continued to damage small grains in Rolling Plains counties of 

 Throckmorton, Haskell, Archer, Dickens, Wichita, and Motley. Generally damage 

 decreased in this area. (Neeb et al.). 



WHITE GRUBS (Phyllophaga spp.) - OKLAHOMA - Damaging young wheat in scattered 

 fields in Kingfisher County. Ranged 8-10 per square foot in some fields. Also 

 in scattered fields in Greer County. (Okla. Coop. Sur.). 



LYGAEID BUGS (Nysius spp.) - KANSAS - Damaged seedling wheat along field bor- 

 der in Stanton County. Treated. (Bell). 



TURF, PASTURES, RANGELAND 



FALL ARMYWORM (Spodoptera frugiperda ) - OKLAHOMA - Continues to damage Bermuda 

 grass lawns and pastures in many areas. (Okla. Coop. Sur.). TEXAS - Heaviest 

 damage in Dickens County. Very light counts on coastal Bermuda grass in Fort 

 Bend County. Moth flights heavy throughout much of central and north-central 

 areas. Indications of another generation to appear about October 1 in these 

 areas. (Neeb et al.). 



TWOLINED SPITTLE BUG (Prosapia bicincta ) - ALABAMA - Light damage in several 

 fields of coastal Bermuda grass in Barbour County. Some damage in Tallapoosa 

 County. Adults numerous. (Walton, Thompson). GEORGIA - Damaged coastal Bermuda 

 grass during period ending September 25 in Marion County (Daniels) , Screven 

 County (Brannen) , heavy in some fields in Burke County (Craven) . SOUTH CAROLINA 

 Unspecified species heavy throughout coastal area on centipede and other lawn 

 grasses. Damaged several fields of 5 to 10 acres of coastal Bermuda grass. 

 (Nettles) . 



FORAGE LEGUMES 



ALFALFA CATERPILLAR (Colias eurytheme ) - IDAHO - Adults averaged 3 per square 

 foot in thousands of acres of alfalfa hay, between Bruneau and Homedale, Owyhee 

 County, September 19. (Homan) . UTAH - Adults heavy in alfalfa field at Delta, 

 Millard County. (Judd) . NEW MEXICO - Light on alfalfa in Dona Ana County. (N.M. 

 Coop. Rpt.). Medium on alfalfa at Belen, Valencia County. (Heninger) . KANSAS - 

 Survey of field of seedling alfalfa reported CEIR 21(40) :695 to have been 

 severely damaged by this species, revealed that damage may not be due to this 

 species (based on low larval population found and absence of pupae) . Suspect 

 Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) . In established fields of alfalfa nearby 

 heaviest C." ~eurythenie counts 8 per 10 sweeps. (Bell). 



WESTERN YELLOWSTRIPED ARMYWORM (Spodoptera praefica) - IDAHO - After third 

 cutting of alfalfa surrounding ditch banks and fence rows required treatment 

 near Ada County field. (Peterson). Noted in Grandview to King Hill, 

 Elmore County, alfalfa. Some damage showing. (Edwards). 



FALL ARMYWORM (Spodoptera frugiperda ) - OKLAHOMA - Averaged 6 per 10 sweeps of 

 alfalfa in Payne County. Also in alfalfa in Cotton and Marshall Counties. (Okla, 

 Coop. Sur.) . 



