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CONTENTS 



Special Insects of Regional Significance „ . .729 



Insects Affecting 



Corn, Sorghum, Sugarcane 729 General Vegetables ....731 



Small Grains 729 Deciduous Fruits and Nuts 731 



Turf, Pastures, Rangeland 730 Citrus 731 



Forage Legumes 730 Ornamentals 731 



Soybeans «730 Forest and Shade Trees 731 



Cotton 730 Man and Animals 731 



Potatoes, Tomatoes, Peppers 731 Stored Products 733 



Beneficial Insects 733 



Federal and State Plant Protection Programs 733 



Detection 733 



Hawaii Insect Report 734 



Light Trap Collections 735 



Distribution of Vetch Bruchid. Map 736 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S 30-DAY OUTLOOK 



MID-OCTOBER TO MID-NOVEMBER 1971 



The National Weather Service's 30-day outlook for mid-October to mid-November is 

 for temperatures to average below seasonal normals over the Great Plains, the 

 upper and middle Mississippi Valley, the upper Great Lakes and west of the 

 Divide except for near normal along the central and south Pacific coast. Above 

 normal averages are indicated for the south Atlantic and east Gulf Coast States 

 while near normal temperatures are expected in unspecified areas. Precipitation 

 is expected to exceed normal from the northern and central Plains to the 

 Appalachians and also over the southern Rockies. Subnormal totals are indicated 

 for the Pacific coast and the south Atlantic coast. Elsev'iere near normal 

 precipitation is in prospect. 



Weather forecast given here is based on the official 30-day "Resume and Outlook" 

 published twice a month by the National Weather Service. You can subscribe 

 through the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20250. Price $5.00 a 

 year. 



WEATHER OF THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 11 



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

 NOAA. 



HIGHLIGHTS : Typical autumn weather prevailed over most of the Nation. Heavy 

 snow fell in parts of the west. Torrential rains fell in the Florida Keys. 



PRECIPITATION ; Bright sunny skies predominated over most of the Nation early in 

 the week. The main exception was the cloud covered Northeast. High pressure 

 systems limited the precipitation to a few showers in opposite corners of the 

 Nation. The Far Northwest, an area from eastern Michigan to western New York, 

 southwest from southeastern Arizona to western Texas and southern Florida, Dry 

 weather and sunny skies prevailed in most of the other areas. A low pressure 

 area southwest of the Florida coast drenched southern Florida and the Keys. 

 Over 8.5 inches of rain fell at the International Airport, Key West, in a 48-hour 

 period ending Wednesday morning. Light showers dampened the Pacific Northwest. 

 Snow fell in the higher Rocky Mountains. On Thursday, showers were scattered from 

 Michigan to the Ohio River. As the weekend approached, snow was falling in 



Weather of the week continued on page 736. 



