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BOLLWORM (Heliothis zea ) - TEXAS - Continues to damage cotton in Wilbarger and 

 Young Counties. Moderate in some fields in Tom Green County. Feeding in small 

 bolls and should not cause appreciable economic damage. (Boring). 



POTATOES, TOMATOES, PEPPERS 



LESSER BULB FLY (Eumerus tuberculatus ) - COLORADO - This species and Rhizoglyphus 

 sp. (a bulb mite) damaged potatoes in Monte Vista, Rio Grande County. 

 (Thatcher, Harrison) . 



GENERAL VEGETABLES 



A SPHINGID (Herse cingulata ) - NEW HAMPSHIRE - Single male moth collected at 

 street light at Dover, Strafford County. This is second specimen taken in 25 

 years of light trap operation. (Groman) . 



DECIDUOUS FRUITS AND NUTS 



CODLING MOTH (Laspeyresia pomonella ) - CALIFORNIA - Infesting English walnuts in 

 Meiners Oaks. Ventura County. Will be more of problem in walnuts this season 

 because growers failed to apply first treatment which usually is combined with 

 aphid control. (Cal. Coop. Rpt.). See CEIR 21(41) :712. (PPD) . 



WALNUT HUSK FLY ( Rhagoletis completa ) - IOWA - Collected at Thompson, Winnebago 

 County for a new county record, September 30. Determined by J.L. Laffoon. (Iowa 

 Ins. Sur .) o 



EUROPEAN EARWIG (Forficula auricularia ) - MASSACHUSETTS - Abundant on unpicked 

 applies, and in many injured apples still on trees in Hampshire County. 

 (Jensen) . 



CITRUS 



Quarterly Insect and Mite Outlook in Florida - October through December - This 

 Outlook is based on the assumption that weather beyond the period of the current 

 U.S. Weather Bureau 30-day Outlook will be normal. Therefore, the forecasts 

 given below cannot be viewed with the same degree of confidence as those in the 

 "Insect and Disease Summary" usually released twice each month by this Center. 



CITRUS RUST MITE (Phyllocoptruta oleivora ) will continue in high range through 

 December with about 22 percent of groves developing heavy infestations. Increase 

 will occur through November with gradual decrease expected thereafter. CITRUS 

 RED MITE (Panonychus citri) and TEXAS CITRUS MITE (Eutetranychus banks i ) will 

 increase through December. Although population generally predicted to remain in 

 low range, rapid increases may be expected in young groves and heavy infesta- 

 tions likely in 6 percent of groves. WHITEFLIES will continue to be abundant 

 through October, then decrease to moderate level. GLOVER SCALE (Lepidosaphes 

 gloverii ) , PURPLE SCALE (L. beckii ) , and YELLOW SCALE (Aonidiella citrina ) will 

 slowly increase; however, none expected to occur in important numbers. BLACK 

 SCALE (Saissetia oleae ) population will continue to be above normal and at 

 moderate level through November; however, little damage will result this year. 

 AN ARMORED SCALE (Unaspis citri ) will produce crawlers until near-freezing 

 temperatures slow their activity. Spread of infestation to new areas predicted 

 due to crawlers transported by picking crews. (W. A. Simanton) . 



ORNAMENTALS 



BRONZE BIRCH BORER (Agrilus anxius) - OREGON - Survey of ornamental birches in 

 Pendleton, Umatilla County, detected infestation in eastern sector of city. 

 Previously, infestations in southwest sector. (Westcott, Penrose) . 



CRANBERRY SPANWORM (Anavitrinella pampinaria) - ARIZONA - Controls difficult in 

 many instances in Maricopa County. (Ariz, Coop, Sur,). 



