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ALFALFA CATERPILLAR (Colias eurytheme ) - ARIZONA - Larvae per 100 sweeps of 

 alfalfa by county: Yuma 200 and Maricopa 8. (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). NEW MEXICO - 

 First and second instar larvae up to 3 per 25 sweeps of alfalfa in Farmington 

 area, San Juan County. (Heninger) . Ranged 4-10 per 25 sweeps in Roswell area, 

 Chaves County, and 10-18 in Carlsbad area, Eddy County. (Mathews). 



LESSER CORNSTALK BORER (Elasmopalpus lignosellus ) - TEXAS - Killed newly seeded 

 alfalfa stands in Wilbarger County. (Boring) . 



PEA APHID (Acyrthosiphon pisum ) - WISCONSIN - Declined about 50 percent this 

 period. Sexuals continue to increase; 36 percent oviparous forms compared to 11 

 percent previous period. Parasitism and males still about 10 percent. (Wis. 

 Ins. Sur,). NEW MEXICO - Moderate to heavy, ranged 2-10 per square foot, on 

 alfalfa in Roswell area, Chaves County. (Mathews). 



THREECORNERED ALFALFA HOPPER ( Spissistilus festinus ) - ARIZONA - Counts per 100 

 sweeps of alfalfa in Yuma County: Parker 135 and Yuma 900 early this period. 

 Counts by county: Yuma 165 and Maricopa 182 as of November 5. (Ariz. Coop. 

 Sur . ) . 



LYGUS BUGS (Lygus spp.) - NEW MEXICO - Adults and nymphs ranged 6-8 per 25 sweeps 

 on Chaves County alfalfa. (Mathews). Ranged 1-8 on alfalfa in Farmington area, 

 San Juan County, (Heninger). 



SOYBEANS 



A CERAMBYCID BEETLE (Dectes texanus texanus ) - NORTH CAROLINA - Larvae girdled 

 stems in southern Washington County and northwest Hyde County. Infestations 30+ 

 percent in 5 fields. (Ogle et al.), 



COTTON 



BOLL WEEVIL (Anthonomus grandis ) - TEXAS - Heavy in cotton throughout Rolling 

 Plains, Infestations in many fields ranged 2,000-16,000 per acre early this 

 period. (Boring). MISSISSIPPI - Continues heavy in some fields in some southern 

 counties. Frost not heavy enough to kill foliage. (Robinson). 



BOLLWORM (Heliothis zea ) - NEW MEXICO - Infestations scattered in cotton in 

 Artesia area, Eddy County. Damaged up to 4 percent of green bolls. (Mathews). 



BANDEDWING WHITEFLY ( Trialeurodes abutilonea ) - ALABAMA - Specimens collected on 

 cotton in Elmore, Autauga, Montgomery, and Macon are new county records. 

 Determined by L.M, Russell, (McQueen). 



SUGAR BEETS 



FALSE CELERY LEAFTIER (Udea profundalis) - CALIFORNIA - Larvae of this species 

 and Spodoptera exigua (beet armyworm) 3 per sweep of sugar beets at West 

 Sacramento, and 6 per sweep at Woodland, Yolo County. (Cal. Coop. Rpt.). 



BEET ARMYWORM (Spodoptera exigua ) - ARIZONA - First and second instar larvae 

 heavy on 6-inch-tall sugar beets in 80-acre field at Tolleson, Maricopa County. 

 (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). 



GENERAL VEGETABLES 



NOCTUID MOTHS - TENNESSEE - Mixed larval populations of BEET ARMYWORM ( Spodoptera 

 exigua), CORN EARWORM ( Heliothis zea ) , and CABBAGE LOOPER ( Tr ichoplusia ni) 

 moderate on commercial spinach in Dyer County. Controls as of November 5 not 

 effective and spinach rejected at processing plant due to presence of larvae. 

 (Johnson) . OKLAHOMA - T. ni heavy in 200 acres of spinach and turnips in east- 

 central area. Fields treated once but control not adequate and will be treated 

 again. (Okla . Coop. Sur.). ARIZONA - T. £i moderate to heavy on cabbage, 

 cauliflower and lettuce at Yuma, Yuma County. Controls applied. (Ariz .Coop. Sur .) . 



