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TURF, PASTURES, RANGELAND 



CHINCH BUG (Blissus leucopterus leucopterus ) - ILLINOIS - Surveys indicate 

 populations about 3 times heavier than 1970; still below economic levels. (111. 

 Ins. Rpt .) . 



A PLANTHOPPER (Delphacodes propinqua) - LOUISIANA - Heavy, adults 5,000 per 100 

 sweeps, on common and coastal Bermuda grass in central and northern areas. 

 (Newsom) . 



FIRE ANT ( Solenopsis geminata ) - TEXAS - Numerous infestations in Brazos, 

 Robertson, Wilson, and Bee Counties, (Cole). 



A SNAIL ( Rumina vecollata ) - ALABAMA - Abundant in local area at Montgomery, 

 Montgomery County, October 25, 1971. Collected by C. Elliott and T. Wilbourn. 

 Determined by J. A. Pendergrass . This is a new State record. Occurs in Texas and 

 Mexico. (McQueen) . 



FORAGE LEGUMES 



ALFALFA WEEVIL ( Hypera postica ) - OKLAHOMA - Populations decreased in alfalfa in 

 Stephens County; larvae and adults still light. (Okla. Coop. Sur.), KENTUCKY - 

 Eggs averaged 154.4 per square foot in Fayette County field. (Barnett) . 



EGYPTIAN ALFALFA WEEVIL (Hypera brunneipennis ) - ARIZONA - Ranged 0-20 per 100 

 sweeps of alfalfa at Yuma, Yuma County. (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). 



A GEOMETRID MOTH ( Semiothisa punctolineata ) - ARKANSAS - Larvae collected from 

 alfalfa in October from Washington County reared to adults. Determined by E.P. 

 Rouse. First collections in State from alfalfa. (Boyer) . 



THREECORNERED ALFALFA HOPPER (Spissistilus festinus ) - ARIZONA - Ranged 30-300 

 at Yuma and 50-500 per 100 sweeps of alfalfa at Parker, Yuma County. (Ariz. Coop. 

 Sur.) . 



LYGUS BUGS ( Lygus spp.) - NEW MEXICO - Nymphs and adults ranged 15-25 per 25 

 sweeps in Lea County alfalfa. (Mathews). 



COLE CROPS 



DIAMONDBACK MOTH (Plutella xylostella ) - SOUTH CAROLINA - Larval damage heavy on 

 20 acres of cabbage on James Island, Charleston County. (Creighton) . 



CITRUS 



COFFEE BEAN WEEVIL (Araecerus f asciculatus ) - FLORIDA - Larvae and adults 

 collected in fruits of sweet orange in groves at Leesburg, Lake County, November 

 22 (Levan et al.). This pest secondary invader of citrus fruits. Special survey 

 underway. (Fla. Coop. Sur.). 



COTTONYCUSHION SCALE ( Icerya purchasi ) - CALIFORNIA - Nymphs 6 per leaf on citrus 

 nursery stock at Hanford, Kings County. (Cal. Coop. Rpt.). 



CITRUS RED MITE ( Panonychus citri ) - ARIZONA - Counts of 5 per leaf on November 

 12 declined to 3.4 on November 23 in lemon grove on Yuma Mesa, Yuma County. Most 

 groves surveyed with fewer counts. (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). 



