OTHER TROP. & SUBTROP. FRUITS 



GREENHOUSE WHITEFLY (Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) - CALIFORNIA - Nymphs 20 per leaf 

 on avocado nursery stock in Ventura, Ventura County. (Cal. Coop. Rpt.). 



AN ARMORED SCALE ( Hemiberlesia lataniae ) - CALIFORNIA - Adults infested avocado 

 nursery stock in Ventura, Ventura County. Can be serious on avocado. (Cal. Coop 

 Rpt.). 



LONGTAILED MEALYBUG (Pseudococcus longispinus ) - CALIFORNIA - Adults infested 

 avocado nursery stock in a nursery in Saticoy, Ventura County. (Cal. Coop. Rpt.). 



ORNAMENTALS 



A PIERID MOTH ( Phoebis sennae ) - ALABAMA - Larvae collected at Faunsdale, Marengo 

 County, October 11, 1^71, by C. Miller from Cassia alta . Determined by D.M. 

 Weisman. This is a new State record. (McQueen) . 



PALM LEAF SKELETONIZER (Homaledra sabalella ) - ALABAMA - Larvae ranged 2-10 per 

 leaf skeletonizing palms on Dauphin Island in Mobile County April 16, 1971. 

 Collected by W.T. Seibels. Determined by D.M. Weisman. This is a new State 

 record. (McQueen) . 



CHINESE ROSE BEETLE (Adoretus sinicus ) - OREGON - Single live adult intercepted 

 at Salem, Marion County; in suitcase. Apparently trapped in luggage in Hawaii. 

 Identified by R.L. Westcott. (Larson). 



FOREST AND SHADE TREES 



AN APHID ( Cinara pinivora ) - MARYLAND - Specimens collected from Pinus taeda at 

 Beltsville, Prince Georges County, by D. Raine on June 6, 1971. Determined by 

 A.N. Tissat. This is a new State record. (U. Md., Ent . Dept.). 



SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE ( Dendroctonus frontalis ) - MISSISSIPPI - Indications of a 

 buildup indicated in pine forests in southern areas. Populations increasing in 

 size and number. (Echols). 



SMALLER EUROPEAN ELM BARK BEETLE ( Scolytus multistriatus ) - GEORGIA - Symptoms 

 of Dutch elm disease noted June 10 in Clarke County, confirmed. Apparently 

 widespread throughout county. (Franklin). 



AN OLETHREUTID MOTH ( Rhyacionia bushnelli) - CALIFORNIA - Pupae occurring in 

 tips of Monterey pine~ (Pinus radiata ) in nursery stock in Wasco, Kern County. 

 This is a new county record. Pupae 40 and one larva taken from branch terminals 

 from 2 Monterey pine at El Cajon, San Diego County. Damage severe and terminals 

 brown. Unspecified hymenopterous parasites taken from pupal cases. (Cal. Coop. 

 Rpt.) . 



AN OLETHREUTID MOTH (Paralobesia liriodendrana ) - ALABAMA - Larvae taken from 

 tulip poplar trees at Shorter, Macon County, October 18, 1971 by H.F. McQueen. 

 Determined by D.M. Weisman. This is a new State record. (McQueen) . 



MAN AND ANIMALS 



SCAB MITE (Psoroptes equi ) - NEBRASKA - Estimated 10,000 head of cattle in 19 

 counties under treatment as of December 3. Infestation originated from 260 steers 

 shipped from out of State and mixed with native cattle. (Nordstrom et al . ) . 

 OKLAHOMA - Total of 16,650 head of cattle involved from 2 Cimmarron Counties on 1 

 Greer County premiss in November. TEXAS - During same period total of 8 premises 

 involved and 40,800 cattle in Dallam, Moore, Donley, Motley, Deaf Smith, 

 Childress, and Collingsworth Counties. NEW MEXICO - In Chavez County, total of 

 10,000 head of cattle involved during same period. (Anim. Health). 



