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This week we found alfalfa weevil for the first time in Champaign, Coles, 

 Macon, Moultrie, Christian, Montgomery, Bond and Madison counties. 



Potato leafhoppers migrated into the state this week and can be found in 

 numbers in alfalfa fields north of a line from St. Louis to Champaign up to Route 6, 

 No control measures other than early cutting are recommended. 



Sod webworms are occasionally being reported from lawns. Generally no 

 control is needed until July or August. However, if control is needed now, use 

 diazinon or carbaryl. 



Bagworms will be hatching in another week in southern Illinois. Now is 

 the time to hand-pick the bags that overwintered on the trees. They are full of 

 eggs. A thorough job of hand-picking may eliminate the need for a spray. If, 

 however, it becomes necessary to spray, apply carbaryl, diazinon, lead arsenate or 

 malathion early while the newly hatched worms are still small and easy to kill. 



Cereal leaf beetle was found in Illinois for the first time this week. 

 No control is recommended at this time. 



Caution : Before applying insecticides, read the labels carefully and 

 follow all precautions. This not only will insure personal safety, but will also 

 eliminate residue hazards. 



Farm Advisers' Special Notice (NOT FOR PUBLICATION) 



We will meet at the following farm advisers' offices, at 1:00 p.m. on 

 the dates listed, for field meetings on chinch bugs and other current insect pests: 



June 1 - Tuscola 



June 2 - Clinton 



June 3 - Watseka 



Prepared by H. B. Petty, Steve Moore, Roscoe Randell and Clarence E. White 

 Extension Entomologists, University of Illinois College of Agriculture 



and Illinois Natural History Survey 



H. B. Petty 

 Extension Specialist 

 in Entomology 



