Fleas are causing problems to returning vacationists. The adult fleas have devel- 

 oped from the worm stage in dog and cat beds or resting areas. The worms will 

 hatch in such places as rugs or upholstered furniture and in the soil in flower 

 and shrubbery beds from eggs laid by adult fleas that drop from the dog or cat. 

 Hungry adult fleas will spread throughout the house and yard. For control, treat 

 areas where fleas are found with carbaryl (Sevin) or malathion as a dust or spray. 

 The deg or cat can also be treated with the same material. 



Aphids are numerous on many shrubs and flowers. These small, green, soft-bodied 

 sucking insects secrete a sticky material called "honeydew." Leaves of infested 

 plants usually are curled and discolored. For control, spray the foliage thoroughly- 

 using 2 teaspoons of 50- to 57-percent malathion, or 25-percent diazinon E.C. per 

 gallon of water, bo not use malathion on African violets or cannaert red cedar. 

 Do not use diazinon on ferns or hibiscus. 



Second generation red-headed sawflies are defoliating pine trees in plantations 

 in some areas of the state. If damage warrants control, apply DDT at the rate 

 of 2 pounds of 50 -percent wettable powder or 2 quarts of 2 5 -percent emulsifiable 

 concentrate to 100 gallons of water. 



CAUTION: BEFORE APPLYING INSECTICIDES, READ THE LABELS CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW ALL 

 PRECAUTIONS. THIS WILL NOT ONLY INSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, BUT WILL ALSO 

 PREVENT RESIDUE HAZARDS. 



This weekly report was prepared by H. B. Petty, Steve Moore, Roscoe Randell, and 

 Don Kuhlman, University of Illinois College of Agriculture and Illinois Natural 

 History Survey, in cooperation with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Plant 

 Pest Co>itrol Branch, from information gathered by entomologists and cooperators 

 who send in weekly reports from their own localities. 



