ANNUAL REPORT OF INTRODUCED BENEFICIAL ORGANISMS RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES - 1982 



SECTION I - INTRODUCED PARASITES AND PREDATORS RELEASED IN U.S. AND TERRITORIES - 1982 



PART A - Arranged Alphabetically by Genus-species of Released Organism, State, County 



NOTES <. 



107 Numbers shipped and released are estimated to have been approx. 3,686,000,000 PHE. There were 10 releases between July 4 and 

 August 6 in 8 fields totaling 1940 ha, with each release being 130,000-250,000 (av. 190,000) PHE/ha. See L F Bouse & R K 

 Morrison, 1985 (Southwest. Entomol., Suppl. 8: 45). 



110 Adults were sprayed with nuclear polyhedrosis virus prior to release. 



114 A total of 187 infested plants was shipped for release in Texas in 1982. 



116 A total of 200 infested plants was shipped for release in South Carolina in 1982. 



117 A total of 300 infested plants was shipped for release in Georgia in 1982. Some records of 1982 releases in additional 

 Georgia counties not listed in this report appear to be missing. 



118 A total of 400 infested plants was shipped for release in Alabama in 1982. 



119 A total of 403 infested plants was shipped for release in Mississippi in 1982. 



120 A total of 390 infested plants was shipped for release in Louisiana in 1982. 



121 A total of 100 infested plaints was shipped for release in Arkansas in 1982. 



122 A total of 220 infested plants was shipped for release in North Carolina in 1982. 



123 Of over 10,250,000 adults cultured in 1982 according to PPQSBTX records, TXRGVSGA records note the following releases in 1982: 

 Hidalgo Co - 7,138,156; Cameron Co - 2,633,000; Willacy Co - 457,760; and Starr Co - 9,500 (N. Rozeff, TXRGVSGA, in litt . ) . 



125 Some material was also received from NJDA for the July releases (see NJDA-DJP-82-0008) . 



127 Shipment made at the request of PPQBMD; recipient and disposition of material is unknown. 



130 The species released may have been Amitus spiniferus , rather than Cales noack i ; contact UCR for details of this release. 



131 = Comperiella bifasciata ? Contact UCR for details of this release. 



132 The origin of this material may have been China, rather than Japan; contact UCR for details of these releases. 



137 Releases were made against potential alternate lepidopterous hosts, in the absence of gypsy moth. Potential hosts included 

 Malacosoma americanum , H yphantria cunea , Estigmene acrea , and various tussock moths. 



139 Records of the 1982 dates and sites of these field releases are unavailable. 



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