. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. - 553 - quarantines have been invoked to restrict movement of horses and other equines Into and out of Texas and other affected areas of the A combination vacci- nation and insect control program is underway by State, Federal, and local personnel. About 8 million acres are to be sprayed in Texas and Louisiana with malathion and naled to control suspected vectors. Several species of mosquitoes and possibly other Diptera are suspected vectors. (Anim. Health Div.). BENEFICIAL INSECTS A PLATYGASTERID WASP (Platygaster obs
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. - 553 - quarantines have been invoked to restrict movement of horses and other equines Into and out of Texas and other affected areas of the A combination vacci- nation and insect control program is underway by State, Federal, and local personnel. About 8 million acres are to be sprayed in Texas and Louisiana with malathion and naled to control suspected vectors. Several species of mosquitoes and possibly other Diptera are suspected vectors. (Anim. Health Div.). BENEFICIAL INSECTS A PLATYGASTERID WASP (Platygaster obscuripennis) - PENNSYLVANIA - About 20 adults emerged from 2 willow terminal twig galls caused by Rhabdophaga salicistriticoides (a cecidomyiid midge). Galls collected at La Porte, Sullivan County, February 15, 1971, by Sleesman. R. salicistriticoides determined by Gagne. P. obscuripennis determined by Marsh and is a new State record. (Kim). A EURYTOMID WASP (Eurystoma obtusiventris) - PENNSYLVANIA - Adult emerged from golden rod gall caused by Eurosta solidaginis (a tephritid fly). Gall collected at Gifford Pinchot State Park, York County, March 21, 1971, by Sleesman, E. solidaginis determined by Gagne, E. obtusiventris determined by Burks and is a new State record. (Kim).. BRACONIDS - ARIZONA - Averaged 20 per 100 sweeps in alfalfa and heavy on other crops in Cochise County. (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). LADY BEETLES - ARKANSAS - Hippodamia convergens (convergent lady beetle) outnum- bers Coleomegilla maculata in sorghum and alfalfa throughout State. Adults but no eggs, larvae, or pupae found in sorghum and alfalfa in northwest area. (Boyer). ARIZONA - Unspecified lady beetles averaged 25 per 100 sweeps in Cochise County alfalfa. Heavy on other crops, (Ariz, Coop. Sur,), A FLOWER BUG (Orius insidiosus) - ARKANSAS - Adults very active in blooming sorghum in all areas! however, number of nymphs lower than in past years, (Boyer). DAMSEL BUGS - ARIZONA - Averag
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