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RAPP... CHATS
By W. H. Lyne
NEEDED ... VOLUNTEER DETECTORS of strange insects before the invaders become established and spread! The cereal leaf beetle, a serious pest of grain crops, is the latest invader. First found in this country a year ago in Michigan, it is now known to also be in Indiana and Ohio. Because of our feed shortage we likely will be importing hay from these states. Will we import the Cereal Leaf Beetle? Over 50% of our most destructive insect pests are imports; the alfalfa weevil, face fly, Jap beetle, white fringed beetle, Asiatic oak weevil, the Colorado potato beetle! Think of the time and dollars we could have saved had farmers really been alert volunteerdetectors and these pests confined and controlled. Reporting their presence is the first must in effectively controlling and eradicating new invaders. WHAT TO LOOK FOR? The adult Cereal Leaf Beetle is about 3/16 inch long. The male slightly smaller and more narrow. Wing covers and head are a metallic, bluish black. Legs and front segment of the thorax are red. The larva is slightly longer than the adult, shaped like
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