Surveys conducted in Kansas to date for the Asian Longhorned Beetle have been negative. USDA recently reported that an infestation outside the regulated area near New York City had been located. It is a small area and eradication efforts are planned. The eradication effort in Chicago continues. This involves the removal of all infested trees, most of them large, along public streets and in private yards.
Various stock continues to be imported infested with scale insects.
Since the last report, Carex morroti sent from Pittman Nursery in Magnolia, Arkansas was heavily infested with an unidentified scale. Specimens were sent to USDA for identification. Thrips continue to be a problem for greenhouse growers. The best control is to practice good sanitation. Both are important vectors of Tomato Spot Wilt Virus .