CONTENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• ANNUAL UK PEST CONTROL SHORT COURSE

TOBACCO:

• LEAF SPOTTING DISEASES "TRASHING" TOBACCO CROPS

CORN:

• WATCH FOR EAR ROTS

• LATE SEASON CORN BORER TRAP COUNTS VERY HIGH

PESTS OF HUMANS

• "SEED TICKS" SERIOUS PESTS NOW

LAWN AND TURF:

• MANAGING LARGE PATCH OF ZOYSIA

• DRY AIR SUPPRESSES GRAY LEAF SPOT OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS

SHADE TREES AND ORNAMENTALS:

• BOTRYOSPHAERIA CANKER OF REDBUD AND OTHER WOODY PLANTS

• MORE LANDSCAPE TREES AFFECTED BY BACTERIAL LEAF SCORCH

MISCELLANEOUS:

• DON'T GET SADDLED BY THE STING OF A SADDLEBACK!

DIAGNOSTIC LAB HIGHLIGHTS:

IPM INSECT TRAP COUNT: