This is the last weekly issue of the Home, Yard, and Garden Pest Newsletter for the year. Issues will be biweekly through September, with monthly issues in October and November.

Comments concerning the newsletter should be sent to Phil Nixon at (217)333-6650 or nixonp@ mail.aces.uiuc.edu. Comments concerning particular articles should be made to the author given in parentheses at the end of the article. Author telephone numbers are given at the end of each newsletter. These authors also welcome first pest sightings of the year, as well as reports of unusual pest species or unusually large numbers of pests. Thanks for your support and interest.