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Table IV. Effect of time of entrance into hibernation, or isolation from food supply 

 upon survival of weevils 



Cultural System. Having secured an early maturing crop, it should 

 be picked out as soon as open, the earlier the better. If not all gath- 

 ered before October first in South Texas, every effort should be put 

 forth to clean up the fields by that time and the few late opening bolls 

 should not be allowed to delay the immediate destruction of the stalks 

 in some thorough manner. In the southern part of the state where 

 sprout cotton commonly occurs, great care should be taken to destroy 

 enough of the roots to prevent any sprouting in the spring. Clean 



