Mr. Townsend found a few liv- 
abundance along the valley of the Guadaloupe River at Victoria, Thomas- 
ton, and Cuero. North of its old range it extended to Kenedy, Flores- 
ville, and many points in the country lying between the latter place 
and Cuero. <A single field was found near San Antonio which contained 
large numbers of weevils, and in the same way a single field was found 
far to the east at Wharton in which the weevils had appeared late in 
the season. The exact localities where the insect was found during 
1895 are indicated on the accompanying map. 
WORK OF THE WEEVIL IN 1896. 
It was feared that during 1896 there would be a further spread of the 
weevil, but for some reason, probably on account of the severe midsum- 
mer drought, there was not only no spread beyond the limits indicated 
on the 1895 map, but, on the contrary, a shrinkage of the territory 
infested. The main spread in 1895 took place in the autumn and at 
the outer boundaries, as at San Antonio and at Wharton the weevil was 
unquestionably killed by the winter frosts. In a field, for example, 
near San Antonio, which was several times examined in 1895 by Mr. 
Schwarz, Mr. Townsend, and by the writer, and in which the weevil 
was extremely abundant down to the month of December, not a trace 
of the insect could be found in 1896. In 1896 the drought prevented 
the “make” of the top crop at many points, and there was little food 
for the autumnal generations of the weevil, and therefore a lesser spread 
from the localities of successful hibernation. 
NATURAL HISTORY AND HABITS. 
The insect passes the winter in the weevil state. It can be found on 
the cotton plant until late in December, and, in fact, as long as any 
portion of the plant is green. 
It is found most abundantly 
in the early winter hidden be- 
tween the involucre and the 
boll, and later it frequently 
works its way down into the dry 
and open bolls. All the speci- 
mens found by Mr. Schwarz in 
such situations in the late 
spring of 1895 were dead; but 
ing in March. The dry boll is 
probably not a frequently suc- 
cessful hibernating place. 
Judge 8. G. Borden, of Sharps- 
burg, however, writing under 
date of January 27, 1896, states 
that the weevil at that time 
was being found nearly every Fig. 3.—u, newly Laicied larva in young square; b, 
day in the dry bolls; but this eT AU Sen situ; ec, pupa in young 
statement lacks the signifi- 
eance which it might otherwise have had as bearing on the question of 
hibernation from the fact that no heavy frost had probably occurred up 
to that time at Sharpsburg. 
With: the cutting of the plants or with the rotting or drying of the 
