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stalks of squares, small bolls, and green foliage, thoroughly 

 and completely in a short time, or where it is impossible to bury 

 the cotton stalks completely. When the stalks are burned, the 

 food supply of the adult weevils is destroyed and the large 

 majority of the adult weevils perish in the flames when the 

 stalks are burned after sundown. Of course, if it is impossible 

 to pick the cotton out and the stalks are allowed to remain 

 until a heavy frost has come and the weevils have gone into 

 winter quarters, it is not advisable to burn the stalks. 



Destroy Hibernating Places— Practically all of the weevils 

 hibernating in corn fields, old sorghum or cane fields, along turn- 

 rows, fences, hedges, ditches, and in the vicinity of the cotton 

 fields can be destroyed. If the cornstalks, sorghum and cane 

 shucks are thoroughly plowed under for a depth of several 

 inches, very few weevils survive. The clearing of the stumps 

 and dead trees in and around the cotton fields and the cleaning 



The way to plow if results are expected 



and burning of hedges, ditch banks, fence corners and other 

 hibernating places in the fields and in the vicinity of the fields 

 will destroy thousands of weevils. 



Pick the Weevils— When the weevils first appear in the 

 spring, they eat the tender leaflets of the terminal buds of the 

 young cotton plants. After the squares begin to form, they 

 feed upon them and seldom puncture bolls as long as squares 

 are abundant. It is advisable to pick the weevils off the little 

 cotton until numerous squares begin to form. One pair of 

 weevils less in the spring means millions less later in the season. 

 Children under ten are unable to do farm work and may pick 

 the weevils off the little cotton. Do not lay down the hoe and 

 stop the plow to pick off the weevils. 



Gather the Punctured Squares — The beneficial results 

 obtained from picking up fallen punctured squares depends 

 mainly upon the season. When the punctured squares fall to 



