Feb., '07] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 65 



investigations during the past year. He spoke of the factors, 

 natural and artificial, that assist in the spread of the weevil; 

 of the studies that have been made on the hibernation ; the 

 factors in its natural control and of the observations made on its 

 habits in Guatemala by Mr. E. A. Schwarz, and its adaptation 

 to local conditions in this country. 



State Entomologist Herrick spoke on "Mississippi and the 

 lioll AYeevil Problem." He does not anticipate greater injury 

 than Louisiana has experienced and proposes that the cultural 

 methods be demonstrated in Mississippi by experimental farms 

 and institute work. He stated that he was in favor of a law 

 compelling the destruction of stalks before frost. 



State Entomologist Smith, of Georgia, spoke of the attitude 

 of the people and officials of the Eastern States to the boll weevil 

 problem. He mentioned the interest which had gradually de- 

 creased in the last few years was now increasing as the weevil 

 approaches. 



Mr. C. W. Flynn, Assistant Entomologist of the Louisiana 

 State Crop Pest Commission, gave an account of the recent 

 changes in boll weevil quarantines in the Southern States and 

 the status of quarantines at present in force. Concerning the 

 situation in Louisiana, it was explained that the quarantine line 

 is extended as made necessary through the dissemination of the 

 weevil. In August, the quarantine in Louisiana was removed, 

 but three weeks later replaced by a demand from the parishes, 

 only cotton seed and seed cotton being quarantined against. Mr. 

 I [unter cited a case, as bearing on the subject, where an infes- 

 tation in West Texas was found to have been carried in cotton 

 seed by a wagon to a distance of fifty miles. Prof. Herrick 

 ted that in Mississippi quarantine regulations were erron- 

 eously omitted from the new code, and consequently that State 

 now has no regulations against the importation of cotton seed 

 from the infested districts. Dr. Adams, State Entomologist of 

 Arkansas, sjjoke of the proposed quarantine laws of that State. 



Mr. J. 1). Garrett, Assitant Entomologist of the Louisiana 

 State Crop Pest Commission, presented a paper on the areas 

 covered by the 1906 migration in Louisiana. It has this year 

 entered Arkansas and Indian Territory and is within twenty- 



