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at the .earliest possible date^ that yronvpt eradicative measures niay 

 he taken. 



Fig. 7.- — Cotton locks showing typical injury by the pink bolhvorm (Fectiiwphora 



gossypiella). 



Under the authority of the Federal Horticultural Board, Mr. 

 August Busck spent a number of months in the Hawaiian Islands in 

 1905 studying the life history and habits of the pink bollworm. His 



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Fig. 8. — Cotton seed containing pink bollworms, opened to show the cells. Both the 

 single and double seeded cells are shown, the double-seeded ones being broken apart. 



paper (2) on the subject is by far the most complete of any which 

 has been published. The following statements regarding the life 

 history and habits of the pest are based upon Mr. Busck's paper: 



