4 PAPEKS ON THE COTTON BOLL WEEVIL^ ETC. 



October 3, weather warm, weevils that had assumed a hibernating attitude lively 

 again, mating pairs and oviposition common; October 4, much more active, mating 

 pairs and number of eggs increasing, collected 100 weevils from 132 stalks; October 

 6, conditions similar to middle of September, collected 50 weevils from 46 stalks; 

 October 7, weevils numerous, mating common, more egg punctures, collected 100 

 weevils from 92 stalks and 67 from 80 stalks; October 9, at apiary, 100 weevils on 

 98 stalks at east end, 50 on 100 stalks, west end, 48 on 90 stalks at the middle of the 

 field; October 11, 90 weevils on 176 stalks; October 13, average of 1 weevil to 2 





stalks; October 15, 16, weevils active, eggs common; October 17-21, low temperature, 

 with sharp freeze on the night of the 18th, when the cotton froze and the supply of 

 food was exhausted; October 22, after the 18th weevils went into hibernation rapidly, 

 but diminution not markedly noticed until the 22d, when there was but 1 to 10 

 stalks. 



The weevils were not injured hy the freeze of the 18th, as many 

 were found in the field on the 19th. By referring to figure 1, giving 



