FORMATION OF PROLIFERATION. 27 
~ Taste IX.—Summar y of observations showing increased mortality in squares and bolls caused 
by proliferation. 
3 |2 % | Per cent of | law we Percent of | >. 
eS % | Squares examined. | mortality | =6 Y Locks examined. mortality =65 
= |i— |= | in squares.| 86 | 2 inlocks. 33 
S/o .| 3.5 Slade: o. aes ff 
Pr ee | a lo es co! (P= PL ! ' Se 20 H a! a! A \ =P 
fee |S | a \eo lea 1 oie. | Fe z 2 |lSe $s |& iS ar 
2isoi(Ssg/ @2@ lag few = Ba | a6 SE. = Sep Se = He 3 
2 |°p| os =I Fo |IFo |= Ao | a8 aa E 2g Z« ae | @6]) ae 
> eee ae = Rs He Over ascet| io Gs || ts & = sop Pe O8 | es | o A 
mebeo loa a | oe es Ho | 58 | & BS = eh ea =a BS | ey teres 
fe >| .c - |2adlSag] 3] ck | gs] a . |Saglang| 2 | 08/1 88 
aoe 1/8 S@ |§eoll29\ 82/82 | Fo =| = ggoilego/ 2° | 32 | Bo 
ane} 3 = 6 |sAam(5Fe6/ = | FH] es =. S 5A 15 ae] raph | 2S 
mes |e H IG a = = ee | ez H |4 Ay = = qe 
1902; 4), ° 4 | 105 AAS AIG) seve LO. 0,9) ol ta OD ete =| one sc | ose soe be eee eee 
1903 1 eee eace le ee et erecta ere ne a nie stove mic 246 | 1,033 | 434 42.0 | 15.0 5.0 10.0 
1903 1 1 ae a eee ge | ee Sl ae ee eeece) Pere | 452 L 898 | 995 | 52.4 | 28.4 | 12.8 15.6 
1904 1 9 | 2,954 | 1,480 | 50.0 | 9.6 4 - OU(Ol | We ees | eee (etme ee WA en eee. bare 
19042 Po} WR ee || So. Silly |e ely ol (ae a Cse-eisteeee 398 708-| 885 | 51.8 | 18.2 | T1.1 bok 
1905; 1 14 | 4,504 | 2,365 | 52.5 | 19.6 Pea FU PS La | | ea | eee ee | ie ed me me | See at. 
1905 1 elle gal 372 | 48.2 | 28.6 BES | 270 a || eae Pe ee er WEE PR PE Te 
1905 1 1| 443 Dee AOn po nmle lie Qaval aloes lees (ee. to eee |e 2c) oo 5 | oe 
1905 | 1 4; 144 | ADU eGalEo sono Sono Ouest oe De nbs eae ere te eee eee 
1905 1 1b) age ea i eel ee Eee etteaete (eae eees| Gee 1,802 | 7,821 | 5,069 | 64.8 | 16.7 8.5 8.2 
1905 il 1 | Soa eee eee ene |e ea a eas oe) ate Ske whailiciaice e.- 82 254 158 | 62.2 | 14.6 0.0 14.6 
Totals and ay- 
erages ....... 8,921 | 4,513 |050.6 \a17.2 23.7 213.5 | 2,980 12,714 | 7,541 \a59.3 |a15.5 gen 26.3 
! j | | J | 
a Weighted average. 
SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF OBSERVATIONS. 
FORMATION OF PROLIFERATION. 
In the portion of Table IX relating to squares it should be noticed 
especially that proliferation follows weevil punctures in approximately 
one-half of the squares attacked, either for feeding or for oviposition. 
The constancy of this proportion may be most clearly shown by bring- 
ing together the general averages relating to this point found in pre- 
- ceding tables. 
Average percentage of squares in which proliferation follows weevil punctures as shown in 
several preceding tables. 
Per cent. 
Table I. Feeding punctures in squares—proliferation formed ...........---------- 51.6 
Table III. Comparison King and Shine squares—proliferation formed -........-. -- 52.3 
_ Table V. Squares from fertilized and unfertilized plats—proliferation formed -. - - - - - 52.1 
Table VI. Squares from fertilized plats—proliferation formed_.....-.....-.--.----- 50.5 
~ Table VI. Squares from unfertilized plats—proliferation formed......-.-.--------- 49.5 
_ Table VII. Egg punctures in squares—proliferation formed..............-.------- 50.5 
- Table IX. Increased mortality from proliferation—proliferation formed...........- 50. 6 
'™ The general average of all these results shows that proliferation 
| follows weevil attack in 51 per cent of all cases. 
Inthe portion of the table relating to bolls it appears that prolifera- 
_ tion follows weevil attack in a somewhat higher proportion of cases 
_ than it does in squares. A list of the figures for bolls is here given 
similar to that shown for squares. 
