1897 - Rios, J. R. Aparicion del "picudo" en la Laguna. Zl Progreso de Mexico, 



ano 4, p. 811-813. 



A statement that the weevil had been found in a portion of the Laguna 

 district at Viesca. 



1898 - Sanderson, E. D. The Mexican cotton boll weevil. Tex. Farm & Ranch 



17(47):3-4. 



General account of origin, spread, and habits of the boll weevil. 



1901 - Mally, F. W. The Mexican boll weevil. U. S. D. A. Farmers' B. 130, p. 29. 



Includes a short paragraph on migration habits. 



1902 - Hudson, E. H. The Mexican boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis). Farm & 



Ranch 21:13. 



A brief description and history of the insect. 



1902 - Hunter, W. D. (History and distribution of the weevil.) Boll weevil 

 convention. Farm & Ranch 21:12. Dec. 27. 



A brief history of the boll weevil, with statement of its distribution 

 at that time. The impossibility of extermination is brought out. 



1902 - Hunter, W. D. The probability of the occurrence of the Mexican cotton 



boll weevil in Brazil. U. S. D„ A. Bur. Ent. B. 38:105-106. 



Remarks regarding probable occurrence of Anthonomus grandis in Brazil. 



1903 - De La Barreda, L. El picudo en San Pedro de la Colonia. Comn. 



Parasit. Agr. B. 2(2):45-58. Mex. 



Report on investigations of the Comision into the spread of the boll 

 weevil by means of the movement of cotton seed. Methods of treating seed 

 to kill weevils are discussed; also recommendations that the Mexican Government 

 pass laws controlling the importation of cotton seed from the United States. 



1904 



Herrera, A. L. Cuestionario relativo a las plagas de la agricultura. 

 Comn. Parasit. Agr. B. 2:278, 279, 280, 303. Mex. 



Notes regarding occurrence of weevils in certain localities in Mexico 

 and injury due to them. 



1904 - Hunter, W. D. Information Concerning the Mexican Cotton-Boll Weevil. 

 U. S. D. A. Farmers' B. 189:31, fig. 8. 



In this bulletin, a historical account is presented of the introduction 

 and distribution of this pest in the United States, with a special account of 

 the territory infested at present, the amount of damage, and a plan of the 

 investigations of the Division of Entomology. Notes are given on the life 

 history and habits of the insects and on local restrictions regarding the 

 shipment of infested cotton seed in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, 

 Mississippi, and Louisiana. The author states that certain dealers have 

 raised the price of cotton seed alleged to be of northern origin far beyond 

 the actual value of the seed, and in some cases when the seed concerned was not 

 of northern origin. 



1904 - Hunter, W. D. Present status of the cotton boll weevil in the U.S. U. S. D. A. 

 Ybk. 1904:191-204, 2 pi., 1 fig. 



An account is given of the territory affected by this pest, the amount of 

 damage done, and the investigations by the USDA concerning the boll weevil, 

 together with notes on problems still to be solved. 



1904 - North, S. N. D. Quantity of cotton ginned in the United States (crops of 1899 

 to 1903, inclusive). U. S. Dept. Com. & Labor., Bur. Census B. 10(9):15-17. 

 Contains a brief history of the spread of the weevil in Texas. 



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