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Louisiana, R, G-aines, et al, (Au;?ust During the week there were 575 
v;ocvils collected on field flight screens in Madison Parish, as compared 
with 80 in 1940 and 22J in 1939* Practica,lly all of the young Lolls in 
untreated, cotton have been ruined and many of the larger bolls severely 
injured, 
Arkansas, D, Isely (August 25) J Caused consid.erahlc loss over all of the 
cotton-producing part of Arkansas except about eight co\mties in the 
northeastern part into \irhich the infestations have extended, 
Oklahoma, P. E. V/hitehead (August 2j): Appoa.rs to be the most serious it has 
been In a number of years. Present in large numbers over the southeast- 
ern and eastern parts of the Oklahoma Cotton Belt, 
Texas, P, Lo Thoma.s (August 20): Infestation increased during the la,st week, 
and wccv‘il3 a,re damaging a large percenta.ge of the squares and young bolls 
in miprotected cotton, 
K, P, Ewing, et al. (August 2): Tiiro thousand squares were inspected in 
tv;o untreated prairie fields in the McLennan, Limestone, and Palls Coun- 
ties area, with an a.verage of 29,95 percent punctured squares, the 
range being from 10o4 to 49,5 percent, 
^1^, C, MajUf/cll (August l4): Infesta,tion is general throughout the 
Coa,stal Bend Section, with severe damage being done in many fields. 
Three and 4 adults are readily foijnd in many of the squares and white 
blooms, with some of the bolls having as many as 30 punctures. Heavy 
infestation has destroyed only a. small acrea.ge in Jim 'Wells and llueces 
Counties. All of the fruit on cotton in an e>norinental plot, one- 
fourth acre in size, of seaj-island cotton in Kleberg County, v/as des- 
troyed, (August 26): Infesta.tion in H.^.^eccs County continues v/ith much 
damage in many fields, 
C, 0, Gingrass (Augrust 20): Injurj'" is heavy because of the late maturing 
cotton crop at Edinburg, Hidalgo Co-ion ty, Half-grovm bolls i^ere st-ung, 
COTTOH LEiiP Vf0HI4 ( Alabama argillacoa. Hbn, ) 
Georgia, W, G, Williams (August 23): Only a few specimens have been found 
in Lovmdes and Echols Counties, 
Plorida., C, S, Rude and A, J, Rogers (August 23): Present in most fields 
and in a. few places have become numerous enough to do , considerable dam- 
age, 
Mississippi, C, Lyle, et al, (August 23): Pirst reported in Sunflower County 
the latter part of July, and soon after from Oktibbeha County, Also 
reported from Humphreys, Leflore, and Marsha.ll Counties, Light infesta- 
tions generally have been reported from the northern two-thirds of the 
State and from Laurence County farther south. 
