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E, ¥, Diinnan, et al* (August 9)^ Scattered in most cotton fields in 
¥a,shington County, One field of alout 4 o.cres was olserved as "being 
severely ragged. Reported that some of the insects are in the pu.pal 
stage, 
Tennessee, G. M, Bcntlej’' (August 12 end 17)j Appeared, for first tine in 
Sj.iall amounts in I>yer, McEair;^", end Tipton Co-untics, 
Louisiana., R. C, Gaines, et al, (August 2)j Reported e.s very aBundent in 
southwestern Louisiena, and as far west e.s ¥olsh* Specimens ranging 
in size from second instar to aheut the fifth insten were found near 
Te.llulali on July 3O0 m field near ¥isncr on August 1, Infesta- 
tions also reported from Raskin, Shreveport, and Monroe, and as numerous 
at Ruston, 
R, ¥„ Herncd (August 20): Reported as present in the vicinity of 
Church Point, end as far north as Opelousa.So 
I, J. Becnel (Au.gu.st 25): Severely strir)pinrg cotton of its folie.ge 
at Shreveport, Infestation has hesn rcle.tiVGly earlier and very gener- 
ally distributed over the State, 
Arkansas, D, Isely (Aug-ust 25)“ Outhrealc appoa.rs more extensive than that 
of any previous year^ as far as records of this Pepartment indicate. 
Reported as present in counties sca.ttered over all the Stake except a. 
group of cotton-producing counties along the v/estern part of the Arkansas 
River Valley, Injury appea.rs to he most severe along the southern border 
of the State* 
Missouri, L, Ha.seman (Au-';u.st l4): Heavy outbreak reported at Poplar Bluff, 
in southoa.stern Missouri, on August 9* Believed to bo the first report 
of a serious infestation from any of the south. n.s tern cdunties, a.l though 
a, v/cck a.go a moth wa.s taJeon in a. bait jar at Capo Gira.rdea.u, 
Oklaliona, P. Stiles (August IS): Q,uite gencra.lly distribtited oVor'the 
southern two-thirds of the State, Reported a.s fan north as Potoau and 
Muskogee on the east side of the State and in the vicinity of ^hickasha 
on the v;est side of the Sta.te, Many of the lanva.e v;erc full grov;n on 
Aupgust 16, and a fcM millers have already emerged in the southea.stern 
portion of the State, 
Texas, E, L, Thomas (Augu.st 13)* ¥ew brood is nov; a.ctive and la^ung eggs. 
Considerable ragging has been reported from most sections of the State* 
(Augu.st 20): More leafworms have been observed during the last i^reek in 
central Texas than at any time this season. Eggs and all size la.rvae 
were noted in many fields* Severe ra.gging has been noticed in untreated 
cotton, 
K, ?, Ewing, et al, (Au.'pist 2): Pound in r.any fields in the vicinity 
of ¥aco and damaging infestations have been found in several fields in 
McLennan, Limestone, and Palls Couinties, Many larvae were found on 
Au-^nist 1 on a farm 3 miles v;est of Crav/ford, and certa.in parts of the 
