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Plorida* C, S. Rude C-^ui^st 23)i Seriously dpjnasin^; crop of soa-island 
cotton in Mo.rion, Aincliua, and Gilchrist Counties, and reports of seri- 
ous dana-iCG a.re coninf: in fron other sections. Appeared in la.rce nun- 
hers within the la.st 2 vreeks, ‘levy li^sht i^ifestation in Lake County 
as cor.Tpared with a. serious infestation la,st sea.son, 
A, N, Tissot (Aueust 27) i Very nunorous and causing nuch danage in 
Alachuri, Hanilton, Marion, and ft^ashington Cornties, 
Mississippi, C, Lyle, et a,l. (Au;pust 23): Lanvae fron cotton have keen re- 
ceived fron Coahoma, Leflore, hexahee, and lallaliatchie Co-'onties, and 
damage has keen reported fron Lawrence County and the Meridian area, 
E, ¥. D-unnrj-i, et al, (August 23)! Causing great concern throughout 
the Delta; J>0 to 50 percent koll cinnage reported in spotted infestations, 
Louisianao J. Dccnel (August 25): Has kuilt up keyond control in many 
fields in the Chrevoport and Rod River Vallcyr area in northwestern 
Louisianao Counts during the last v;ook ha.vo showi infestations as high 
as 85 percent, La.r{?G kolls are severely danr.god, 
Oklahoma, C. E. Stiles ( August 18): Reported as worst infestation ever seen 
ky the writer in Drjan and Me Curtain ■ Counties, whore as nuch as 50 per- 
cent of the squares and young kolls in some fields are dana.ged, 
Texas, E, L, Thomas (Auaust 6): Causing severe damage throughout the greater 
part of the State, One— third to nearly all of the seprares and kolls on 
plants in many fields in the centra,! klackland area, have keen destroyed. 
Eggs aid young larvae are still prevalent. (August 13)j Damage is 
a,ppearing along coasta,! areas, 
K, P, Evdng, et alo (Auaust 2): Tremendous increase of eggs and larvae 
during the iirouk, and enormous amount of damage has koen reported through- 
out the McLennan, Limestone, and Er.lls Counties area. Several fields 
v/ere inspected in Limestone Cointy on August 1, close to Mart and Thorn- 
ton, xi^hcre lar vae had done a, groat doa,l of davirage. One 200— acre field 
of fairly old cotton showed approxi namely 80 percent of the forms in- 
jured, wdth most of the larva,e nearly full grbvm. Remainder of the kolls 
on the plants will no doukt ke stripped kefore the larvae nature. Simi- 
lar damage reported from the vicinity of Georgetovm and C-ranger. Wliile 
there are sca.ttored infestations of large larvae in many fields around 
Wane, most of the infostakion in this immediate vicinity consists of 
eggs and newdy hcotched larvae, 
C, R, Paroncia, et a.1, (August 27): Continue to do damage in fields 
of young succulent cotton. Several fields okserved v;ere severely dam— 
a.ged, 
L, ¥, IToklo (Auigust 23): Pound in all fields visited around Presidio, 
kut damage has not keen as great as in previous yeans. 
