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Florida, C, S. Rude, ct al, (July 19 ) ; Infestation has advanced sharply 
in imtreatcd fields, owing to favorable weather conditions. In- 
festation in 44 fields examined in Lake, Gilchrist, Marion, raid 
Alachua Counties ranged from 0 to 58*4 percent, averaging 6.15 per- 
cent, 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley (July 26): Not found in Tennessee this season. 
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Alabama. J. M. Robinson (July 22): Infestation in Autauga County on July 
IS ranged from 2 to 30 percent; in Lee County, today, from 4 to 65 
percent. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle, et al. (July 24): More requests for information on 
control than in the last 10 years combined. Heavy infestations re- 
ported from the southern two— thirds of the Stake; fairly heavy in- 
festations in most of the rest of the Stake, 
R. L. McGarr (July 19) : Infestation in the vicinity of Stake 
College in 1,800 squares examined in 4 fields ranged from 2J,S to 
57.2 percent, averaging 47*0 percent, as compared to an average of 
15. 3 percent in these plots last week. 
Louisiana. R. C. Gaines, et al, (July 12): In field-plot control tests in 
Madison Parish squenes examined during the last week showed an average 
infestation of 19.1 percent in untreaked plots, ranging from 3*0 to 
40.0 percent. Many weevils which had just emerged were found. 
Oklahoma.. P. A. Fenton (July 23): Worst infestation in many years is de- 
veloping in the south-central, southeastern, and eastern pants of the 
Stake. Early in June there was a square infestation of 40 percent 
in some fields in Webbers Palls, Muskogee County, east-central Okla- 
homa, and there are fields in which infestation is SO percent or more. 
Weather conditions are very unfavorable for the weevil outside the 
most heavily infested areas, 
C, P. Stiles ( July 26): Worse throughout southeastern Oklahoma 
than for 10 or 12 years. Some irif estakions have reached 60 percent. 
First a.dults of 1941 are emerging, and infestation seems to be in- 
creasing throughout this area. 
Texas, F. L. Thomas (July 9) ; A new generation is becoming active. 
K. P. Ewing, et al. (July 12): In 8,500 squares inspected in 21 
river-bottom fields in McLennan and Falls Counties punctures averaged 
26.6 percent, ranging from 9*0 to 66.0 percent. In 17 prairie fields 
in these counties 7 » 775 squares inspected showed an average of 21.3 
percent of punctures, ranging from. 5*0 to 54,0 percent. Infestation 
is not as high in young as in old cotton, 
E. P. Pepper (July 19 ) : Heavy rains in June and rank growth of 
cotton in the Weslaco district built up a large population. Little 
