-450 
fruit set in untreated fields. Damage amounts to about 25 percent, 
W. C, Maxwell (July 21): Infestat ion general throughout Kleberg 
and Nueces Counties, severe damage having occurred in many fields, 
A SCARABAEID ( Pachystethus narginatus F, ) 
South Carolina, F, F, Bondy, ot al. (July 19): Specimens received with 
the report that this insect is causing severe injury to cotton near 
Conway, Horry County, (Dot, by 0, L, Cartwright.) 
A CURCULIONID ( Conpsus auricephalus Say) 
Louisiana, I. J, Becnel (July 24): Collected in several cottonficlds in the 
vicinity of Shreveport, 
COTTON LEAF WORM ( Alabama argil lace a Hbn.) 
Florida. C. S. Rude, et al. (July 12): Observed last week in a field near 
McIntosh, Marion County, Eggs and half-grown larvae found. A few 
adults observed, (July 19): Found in several fields in Marion and 
Alachua Counties. 
Mississippi. R. P, Coiner (July 28): Reported for the first tine in 
Mississippi on July 23 from Rome, Sunflower County; first one found 
in Mississippi in 1940 was on August IT. 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy ( July 24): Reported during the last few days from a 
number of rather widespread locations throughout central and southern 
Louisiana, 
Texas. F, L, Thomas (July 23 ): Generally distributed in small numbers in 
cottonficlds throughout southern and south— central Texas, judging 
from the larvae found in most fields examined in Brazos and Burleson 
Counties. Broods aro apparently overlapping, as many moths are re- 
ported as having been observed last week in the coastal bend area. 
C. R. Paroncia, et al. (July 5)* 4 few scattered larvae were found 
during the last week in Calhoun County, none of them young. 
A. V. Smith (July 20): I 11 the Brownsville area, in some fields 
whore all leaves have been stripped, there is damage as high as 75 
percent; general average of damage is 10 percent, 
W. C. Maxwell (Jul: r 21 ): Novi general throughout Kleberg and Nueces 
Counties, but no great amount; of damage, owing to slow increase of in- 
festation. Larvae and moths are now appearing in greater numbers. 
BOLLWORM, ( Holiothis armigera Hbn.) 
South Carolina. F. F. Bondy, ot al. (July 26): Injury observed in several 
fields in Florence County during the last week, but in no instance 
