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A WHITEFLY ( Trial eurodes sp.) 
Arizona. T. P. Cassidy (April): Beginning to appear generally on seedling 
cotton in the Tucson area, hut only one field found where infesta- 
tation is heavy enough to be noticed. No damage reported. 
THRIPS (Thysanoptera) 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (May 10): Sericothrips variabilis Beach 
and Frankliniella fusca Hinds have been doing a little damage to 
seedling cotton at Blackville, more than in 193^ "but less than 
normal . 
C. F. Rainwater (May 20): Thrips appeared suddenly in Florence 
County. last week practically none on cotton and this week a heavy 
infestation. Apparently they came to cotton at the time the first 
small grain was being harvested. 
F. F. Bondy and C. F. Rainwater (May 27): Somo damage to 
young cotton in Florence County, but not severe and loss than in 1938. 
Mississippi. E. W. Dunnam, et al. (May 27): Of 44 plants examined on 
May 25 at the experiment station in Washington County, 1 was in- 
fested with 1 thrips; on May 26 of 75 plants, 25 were infested with 
31 thrips; and of 75 other plants, 19 were infested with 21 thrips. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (May 6): Some damage continuing to cotton in most 
sections of the State. More abundant than usual in the southern 
and central parts of Texas since spring began. Early increase, 
stimulated by the mild winter and the cool, dry weather of the last 
few weeks, has retarded the growth of cotton so that feeding by 
thrips has caused leaves to curl and on some plants killed terminal 
buds. 
A CRICKET ( Anurogryllus muticus Deg.) 
Mississippi. C, Lyle (May 23): Specimens received from Smith County 
with statement that they were causing injury to corn, cotton, and 
other plants. 
