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Fifty percent of points examined 1 mile from woods showed no infes- 
tation, while the other ^>0 percent showed infestations ranging from 
1 to 10 percent . 
R. L. McGarr , et al. (July 15): Noted as doing considerable 
damage in a few of the cotton fields examined this week in Oktibbeha 
and Lowndes Counties. During the week 5 >500. squares examined in 
14 fields showed an average of 29.4 percent squares punctured, as 
compared with 27*3 percent for last week, and 34 percent at this time 
last year. 
Louisiana. R. C. Gaines and assistants (July 22): In Madison Parish an 
average of l6.8 percent of punctured squares found in untreated 
plots, on 22,800 squares, of which 3,819 were punctured. Average 
percentage of punctured squares in these plots ranged from 1.3 
to 54.7. Examination of 5 >838 fallen squares for July 15 showed 
a mortality of 47 percent, as compared with 50 percent from 3 >3^5 
squaros on July 1 and 44 percent from 5» 107 squares examined on 
July 15 , 193^* Field flight-screen catch totaled 18, as compared 
to 19 in 193 S and 18 in 1937 . 
Texas. E. L. Thomas (July 5) ' Infestation causing damage on 33 the 
59 farms examined in the southern half of the State, particularly in 
Bastrop, Colorado, Fayette, and Waller Counties. In the coastal- 
bend area injurious only near the wooded areas. Severe damage 
reported near Brownwood, Brown County, in west-central Texas. 
(July 12): Rapidly increasing infestation checked somewhat by hot 
weather. In the black-land area of central Texas 53 farms in 9 
counties showed weevils on all except 9 farms, and in sufficient 
numbers to justify control measures on l4. Slight increases in 
infestation in untreated river-bottom fields of Brazos and Burleson 
Counties. (July 19): In the northern half of the State 74 fields 
examined in 10 counties, and none found in 15 fields; damage caused 
in only 8. (July 26): Infestation in Falls, Limestone, and 
McLennan Counties only 15 percent, as compared with 20 percent 
the week before. 
K. P. Ewing and W. S. McGregor (July 8): Considerable reduction 
in infestation this week over last in McLennan and Limestone Counties. 
C. R. Parencia and S. E. Jones (July 15 ): Very scarce in 
Calhoun County, Apparently not of much importance in the Robstown 
area. 
COTTON LEAF WORM ( Alabama argil lac ea Hbn.) 
Florida. J. R. Watson (July 21): Specimens sent in from Pinellas County 
on July 7* 
C. S. Rude and assistants (July 8 ): Heavy infestation reported 
from Seffner , Hillsborough County. Another infestation observed in 
Gilchrist County near Trenton. (July 15 ) : Observed in Gilchrist, 
Putnam, and Union Counties. Damage noticed only in Gilchrist County. 
