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Texas, In many sections the damage .was caused by a comparatively light infesta- 
tion that extended over most of the period of crop development, instead of the 
usual distinct peaks of infestation# (U« C* Loftin, Bureau of Entomology and 
Plant Quarantine, U# S# 3D* A, ) 
COTTON LEAP ’7 OEM 
The first appearance of the cotton leaf worm in the United States in 1938 
was reported from Calhoun County, Tex#, on May 2, the earliest record since 1922, 
Spread"" ^as fairly rapid and occurrences in other areas were reported as follows: 
Hidalgo County, Tex#, June 10; College Station, Tex., June IS; Presidio, Tex., 
July 7; Tallulah, La., July l6; Garvin County, Okla. , July l6; Columbia, Ark., 
July l6; Holmes County, Miss., July l6; Tucson, Ariz., July 28; McIntosh County, 
Ga. , July 29; Madison, Payette, Dyer, Gibson, Lauderdale, and Shelby Counties, 
Tenn., August 19; and Florence, S. C., August 27# During the latter part of 
September migration was general and 'moths were reported from Ohio, Pennsylvania, 
Indiana, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire, Notwithstanding 
the early appearance and widespread distribution, the population did not increase 
as rapidly as expected and little damage was caused to early cotton. Consider- 
able poisoning w as necessary to protect l^te cotton west of the Mississippi River, 
but little poisoning was needed east of the river. • (U. C. Loftin, Bureau of 
Entomology and Plant Quarantine, U. S. D. A.) 
COTTON ELEA HOPPER 
Hibernation s.tudies at Port Lavaca, Tex., showed a normal emergence of 
flea hoppers from overwintering eggs during the spring months# The emergence 
from 3*800 plants during 1937 was 44,951, as compared to 44,927 nymphs in 1938# 
The peak of the emergence this year was on Apr il 28, or 29 days later than in 
1937* Eron April 26 to May 3* 80.8 p rcent cf the year's emergence took place. 
The infestation on cotton in southern Texas was much higher in 1938 than in 1937. 
but not higher than the average for the previous 4 years# The damage was severe 
in many localities where control measures were not applied. In Texas control 
measures for the flea hopper w ere used rather widely .and to good advantage* Dust- 
ing at Port Lavaca showed an average gain of 312 pounds of seed cotton end a net 
profit of $9.65 per acre* The only other section from which reports of heavy 
damage were received was north-central Georgia. (U# C. Loftin, Bureau of Ento- 
mology and Plant Quarantine, U. S, D. A#) 
PERIODICAL CICADA 
A few old, doubtful records were used to make up Brood XII of the periodical 
cicada, which is scheduled to appear in 1938* C. L. Marlatt, (U. S* Dept, Agr#, 
Bur. Ent. Bull, 71. 1907) refers to the brood as very doubtful. In 1904 no data 
were ‘received to confirm the old records; however, the brood rr as extended by 
records of the appearance of the cicada in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Baltimore, 
Md., end at Catoctin Mountain near Braddock, Md, In 1921, the next year for the 
appearance nf the brood and also the year of the inauguration of the Insect Pest 
Survey, J. A. Hvslop made an effort to procure reports from all localities from 
which records were ev^r made. He received negative reports from all localities. 
In 1938, Mr. Hyslop again asked the collaborators of the Insect Post Survey to 
look for the insect. All reports were negative, except from West Virginia, where 
E. W. Craig reported the occurrence of the insect in Cabell County, the county 
