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cotton LEAF V; OHM ( Alabama argillacea Hbn. ) 
New Hampshire. H, T. Fernald (September 23): Quite an abundance of moths at 
lights in Concord, Merrimack County, on the evening of September 20. 
Vermont. A. I. Bourne (September 2l): Large numbers of moths attracted to blue 
neon lights and white street lights .at Brattleboro, southern Vermont. Few, 
if any, moths found flying toward or alighting near red lights. Light poles 
cov red with moths during the day. 
Massachusetts, A. I. Bourne (September 21 ). : Swarms of moths first noted about 
lights on September l4 in Greenfield and -vicinity, Franklin County. Very 
abundant since then. 
New York, R. W. Leiby (September 22): Many parts of the State invaded by moths. 
Numerous reports received indicating that windows, poles, and parts of 
houses near strong lights are covered with them at night. Moths apparently 
reached the State during the night of September 17. Two reports received of 
mild injury by the moths to ripening grapes and peaches* 
Pennsylvania, C. L, Griswold (September 2l); Numerous moths' noted on the night of 
September 20. Especially numerous in Stroudsburg, Monroe County. 
Ohio. T, H, Parks (September 23): Moths , abundant around lights and resting on 
warn surfaces during the day. Ripening peaches injured at Waterville, near 
Toledo, both on the tree and in baskets in the packing house. Common around 
street lights during most of September, 
Indiana, J. J. Davis (September 2J ) i Moths appeared in large numbers in many 
sections of the State, the first report coming on September 12 from Martins- 
ville, Morgan County, where they were attacking everbearing strawberries, 
causing the fruits to soften and rot. Last report from Huntington, Hunting- 
ton County, on September 17, where they occurred in enormous numbers at 
lights , 
Michigan. R. Hutson (September 27): Adults appeared at East Lansing, Ingham 
County, around lights on about September 3* Appearance and reports of abun- 
dance s ent in from various parts of the State.' No damage reported. 
Tennessee, G. M. Bentley (September l4) ; Present in spots in the cotton-growing 
counties of western Tennessee, but injury checked by control measures, 
heaviest infestations found in Gibson and Weakley Counties, where little 
dusting was carried on. 
South Carolina. J. G. Watts (September 12): Moths of the first generation emerg- 
ing at Blackville, Barnwell County, 
F. F. Bondy and C, F. Rainwater (September 3 ): 
County, 
No larvae seen in Florence 
Georgia, T. L, Bissell (September l4) ; 
having evidently come to lights. 
Two moths found in buildings at Experiment, 
None observed on cotton. 
