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COTTON. INSECTS 
BOLL VfEEVIL ( Anthonomus grandls Boh. ) 
Georgia, T, L, ;Bissell (April 2): One ,seen in flight in an old cotton 
field at E:q)criment, central Georgia, 
• ' P, M, Gilmer (April 6): A few seen flying during the week in 
Tiftj Cook, Berrien, Loimdes, and Echols Counties^ Winter losses 
apparently not overly heavy, and it is prohahle .tliat the infestation 
will "be normal in northern Georgia and nearly so in southern Georgia, 
(April 20)j Conditions in the southern coastal plain counties too 
cool for movement. Pew seen in this section,’ and indications are that 
a rather severe winter loss was experienced in the sections of the 
State uncovered by snow during the cold weather in January and P'ebruary. 
Florida. C, S. Rude (April 27): None observed in the- cottonfields. 
During the last 2 years by this time weevils had been observed in 
scattered fields. Weevils in- the hibernation cages continue to be 
active, 
Alabama, F, E. Guyton (April): In a survey at Auburn, 301 weevils were 
collected from old cotton bolls. All were dead. Lowest temperature 
for the year was 7° Usual surveys run from 2 to 10 percent live 
weevils, 
Louisiana, R. C. Gaines and assistants (April- 27): None taken on field 
flight screens during the week ended April 26 in Madison Parish, 
Seven weevils were taken during this week in 1938 and five in 1939» 
PINK BOLLWORIi ( Pectinophora gossypiella Saund, ) 
Texas, A. J. Chapman (April I3): First moth emergence from the hibernation 
experiment in Presidio County recorded on April 7« Weather very cool, 
and only 9 moths have emerged. (April 20): Emergence continued 
very light throughout the week in Presidio County, owing to cool weather, 
A total of IS moths emerged from the 90 cages in which, bolls were 
installed, and 2^ from the 8 cages of cocoons, (April 2j): A total 
of 660 moths has emerged from the hibernation experiment. Of these, 
295 came from the cocoons, and 3^5 from the bolls. Most of the cocoon 
emergence , was from the nonburied treatment. Thus far 62 moths have 
emerged from the bolls buried dry last September, as conpared to 8 
moths from the bolls that were buried and irrigated. 
