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Georgia, P, M, Guner (May IS); Considoraolo increase in populations occurred 
this week in Tift, Cook, Berrien, and Lowndes Counties, ITo serious infesta- 
tion, "but colonics easily locatocl in most fields, Parasitization ly Lysiph - 
lelus testaceipes Cress,, anountod to 100 percent in nany colonies. ITo 
colony completely free of the parasite, and adult individuovls fairly connon 
in almost any colony C3camined, A rather large number of colonies also sup^ 
X^orted larvae of Me gill a sp,, so that it is oclicved that the situation is 
well under contro]. from na.tural causes, 
Florida, C, S. Rude (Ma,y IB): Several fields in Vvke County ohservod v;herc the 
infestation had been extremely hoo.vir. In every instance iDarasites and 
predr, .tory insects have aJmost destroyed the aiehids, 
Mississippi, E, ¥, Dunnam, et al, (May IB): An examination of 600 seedling 
cotton pln.nts in the "^-leaf stage i3'i ^*^a,shingto:i County y^plded 403 aphids, 
102 plants being infested. This is the hoa.viest infestatlvn ever observed 
at this tine of the yea-r, 
J, C, Clark, et al, (Ma;/ 25): S;x:aminfitlon of JOO iDlants in the 
stage in Wa,shington County yielded 5»50^ aphids, 3^2 plants being infested, 
C, A. Wilson (May 22); Observed as ratbxjr numerous on some of the small 
cotton in Oktibbeha County, probably owing to the cool v;eather of -this 
spring, 
Louisiana, M, T, Young and assistants (May 25): Present in all fields Xu 
Madison Parish, although numerous in only a few fields. Many destroyed by 
parasites, 
Texan, E, L, Thona.s (May l4); At x^rosont a hqa.vy infesta.tion is causing con» 
siderablc damage to cotton x^lantod in March in the Coa.sta.l ®end area, (May 
2S); Aphids have pra.cticadly disapxjca.red in southern Texas, but were in- 
creasing in many fields of north-centra.1 Texas, 
P, A. Glick (May IS): lToticea,ble in most fields in McLennai' County, 
wherever cotton ha.s been choxnped. An e:car.una.tion of 200 x'^l-mis showed a, 
total of l6l pphids, 
E. V/. Moreland, et a.l, (May 25 ); Aphids are increasing .in most fields in 
McLennan Co’onty, 
C, R, Parencia. (May ll); Cotton being severely damaged in ^alhoun County, 
there being a generally heavy infosta.tion over this locality. Predators arc 
now agDpearing, and some of the cotton beginning to reamt from' Irmage, (May 
25); Practically all gone from the variei^y test by May 21, 
THRIPS (Thysaiiox3'’;Gra) 
Louisiana, M, T. Young and assistants (Hay 25 ); Eama.go noticed in a fev/ fields 
in Madison Parish, 
