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were taken, v/ithout search. Average Was less than 1 \ifeevil per 1,500 
plants. Ho infestation at all at nany points, such as in Echols County 
and in 2 fields in southern Berrien County/,' Infest.atioh undoubtedly very 
li^t, although v^cather conditions have been ideal for ’weevils,* (June 
15) » Hujiibors have increased during the last week in the field in Tift, 
Cook, and Berrien Counties, T\*;o'out of 7 fields were fotmd with infesta- 
tions of approxinatoly 4 percent. The rest ranged from below 1 percent 
to no injury nor weevils found, General infestation still very light. 
Weevils are considerably nerro abundant than 'previously, although still 
relatively fev; in numbers, a.s cor;-^a.rod with norna.1 years, (June 22): 
Over most of Tift and Berrien Counties weevils are apparently about at 
the peak. Infestation exceedingly spotted, ranging from 2 to 11 percent 
and averaging between 4 and 6 percent. Some lessoning in hunbo-rs of fresl 
punctures during the last days of the week, 
Elorida, C, S, Rude, ct* nl, (J\ine I5): Conditions bettor than for the some 
period in cither 193^ or 1939* ^’iftoon fields examined in Lake County, 
3 being infested from 6,2 to 13,6 percent; I7 fields examined in Alachvia 
County, of v^hich 9 were infested from 0,2 to 24,8- percent; 11 fields 
oxaJAinod in Marion County, 7 of which v/cro infested from >0,4 to 2,6 per- 
cent; and 15 fields inspected in Gilchrist County shov/cd g infested from 
0,2 to- 2,0 percent. Total of 21 weevils removed last week and 5 this 
week from hiberna.tion cages a.t McIntosh, Marion County, and 22 last week 
and 16 this week from cages at Eruitland Park, Lake County, (June 22); 
Pour fields •examined in Union County, of v/hich 2 were infested from 0,8 
to 1,2 percent; I5 ‘fields in Alanhua County shovrod 9 infested from 0 to 
29 percent; 13 fields in Gilchrist County shovred 4 infested from 0 to 2,2 
percent; 11 fields in Marion County shox'/ed 7 infested from 0 to 2,4 per- 
cent; and 16 fields in Lake County shov.^ed 5 infested from 0 to l4,4 per- 
cent, Average infestation in all fields x-;as 1,7 percent, as compared to 
an avora.ge of 21,7 percent for the week ended Juno 24, 1939» rnd 29 per- 
cent for the v;eck ended Jxine 25, 1933» 
Mississippi, C, Lyle (June 25): Received from Eorrest Coxinty on Jxme 12, A 
few found in Holmes and Sxnxflox'/er Counties; a light infestation reported 
from the Meridian area; and light damage reported from the southv/ostern 
part of the -State, Generally there seems to bo about one-tenth the n-omber 
present at this tine in 1939. almost no v/oevils occurring in the northern 
third of the State*. • ' ' • . 
Louisiana, R. C, Ga.incs and assistants (June 15) • During the period Jxino J to 
13 in Madison Parish, 201 weevils were found on 7^»000 plants, averaging 
1 per 33s plants, as compared with 439 weevils on 59.000 plants, or 1 per 
134 plants, during the sane period in 1939. end 287 weevils on 48,000 
plents, or 1 per 167 plants in 193^*. One tal-:cn on the field flight screen 
dxiring the week, (June 22): Pxmctxired squares observed i-n a fovr fields 
nean timber, Five taken on field flight screens for -the vreek, 
Texas, ■ P, L, Thomas (Jxuic 25)': First generation nov; emerging in the vicinity 
of College Station, and infestation a,voraging 32 percent foxind in four 
fields near v/oodlands. Six fiolds in the vicinity .of Waco had an average 
of 21 percent of the sqxiares punctxired, • 
