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P. M. Criliner, et al. (August 3 ): Infestations have heen si rising in 
Tift County during the week, increases amounting to from 1 to S percent. 
Heaviest- infestations an upland cotton. In treated fields, where infestatiq 
has "been kept lov;, the rise averages o.hout 3 'to ^ percent, and in untree.ted ■ 
fields from 5 to g percent. In the southern sections of the Tift-Cook- 
Berrien County area the increase has "been much higher. Midsummer migration 
has started and apparently is well under way in the southern tier of countib 
Movement into treated fields around Tifton has "been rather small and is in— 
* creasing, the increase being gradual rather than sudden, as is usually the 
case. 
L. W. Morgan (August I 6 ); Rather heavy migrations into the cottonfields 
in Lo'jmdes and Echols Counties this week. Highest infestation of the week 
is 24.5 percent, as corapau-ed with 11.75 percent last week. 
Elorida. C. S. Rude, et al. (August I 7 ); Infestation has doubled during the 
last week in Lake, Union, Alachua, G-ilchrist, and Marion Counties, beirg 
24,4 percent, as conuared with 12 percent last v;eek. Average infestation 
for week ended August I 9 , 1939» percent, and for the week ended 
August 20, 193s, it was 72 percent, 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (August I 7 ); ■^^bundant at '■ii.uburn and Beauregard, 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 26 ): Infestation very light in most Delta countie? 
during August and practically nonexistent in the extreme northern part of t' 
Stake. Abundant in spots in central Mississippi but not generally. Gen- 
erally abundant in the Meridian area, whereas a light infestation was gen- 
erally observed in the extreme southern part of the State, 
E. ¥. Dunnam, et al, (August 10 ): In ‘'Washington County 1,000 sq_uares 
examined on 4 iilantations showed an infestation ranging from 3*5 'to 31*0 
cent. In Sharkey County 2,000 squares examined on 1 plantation showed an 
infestation of 5 percent. Adults are extremely scarce. In many fields 
in which punctured squares have been found no grubs could bo fouqd in fallei 
squares. (August 24); Weevils are concentrating in the terminals now. It 
apmoars that there will be a very small po-jpulation to go into hibernation. 
R, L. McGarr, et al, (August 17)t Infestation continued low in most of 
the cottonfields examined this week in Oktibbeha and Lowndes Counties. In 
a few fields the infestation had increased ecoughto cause considerable 
damage, A total of 7*000 squares examined in the check plots of the ex- 
perimental cuts and in 7 untreated fields showed an average infestation of 
14,9 percent, as compared with 13*3 percent the previous v/eek. Infestation 
in 1939 'this time was 65 percent. 
Lou-isiana, R. C. Gaines, et al, (August I 7 ): In Madison Parish 14,300 squares 
examined in plots untreated all season showed an average of 5^^*4 percent 
punctured squares, as compared vdth 3^.4 percent last week. Weevils talcen 
on field screens for v/oek ended Awnist 16 totaled 44, as compared to 55 ^-t 
this time in 1939 * 4ind 157 in 193 ^* 
I, C. Becnel (Aug-ust 2S): Extensively damaging cotton in Caddo and 
Bossier Parishes, 
