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Oklahoma, C, T, Stiles (August 23 )s Infestation is Tjuildlng up quite rapidly 
throughout southeastern Oklahoma. Infestations ran as high as 40 percent 
on August 13 in fields in Choctaw County and is even higher now, owing to 
weather conditions. Cotton on second "bottoms near "bluffs and tim"ber much 
more heavily : infested than that in the first bottoms, which are subject to 
overflow, 
Texas, S’. L, Thomas (August 6): Considera,ble damage still done, despite warm 
we«fcther, and weovils are rapidly spreading to uninfosted fields, (August 20)j 
Numbers have increased in mos't fields and practically all young fruit is now 
being damaged. There is a natural movement from cotton which is opening to 
fields which show growth. 
K, P, Swing, et al, (August lO); In McLennan County 2,000 squares examined 
in 4 esperiraental fields showed an average of 39 * 7 ~ps^cent punctures. The 
high increase over last week, averaging 9*96 percent, was no doubt owing to 
concentration of vireevils in the fev; squares left on the plants. At Mexia 
1,S00 squares inspected in 3 fields showed an average of 67 , 6 -percent punc- 
tures, as compared with 5^,4 percent for last week. More squares left on 
cotton at Mexia than around Waco, (Augu.st 24): Nearly all the cotton is 
mature and very few squares are left on the plants, Weovils are tfiking these 
and doing considerable damage to the small bolls in most sections in the 
McLennan County area, particularly in the river bottoms. 
0. R, Paroncia, et al, (August 3)s Observo.tions in the Guadalupe River 
bottoms near Victoria on August 1 showed that weevils have destroyed most 
of the sq.uares which set after July 1 , Infestation in Wo fields was above 
SO-percent punctured squa.res. Sea-island cotton in southern Jackson and 
western Wharton Counties excunined on July 29« Cotton heavily fruited and 
squares plentiful. Pour fields examined showed an average of 32 -percent 
punctured squares. Infestation appears recent, as only a few flared squares 
were observed, (Aujgust 17)j Most of the scattering squares present in 
Calhoun County have been punctured, but littlo damage ha,s been done to the 
bolls, 
A TrOlEVIL ( Gompsus auric ephalus Say) 
Louisiana I, J, Becpel (Augxist 28): ^ery common in several cotton fields in 
Caddo ana Bossier Parishes throughout the summer. Inrestation counts in one 
iield showed an average of almos't two adults per plant. Damage to foliage 
was readily evident where the i:ife station was several beetles per plant, A 
few adults ware also collected on cotton in Natchitoches Parish and on Irish 
potato foliage iu Bossier Parish, 
COTTON LEAP WORM ( Alabama argil lace a Hbn, ) 
Georgia, L, W, Morgan (August 2): Larvae found in cotton in Lox-^^ndcs County on 
July 31 , 
(August 10): Heavy populations in fields in southern 
Marion and part of Gilchrist Counties, (August 17): Serious in Marion 
County, where frequent rains have made control almost impossible. Damage 
light in other sections. 
