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BOLL WEEVIL ( Anthonomus, gtajidls Boh.) 
South Carolina, S’, I', Bondy, et al, (August 24): Pew in Plorence County and not 
multiplying fast. Total of 66 caught on 4 flight-screen traps during 
week, making a total of l4l so far this month. Total of S06 caught in 
August 1939* as compared to- jO? in August' 193S, (August 31)* Total of 4[5 
caught on 4 flight traps during week, making a total of 186 weevils for 
August, as con^ared to 806 for the seme period in- 1939 193S5* 
Georgia, T, Harwell (August 23)J Squares so scarce in Berrien and Cook 
Counties that accurate infestation counts are practically impossible. 
Boll damage considerably heavier than last v;eek, 
P. M. Gilmer, et al, (September l): Large numbers in all untreated sea- 
island fields in Tift, Cook, Berrien, Lowndes, and Bchols Counties, Move- 
ment from short cotton almost complete, comparatively few weevils being 
found in upland fields. Lack of control measures because of weather ,conp* 
ditions caused serious middle-crop domn^ge in some ^fields. Migrating brood- 
much lighter than tha.t of last year, probably a little lifter than a 
normal brood, but very largo considering the exceedingly light hibernating- 
brood survival. Still entering fields in considerably reduced numbers, th< 
peak of migration apparently having occurred from about August 15 to 20, 
Sea-island cotton, whore treated, has lost the larger part of tlie top crop 
set before August 20, and in the worst hit fields a part of the middle 
crop, 
P, M, Gilmer* ct al, (September 21); . Ihcre v/ill bo a rather light 
hibernating brood, as compared with the preceding 2 or 3 yoors, Pall 
migration is well under way, : . . ' . 
Plorida, C, S. Rude, ct al, (August 31)* Thirty-fiye percent infestation, as 
compared to 32 percent a week ago. Large number of yo-ung bolls in many 
fields that will raturo if they are protected from the woo-vil. In Union 
County 3 fields examined. were all infested from 46,6 to J2 percent; in 
Alachua County l6 fields exaidned were all infested from 1 to 97«4 percent; 
in Gilchrist County all of 10 fields- examined v;ere infested "frow:.i 1,2 to 
27 percent; and in Marion County all of 12 fields examined were infested 
from 2,4 to 32 percent, J of the fields having too few 8qurj*os to make 
infestation. counts , 
Mississippi, C, Lyle (September 25): GeneraJly abundant over the State and 
puncturing squares Of all cotton -that is still fruiting, espeqially 
in the central and northern parte, 
H, L, McGarr, et al, (September j): Hi^i infestation noted in all 
cotton examined this week in Oktibbeha end Lowndes Counties, Apparently 
about as abundant now as at this-time last year, when they wo^’e unus-ually 
plentiful. Big increase in infestation occurred late in the season this 
year, whereas in 1939 it occurred rather early in the season. 
