- 459 - 
E, W, -Dunnoin,. et al» (Septonlior j)l .In 1 field of young cotton on the 
Emorinent Station at Stonoville, Washington County, 100 squares were ^in- 
spected and an infestation of 12 percent found. Interficld rnovenent is 
still trMng place, Fully 90 percent encrging from squares in late cotton 
Early planted cotton now has a few grubs in top bolls, none of which have 
nupatod. Most top bolls are clean. (Septenbcr 2S): Formal emergence. 
Bolls exaxiined indicated that 10 percent vrero infested, or curound 2 per- 
cent of the locks in top bolls, 
Louisiana, R. C, Caines, et al, (September 7): Observations in Madison Parish 
indicate that damage v;ill be heavy. Weevils taken on field-flight screen? 
,for week ended September 6 totaled 100, as comxDared v/ith 82 in 1939 » 
■ 366 in 193s, (September 2l): For week ended September 22 the weevils 
talton on field-flight screens in Madison Parish totaled 22, as compared 
with 115 in 1939 fiiid 283 193S« 
Oklahoma, C, F, Stiles (September 2j)i Only extrono southeastern counties 
suffered any marked damage; unusually dry weather in that section since 
August 15 . 
Texas, K, P, ^wing, et al. (August 3l)* Serious demage caused in Mclennan 
County, Reported as causing injury to sr.iall and half-grown bolls. 
(September 2l): Infestation continuing in a,bundanco in fields containing 
squares. 
Correction ,— In the September 1, 1940 Bulletin, the note at the bottom of page 
370 should read: "Boll vreevil dama-ge, althoU;gh abnormally light except 
in Texas * * 
PIM BOLLWORIi ( Poctinophora gossyioiella Saund, ) 
Texas, R. E McDonald (September 3)* Only 1 .larva found on August 29 at the 
gin outside of area under quarantine at Davis Switch, in Atascosa County, 
(Dot, by H, W, Capps.) During v.^eek ended August 28, l42 specimens were 
taken from gin at El Indio, in Ma,vorick Coimty, only a few specimens 
having previously been t<?lcen at that point. On August 29, 5 wore taken 
from trash collected at the gin in Millet, La Salle Connty, the first ones 
found in this county this year. One found in Erooks County, also the 
first of the year, 
A, J, Chapman (August 24): Avero.ge percentage boll infestation for I 5 
fields in Presidio County was 2,1 iDorcent, avora.ging 7*3 bolls per plant, 
as compared to 4,4 percent last j^ear, with an average of 6.4 bolls per 
plant, (Augiust 3l)» Average green boll infestation in 3 I fields distri- 
buted throughout Rio C-rande Valley, Presidio County, during the latter 
ha.lf of August wa,s 2,71 percent, with m average of 6,4 bolls per plant. 
Infestation in individual fields ranged from 0 to 20 percent. Heaviest 
infesta.tion loca.ted in C-uidelaria area. Average infosta.tion in 22 identi- 
cal fields was 3*55 percent, v/ith 6,7 bolls per plant, as conpaned ,to 4,91 
•percent with 6,0 bolls i:ier plant in 1939* Fields loca.ted in hea-vily flood' 
od area on May 8 show a lower infestation than those not affected by rain 
and hail, (SeiDtember j)i Infestation counts made in l4 fields loca,tod in 
