the vicinity of Presidio,- Prusidio County, showed that; the average percent* 
age of holls infested was '12,21',^ with an average of 5*0 "bolls per plant 
and, 15, 710 ’It’-^vae per acre. Percentage infestation in, individual fields 
ranged fron 0 to 53 percent, and larval population ranged from 0 to 102,93' 
larvae per acre. Boll records indicate that the infesto.tion in the vicin-^ 
ity of Presidio is about the sane as last; year, (Scpten'bcr l4); Creen 
"boll infesta.tion counts nade in 3I fields distributed throughout the 
Presidio 'V’alle;/’ during the period ^Septenber 1 to. l4, inclusive. Average 
infestation ii^as 7*93 percent, v;itii an average of 5*29 bolls por plant and 
9,155 larvae per acre. Infestation in individual fields, rouged fron 0 to 
53 percent, the larval population ranging fron 0 to 102,935» (^eptenbor 
21): Counts nade in l4 fields located in the vicinity of Presidio, I3 of 
v;hich wore recorded in 1939* Average infestation in 19^0 was 37*^6 per- 
cent, ranging fron 1 to 100 percent, vi/ith an average of 3 *20 bolls per 
plant/ ranging fron 2,1 to 7«0| and an o,vera.ge of 48,133 larvae per acre, 
ranging fron 293 to 265,010, In 1939 the caverage infestation was 42,83 
percent, ra.nging fron 5 to 95 Percent, with an average, of 2,08 bolls per 
plant, ranging fron 0,6 to 4.4 mid an average of 26,574 larvae per acre, 
ranging fron 3l4 to 71,331, 
30LLW0BM ( Heliothis arnigora Hbn,) 
G-oorgia, P. M, Gilner, ct al, (Soptonber l); Ba.thor severe daxiage noted in nary 
fields in Tift, Cook, Berrien, Lowndes, and Echols Counties, Less severe 
than la.st year, but considerably above that of mi average year, (Soptenbo 
21); Dana,ge is a.bout at an end, Soncvfhat serious in sono sea-island 
fields, but nucli less than that of la.st year, 
Elorida, S. Hudo (Septenber 7)* Still nunerous in nany cottonfiolds, 
Alabana, J. Me I^obinson (August 21); Reported as being present on cotton at 
Monroeville and Auburn, . , , 
Mississippi, R, L,, HoGanr, et al. (August 3l)* J^oted a,s, still do.ing a little 
dai-iage in cotton oxanined in Oktibbeha. County, ' 
B, y. Bunnan, et al, (September ~{)i T\\ro serious infestations reported 
near Clarksdale, 
Severe 
Texan, P. L, Thomas (August 27 )j Spotted injury throughout Statei/in bottomlands 
only, having destroyed both sq.uares and bolls for several weeks in some of' 
the river and creek bottoms, 
A, J. Chapman (August 24); "Verj*- few larvae, found in fields in Presidio 
County. Insect caused considpyable' losses in cotton that was replmited 
following ha’il and rain on .Mpy 8,. Most severe damage was in fields where 
cotton .was* rank and succulent, 
Arizona, A. Stevenson (August 3l)» Investigation made of recent outbreak in 
several fields of long-staple cotton near Eloy, Pinal County, Considerabl* 
damage especially on squares, Igxrvao and eggs could be found. Egg 
parasites had recently been released in .ojffcctcd sections. 
