teen above average, (May 17/1 Indications are that emergence from 
overwintered eggs in McLennan County for the week ended May 17 is 
about complete, only 21 4 nymphs emerging during the week, as compared 
with 3,503 the preceding week. Total emergence is 61,157 from 34 
cages. Ho adults found on 5*700 cotton plants examined in 23 fields, 
(May 22) : Severe and widespread damage caused to early cotton in the 
lower Eio Grande Valley, High infestation found in early cotton at 
Port Lavaca., 
C. H. Pa.roncia (May 17) : Average of 0.92 adult and 1.34 nymphs 
found per 100' terminal buds on 4,200 cotton terminal buds_ inspected 
in 17 fields in Calhoun County, as compared with an average of 3*09 
r.dults and 1*94 nymphs during the week ended May 12, 1940® Highest 
infestation found in a small field of March cotton, being 2,7 adults 
and 13,6 nymphs per 100 buds, (May 24): Average of 1,02 adults and 
2,2 nymphs found per 100 terminal buds on 4 ; 500 cotton terminal buds 
inspected. Infestation in March cotton increased from 16.3 per 100 
terminals last week to 79*7 this week. Cotton in this field is 
being seriously damaged. 
APHIDS (Aphiidue) 
South Carolina. F. F. Bondy, et al. (May 24): Light infestations of the 
cotton leaf aphid ( Aphis gossypii Glov. ) found in Plorence County. 
Georgia. P. M, Gilmer (May 17) : Cotton aphids appeared, this week in Tift 
County, causing some crumpling of small leaves in a few fields, Para— 
sitiza.tion well established in most fields, showing good control from 
Lysiphlebus testaceipes Cress, and ladybirds, (May 24): Aphids have 
increased in small areas in some fields in Tift, Berrien, Lowndes, and 
Echols Counties. One field showed a.bout 1 acre heavily infested, 
Florida.. C. S. Eude (May 3)’ Aphids observed in two fields of young 
cotton, but parasites and predators seemed to be holding them in check 
Alabama. J. M. Hobinson (May 23): Cotton aphids found on cotton at 
Prattville on May 21, 
Mississippi. C. Lyle and assistants (May 24): Injury to small cotton 
plants in the State College area by A. gossypii has ceased" since the 
hot weather began, according to report, A few specimens observed 
on cotton in the Durant district, 
E. ¥. Dunnam, et al. (May 10) : One cotton pla.nt in Washington 
County found heavily infested in cotton planted on March 24. A few 
of the large forms were parasitized. (May 24): Three hundred cotton 
plants of 1 variety examined, showed 49 infested with 119 aphids, and 
300 of another variety showed 52 infested with bS aphids. Ho parasite 
seen on the Experiment Station when records were made. Observations 
indicate that aphids and. parasites are decreasing on seedling cotton 
growing next to tho woods. Many winged aphids among those counted on 
the Experiment Station; so far a,s can be determined, all aphids are of 
tho large forms. 
