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P. M. Gilmer, et al. (August 5): -Infestation increased during the week 
in Cook, Berrien, and Tift Counties* Untreated cotton showed infestations 
of approximately 90 percent* (August 12): Apparently the peak of mid— 
summer migration in Tift, Cook, Berrien, Lowndes, and Echols Counties, is 
now past, and weevils, while still entering fields in large numbers, are 
not quite so numerous as in previous weeks. Plentiful in all fields and 
may he found, even in well-treated cotton, in some 10 to 20 percent of form 
examined, (August 19): Damage on-untreated fields continued to rise, hut 
on treated fields, while rising, did so at a much slower rate than previous- 
ly. Boll damage has risen somewhat, hut on plats with a fair number of 
squares, infestation has risen only to about 25 percent. 
0, I. Snapp (August 16): Infestation at Port Valley, central Georgia, 
less than that of an average year, 
Florida. C. S. Rude and assistants (August 5) J Twenty-seven fields examined dur- 
ing the week in Alachua, Gilchrist, Marion, Putnam, Union, and Lake 
Counties. Three fields in which infestation had not been found this seas or 
were found infested, hut punctured dsquares were found at only one point ir 
each case. For the week ended August 7> 1937* infestation averaged 32.25 
percent; for the week ending August 6, 1938, it averaged 73 percent; and 
this year the average is 49 percent. (August 12): Only l6 fields inspect- 
ed during the week. In most fields visited the squares left on the plants 
have been practically consumed. Egg deposition apparently occurring only 
in bolls. In most fields adults are feeding. on the boll walls, even nature 
bolls being affected. Average infestation was 50 percent, with a range of 
from 4 to 97 percent. (August 19): Infestation ranges from 55 to 100 per- 
cent in fields examined this week. In only three or four of the fields 
were infestations below 90 percent. Increase is partly owing to the small 
number of squares and the small bolls. Infestation about the same as last 
year. (August 26): Twenty-five fields visited during the week. In most 
fields infestation is heavy, ranging from 80 to 100 percent in instances 
where it was possible to make counts. Damage to bolls showing up in most 
fields, estimated as from insignificant to 50 percent. Infestation, as con 
pared to that for the sane period last year, is about the same exsept in 
Lake County, where last season it ranged from 2 to 4 percent and this ye ar 
from 10 to 95 percent. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (August 18): Abundant over entire States ■ 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 24): Very abundant throughout the season, and con- 
siderable damage done to late cotton where no control measures were appliec 
Infestation in general about the same as in 1938, 
Louisiana. R,- C. Gaines and assistants (August 19 ) ? In Madison Parish at this 
tine in 1938, records were possible on only 1 test, averaging 91*5 percent 
of punctured squares. Records made this year on 17 tests, averaging 81,2 
percent of punctured squares and ranging from 64.3 to 90. 7 percent, 
C. 0. Eddy (August 23): Infestation still very high on late cotton. 
