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Texas. P. L. Thomas (May 15) i The emergence of "boll weevils at College 
Station has exceeded 6 percent and is already greater than the 11-year 
average. (May 22): Weevils are continuing to emerge from winter quar- 
ters and their numbers are increasing in the fields. As many as 455 per 
acre were found in one field. in Dimmit County. (May 29): Weevils are 
reported in Nueces County/and have: "been, found to average 130 per acre in 
a few fields of Bexar County. The emergence totals more than 9 percent 
and has been exceeded only three times in 12 years.. 
R. W. Moreland (May 8-15) ' On 1,200 cotton plants in Brazos and 
Burleson Counties in 3 fields of unchopped cotton 11- weevils were found 
and on 800 plants in 3 fields where the cotton had been chopped l6 weevils 
were found. 
K. P, Ewing (May 8): . In Calhoun County indications are that there are 
not as .many boll weevils this year as last, although numbers are higher 
than nortaal .( May I5): This week there was a considerable increase over 
last in -the number of weevils found in cotton in the river bottom in - 
Jackson -County, which indicates thay they are still coming out of hiberna- 
tion. Examination of 5»6Q0 cotton plants in 11 fields showed an. average 
of 1.6 weevils per 100 plants, as co.mpared to 0.3 per 100 found last week. 
In Calhoun County 5 ♦ 700 plants in 28 cotton fields were inspected and an 
average of 0.18 weevil per 100 plants was found, as compared to- the pre- 
vious week (May 8) of O.15 per 100 plants. (May 22): In the Lavaca 
River bottom, in Jackson County, in the examination of 2,200 plants in 
5 fields the average number of boll weevils per 100 plants was 2.32 this 
week, as compared to 1.6 last Week. All of this increase was in one 
field where the cotton had grown unusually large and there was a concen- 
tration of weevils in this field. The other 4 fields sho\?ed abot.it the 
same infestation as during the previous. week. In 1,700 cotton plants in 
47 fields in Calhoun County the average boll weevil per 100 plants was 
0.106, a reduction from an average of 0.18 per 100 plants the previous 
week. The 'decrease was probably due to the fact that more fields in the 
open prairie were inspected this v/eek. (May ;29) '• In the Lavaca River 
bottom, in Jackson County, 1,300 cotton squares were inspected in 4 
fields; the boll weevil infestation averaged 3'8 percent punctured 
squares and there were 2.8 adult weevils per 100 squares, Tho maximum 
infestation was 50 percent and tho minimum, 25 percent. In Calhoun 
County no boll weevils wore found on 17,300 cotton plants examined for 
cotton flea hop;pers, but this 'was not a true index of infestation, as 
the weevils have left the terminal buds and are now on the larger cotton 
squares. 
Florida. H. C. Young, J. T. Roy, and K. H. Smith (May l): No boll \?eevils 
have been found in cotton fields to date. Indications are that emergence 
will be light throughout the State. (May 15): In Alachua County weevil 
counts were made in 17 fields and only 9 were infested. The number of 
weevils ranged from 20 to 170 per 10,000 plants, the average for all 
fields being 35 per 10,000 plants. (May 22): In Alachua County 24 fields 
were inspected and weevils were found in IS. The number of weevils 
ranged from 10 to 275 Per 10,000 plants in the infested area, or an aver- 
age of 47 per 10,000 plants in all fields examined. (May 29): In Alachua 
