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M. H Swenk (October 17) . "Shortly after the middie of September 
there was a conspicuous flight of the cotton wonn." 
F c W s Oldenburg (September 26) ♦ "Lamp-posts and buildings in 
Cumberland were covered with the cotton moths on this date," 
■A-> F. Cocradi* "Mr. J. R„ Blair* county agent of York County, 
reports under date of September 20, that this insect is present 
on all late -grown cotton, defoliating the plants, but doing no 
damage. Mr, J, A. Barley reports under date of October 1 that 
in Auderson, Oconee County, this insect is defoliating plants 
but doing no damage," 
L. Hasoman (October 13), "This peculiar moth has again moved north 
ovar Missouri in destructive numbers, attaacting attention from 
various parts of the State, It has been reported as being especially 
destructive to ever bearing strawberries, to U:-he tomato crop, late 
cantaloupes, and where the apple crop was not a complete failure it 
has also dors some damage to apples* Here in Central Missouri it 
seems to be fully as abundant as in its last heavy .migration about 
1C years ago." 
Robert Strat ton Agricultural Experiment Station (October 15). "The 
cotton worm has destroyed the leaves of whole fields of cotton. In 
some cases this occurred so early that the entire crop was nearly 
destroyed." 
M. C, Tanquary (September 26) * "There is a heavy infestation of 
the cotton leaf-worm in the vicinity of College Station, but the 
infestation developed too late in the season to do any damage." 
INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
BOOK LOySE ( Atrouos divinattaJ&a Mull.) 
Indiana J, J» Davis (October 14), "In some sections of the State the common 
book louse has been reported as very abundant in dwellings, Apparent- 
ly this insect is capable of being a very serious nuisance when it 
once becomes established in a dwelling, but fortunately such infes- 
tations are rare, at least in Indiana," 
STABLE FLY (Stomoxys calci trans L.) 
Missouri- F, C. Bishopp (September 27). "During the latter part of August and 
early September a very severe outbreak of the stable fly occurred 
over the greater part of the State. Great annoyance and suffering 
were experienced by live stock of all kinds and farming was handicapped 
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