the weer growthj along fence "borders* to Which points the "beetles 
were, said to fe.&tr eat -with the rising of the sun However, we 
had no trouble in finding thousands of individuals concealed about 
the field. 
The^ ranch authorities had applied poisoned bran about 8 a.m. 
of the day of my visit. This was ill-advised since the pest had 
mostly become inactive by that time. However, seme few individuals 
were found that had succumbed to this treatment. It gives promise 
that if applied with the setting of the sun satisfactory control 
may follow.. 
Probably the beetles have been forced to' attack the cotton, 
owing to the destruction of the native plants which constitute 
the natural food of the pest. In addition^ the past winter was 
a very dry one with a resulting scarcity cf- native plant growth. 
This would tend to force insects, wintering through, to migrate 
to cultivated crops for support* 
The fact remains that this Eleodes occurs at present as a v ery 
"bad pest of cotton in the Alpaugh district. 
FOREST AND S H AD |- TREE INSECTS 
MI SCELL AZTEOUS ? SEDER S 
SH0S7-WEIT3 LIHDEN MOTH (Sn ncmbs snosignar lots Hut*) 
Indiana J, J m Davis (July 22): The adult moths of this insect were 
. reported abundant in the vicinity of Portland on July 14» 
PERIODICAL CICADA (Tib.icina sept end ecim L.) 
BROOD XXIII 
Illinois T7 e P* Flint (July 21): Brood XXIII of the seventeen-year cicada, 
13-year variety, has appeared in nearly ail wooded sections of 
Illinois south of a line drawn through Champaign, and Decatur*. Ill , 
and Hannibal, Mo In. many of the woodlands adults have been 
sufficiently abundant so that the dead tips cf twigs may he 
easily seen when riding on trains. It has not been excessively 
abundant, however, and has caused vury little injury to orchards 
or shade trees. 
Mississippi R. W* Horned (July 7): Brood XXIII of the periodical cicada 
has probably now disappeared in this State, No specimens have 
been received during the past week. This insect wa.s definitely 
recorded this year from the following counties: Alcorn, Benton-, 
Bolivar, Calhoun, Coahoma- Carroll, Copiah, DeSoto, Grenada, 
Holmes, Humphreys, LaFayette s Leake, Lee, Leflore, Madison, 
Marshall, Montgomery, Pontotoc, .Prentiss, Rankin, 'Sunflower, 
Tate, Tipprh, Union, Yalobusha, Washington, and Yazoo. 
BROW IT-TAIL MOTH ( EuprcctJs chrysorrhoe a L, ) 
New Hampshire P. R. Lowry (July 19): Pound first eggsmasses today, This insect 
is on the increase in southeastern New Hampshire and has stripped 
a number of orchards at Durham. 
