-233- 
Highest infestation reported 
(per cent) . U2 25 52 
Average per cent infestation 
of infested farms k.h2 k.28 12.9 
Average per cent infestation 
of all farms 3.55 3.53 10.2 
Increase or decrease in weevil 
infestation preceding week 15 59 1^ 
(decrease) (increase) (decrease) 
Mississippi State Plant Board (August 2C): Boll weevils broke all 
previous records of the season during the past -eek with an average 
of ko per cent of the squares punctured in the hill counties of the 
State, according to reports of the State Plant Board inspectors who 
examined 87 farms in 21 counties. This is a marked increase over 
the preceding week when the infestation averaged only 30 per cent, 
and that of IS per cent two weeks ago. 
P. C. Bishopp (August l): (Telegram) Boll -.Teevil not so injuri- 
ous as the boll worm, hut some fields maderately infested. 
(August 26): Boll weevil injury has greatly increased during this 
month. At the present time practically all squares are being 
punctured a s put on, and many bolls even though fairly -ell ma- 
tured, are being infested. 
P. L. Thomas (August 20): The eastern section of the State has 
had far more boll weevil injury than usual, reports being received 
from 53 counties during the period August 1 to 15- The reports 
from two of these counties, which are in the we stern part of the 
State, have not been verified, viz. Dickens and Orion. There ap- 
pears to be an area of S to 10 counties in central Texas where 
boll weevils have not been abundant except in the wooded sections. 
The crop in this area is a little better than average. Hot, dry 
weather has practically stopped growth. 
COTTON FLEA HOPPER ( Psallus seriatus Reut. ) 
R. '.7. Lei by (August 19) : Adults are no- commonly observed in cot- 
ton blooms. Their injuries appear to be confined to the tiny 
squares on the terminals of the stalks. Their present feeding may 
aid boll-weevil damage, the further development of squares forcing 
the weevil to attack partly grovm bolls. 
R. M. Seeley (July 29): There has been some damage in spot s by 
the cotton flea hopper but not very serious. 
J. M. Robinson (August lo) : Cotton hopper adults are more abundant 
now than they have been at any period of the year. However, the 
cotton is so far advanced that no serious damage will result. 
Mississippi R. W. Haxned (July 25): Cotton hoppers are reported in many fields 
but very few complaints cf damage have been received to date. 
