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~al,~L 'tuDBTJQRli ( Hyphantria cur.ea Drury) 
Mississippi R. ",7. Ear red (August 22): Larvae collected en cotton at Clarksdale 
i- C< County ar.d i sdale County during the latter part cf 
July -ere sent t L for definite determi - A letter 
from Dr. A. L. ^uair.tance states that Mr. C. Heinrich cf the Bureau 
cf Entomology tentatively ide-tified these specimens is 
HvoVrtria cunea . v,ith the comment that the larvae -.-ere r. trifle 
unusual. On august 22 more of these insects -ere received frcm 
Madison County -.-here they --ere attacking cotton. 
GARDEN YJE3T70RM ( Lrxcste.ge sir-ilalis Gue: . 
Mississippi R. "7. Earned (August 22;: Specimens of the garden v/eovrcrm v.-ere re- 
ceived recently frcm four farms in Yaz< - County -here they --.-ere 
collected on cotton. 
FALL AB12TOQRM ( laobyg-y. fruriperda S. & A. ) 
Alab; J. ;;. RobiiLron (August lo): The fall armypcrm is appearing fr-m 
grass in cornfields intc the edge cf seme cotton fields ar.d has 
devoured the cc ttcnfcliage tr the p int, at least in ere irstar.ee, 
---here the farmer has bee re alarmed. 
CUTwORl 5 ( Nc ctuidae ) 
Louisiana '". E. Hinds (August 20): Late planted c r ttcr is being damaged 
severely by cutworms rassv/ rms. 
FLEA BEETLES (Haiti cir.ae) 
Mississippi R. .7. Earned (august 22): Blister beetles cf the species Epicauta 
stri-rr sa Gyll. ar.d E. f erruginea Say vrere collected cr. cotton at 
Steers August 11, -here they -/ere reported dcirg cc rsiderable dan 
uSBED FLEA BEETLE ( ; _ tacniata Say) 
Georgia R. II. Seeley (July 29): The striped flea beetle -.-as found dcirg 
serious damage t- cotton jbhrcugh May and the first half cf Jure. 
but has apparently disappeared frcm cotter sir.ee July 1. 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER BE.:", TIE ( Diabrctica ducdecimpqnetata Tab- ) 
C-eergia 0. I. Srapp (July 30) : This insect is unusually abundant in this 
■ti n this a It has beer attacking the blooms 1 f ccttcn, 
foedi the petals, a d als< : - me cases or. the little squares. 
RED SPIDER ( Tetra.vchus telarius L. ) 
North 3. "J. Leiby (August 18): The red spider has beer, preee t in sec- 
tit s ■ f the State in such numbers that it pill materially reduce 
