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Texas W. D. Hunter (August 14): The leafworr. first appeared in the 
United States this season during the first few. days of July, 
about a month later than in 1923. The first worms were found 
in Calhoun County, on the coast of Texas. A few days lator a 
few infestations rere reported from Calhoun Bounty southward 
along tne coast to Brownsville. 
The infestations have been exceedingly slight. Inspectors 
who have been in the field for several weeks report that no 
fields have been completely defoliated. The most extreme 
damage noted anywhere is in the vicinity of I rownsville , where 
an occasional field has been partly defoliated in patches. 
Generally speaking, the insect is just about maintaining its 
status and is not increc.sing the intensity of the infestation, 
or spreading. 
The reasons for the failure of tne insect to spread are 
several. In the first place, there are large quantities cf ar- 
senicals available throughout the invaded region. This has 
made it possible for farmers whose cotton was not poisoned tc 
obtain arsenicals and check the infestation at the beginning. 
The third and probably most important factor operating has been 
an extreme and protracted drouth. 
CORN-SILK TEETLE (Lupe rodos varicornis Lee.) 
Georgia Watson Usery (July 7): At Thomson this insect is said to be 
do inn considerable damage tc the edge of a field. 
r ULLER'S ROSS TEETLE (Pan tcmorus fulleri Horn) 
Ge °r. ia J. D. H,lore : Report ,d from Palmetto on June 17, Cartersville 
June 24, and Raleigh on June 30, attacking cotton. 
CO^M CURCULIO ( Chalcodermus aeneus Meh.) 
Georgia J. D. More (June 25): Reported by Ralph S. Collier at Comer 
on this date as attacking cotton. 
A T, EEVIL ( Li xus sylvius Lee.) 
Georgia J. D. More (July 2l) ;T.J. Kami 1 on July 21 reports this insect 
attacking cotton and. breeding in ragwood at Cleveland, Ga. 
IvIELC&T APHID Uanis '^ossyp-ii Clov.) 
Georgia J. D. More (July 15): J. : . Tyre, en July 15, reports this 
insect attacking cotton at Lit. Vernon, and also at Harlem. 
COTTON CUTWORM (prodenia ornithogalli Guen.) 
Georgia J. D. More (July 15): Reported from. Americus attacking cotton 
a single larva taken. 
