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PIM BOLL *Y0RM ( Pectinophora gossy n ielle Saund. ) 
Texas. A. J. Ghaoirian end associates (October 17): In 11 fields of the Big 
Bend of Texas exarrined on October 11 to 17 the "boll infestation Fas 96.2 
percent. All of these fields hut 2 were infested 100 percent, the other 
2 having 76 and 80-percent infestations. 
Puerto Rico. L. C. Fife (October 2): The lo^ infestation ia Sea Island 
cotton on the northern coast is probably due to: (1) No cotton has been 
grown commercially in Puerto Rico during the past three years; (2) wild 
cotton trees were alrrost eradicated frorr the island in 1934 and 1935; 
(?) no other favorable host slants occur in sufficient numbers to main- 
tain a high -oonulation of this pest in the absence of cotton. Of 1,791 
cotton bolls examined between August 28 and September 18 only 46, or 2.56 
"oercent, ^ere found to be infested. These included 1 infested boll among 
798 examined at Isabela, 1 among 200 examined at Quebradillas, and 44 
among 793 bolls at Camuy. The heaviest infestations so far found are at 
Camuy. Three fields examined there showed no pink boll worms, but the 
other t^o fields shored 5 percent and 12.3 percent infestations on Septemte 
ber 18. Five wild cotton trees (about 10 feet high) bearing green and 
open bolls ^ere found about 6 miles from Corozal (toward- OrocovisO. An 
examination of 21 green and 7 5 open bolls on August 22 revealed no pink 
boll worms, but an exit hole from a green boll, an empty pupa case, and 
some feeding signs in open bolls indicated the presence of this insect. 
Inspections of other malvaceous nl^nts for the pink boll worm have so far 
been negative. 
COTTON LEAP ^ORM ( Alabama argillacea Hbn. ) 
Illinois. W. P. Plint (October 22): There was a moderate flight of adults 
during the week of October 15. 
Michigan. R. Hut son (October 2): The moth appeared much earlier than usual 
this year. Repeated repori-.s of damage to peaches and everbearing straw- 
berries have come from Hillsdale, Jackson, Berrien, and Ottawa Counties. 
The damage has not been so severe as in many other years. 
Iowa, H. E. J acmes (October 21): Adults of the cotton leaf ^orm have been 
fairly abundant, causing the usual damage to fall fruit. 
Oklahoma. C. P. Stiles (October 23): Adults are being causht in large num- 
bers in flytraps on the college camuus at Stillwater. Reports from 
Tillman County state that they are still doing considerable damage. 
Puerto Rico. L. C. Pife (October 2): Observations made September 27 showed 
that mature larvae and -ou-iae were ouito numerous on cotton plantings at 
Aguadilla (Barrio San Antonio). Umy of the farmers on the northern coast 
found it necesrary to suray from t^o to four times during the season. 
This insect has been the most important cotton nest observed during the 
past 2 months and the only one for T*hich artificial control methods have 
been used by the ^ro^ers. 
