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Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 2h) : Found generally over tho 10 northwestern 
counties. Scattered throughout north-central Mississippi, hut little 
damage noted. Causing considcrahlc damage in several of the northeastern 
counties and in Itawamba County, fully 25 percent of the foliage being 
stripped in some fields. Spotted infestations in the vicinity of State 
College, with foliage ragged considerably in some fields. 
R. L. McGarr, et al. (August 27) '• Observed in sufficient numbers 
to cause some ragging of cotton in Oktibbeha and Lowndes Counties. 
5. M. Dunnam, et al. (August 6): Present in most fields in 
Washington County. First moth noted here was bred from larvae collected 
on July 25, which emerged on August U. (August 20): Insect ragging 
cotton in some places but damage most serious in yovm.g cotton. (August 
27)t Stripping cotton in many fields, doing much more damage within 
the last few days. 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterhcrger and E. R. Lett (August 8): Second generation 
just appearing at L'erryville, Beauregard Parish. No serious damage 
from first generation in this section. 
W. P. Turner (August 27) 1 Infestations observed north of Bossier 
City, Bossier Parish. Spread increased, but not the severity, to the 
end of the "bottom lands, just south of Benton. No fields completely 
stripped. 
R. C. Gaines and assistants (August 13)1 Still present in fields 
in Madison Parish but not in sufficient numbers' to cause ragging. 
(August 20): Leaf worms may he found in small numbers in most fields. 
Bagging may be noticed in some fields of young cotton. 
M. T. Young and assistants (August 27): Pound in practically all 
fields observed in Madison Parish but not in sufficient numbers to 
cause damage. 
Arkansas. B. Isely (August 22): Generally distributed over Arkansas for 
the last month but no general injury occurring. Some local injury and 
local control measures. 
Oklahoma. C. P. Stiles ( August 3^) : Now present throughout practically 
all the cotton-producing areas of Oklahoma and numerous fields "being 
defoliated. 
E. E. Ivy (August 21): Pirst found in the Red River bottom on 
July 2h, and showed evidences of having "been present for 2 or 3 weeks. 
Scattered, light infestations found all over this region in Mc Cur tain 
County shortly after that, a few of the earlier infestations causing 
considerable injury, practically stripping the leaves in many of the 
fields. No further injury noted for a period of a week or 10 days, hut 
now all infestations apparently spreading rapidly and many new ones 
observed. 
