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R» T7<, Harned (.August 2h ) : I have today r e.ceived some specimens 
of full-grown larvae and pupae of this insect from Lepanto, 
Poinsett County. I have not yet this year seen a specimen of this 
insect that was collected in Mississippi 
W e D„ Hunter (August 2o)s Luring the last few days the cottonworm 
has "been reported 'in this State from Newport, T.uckerman, 
Batesville, Searcy, Conway, and Pinch .tuff, the infestation being 
apparently much heavier than in Texas* 
Kansas J„ '.7 McColloeh ( September 2): Specimens of the larvae and 
pupae of the cottonworm were received from Chetopa with the 
information that they had caused considerable defoliation. 
(September 20):; The larvae nave .practically defoliated a small 
experimental field of cotton on the experiment station farm at 
Manhattan* 
Texas W„ D Hunter (August 2$); Curing the last few days the cottonworm 
has "oeen reported in this State at Simonbon, Columbus, Bastrop, 
Dallas, and Celina, 
3* 3* Coad (September 3) J A general spread of this insect is 
reported by Dr„ Hunter throughout this State. 
Haiti Geo, IT, Wolcott (September 3) ? There was an outbreak of Alabama 
caterpillar's near Gonaives in Ju?y and they generally seem much 
more abundant than they were in Porto Rico.. 
COTTON APHID ( Aphis gosgypii. Glov. ) 
Mississippi R„ W Harned (September IS)-! Another interesting entomological 
feature of the summer of J.92U has ooe.2 the unusual" abundance of 
the cotton aphid throughout many counties in this State* Although 
we usually go not expect the plant-lice to be abundant during 
periods cf hot, dry weather, these insects have been unusually 
abundant this year. Many farmers, with long years of experience, 
have informed me that bhey have never seen the plant-lice so 
numerous before, expecialiy during the latter part of the summer 
after the cotton was mature, or nearly mature. Recently Mr. H* 
Ut, Harris, formerly of this State, but now of the Iowa State 
College., Ames,; Iowa, spent about two weeks inspecting cotton 
fields in various parts of Mississippi* A part of his report was 
as follows: |T 7:\ f coating a large parb cf the State for the 
cotton flea, rva^los serial us.., the writer has nad occasion to 
observe the presence of great numbers of lice on the foliage 
and in some cases even on the blossoms of the cotton. This would 
appear to be unusual, especially in view of the fact that the 
weather has been unfavorable for aphid 3, due to the extended 
drought and high temperatures. In all fields lady-beetles of 
several species have been found in numbers." 
COTTON R3SD SPIDER (Te trany c hus telarius L.) 
Mississippi R„ W« Harned (September 1.3) : More somplaints have been received 
during the lastbtwo months in regard to red spider injury than 
during any of the last 17 summers. Most of these ooomplaints 
