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have been in regard to the damage that the red spider is 
causing to cotton. A large proportion of these complaints 
have come from the northwestern part of the State, Some 
complaints in regard to red spider an jury have r however , "been 
received from almost all sections of Mississippi. Most of the 
plants that *e have received that were infected with red 
spiders have "been cotton plants, but this is due to the 
importance of cotton as a crop^. Among the other plants that 
have been received are privet, "begonia, violet, dahlia, grape, 
lilac, "bean, kudzuy; hydrangea, and angel trumpet. Many other 
plants were probably injured* 
Arkansas Dwight Isely (August 26): There is a rather serious outbreak 
of the red spider on cotton in northeastern Arkansas, including 
Mississippi, Craighead, Poinsett, Cross, Crittenden, St* Francis, 
Lee, and Phillips Counties. 
COTTON PLEA {Psall'as seriatu^. Eeut c ) 
Mississippi R« W ffl Earned (September IS); I am glad to report that, although 
we have done some careful scouting throughout many parts "of the 
State, we have been una"bSe to find the so-called cotton flea. 
If this pest occurs in the State it has certainly not "been 
abundant during the last six feeks-> 
PCM BOLLvfOPM (Pectlnophora gassypiel la Saund, ) 
Haiti Geo, No We'icctt (September 3)5 T - lc 5 pink bollworm of cotton 
is at Port-au-Piince aid throughout the Col de Sac Valley, 
extending to and including every locality where cotton is 
grown in Sanoo Dcmingo e I den^t know how much more extensive 
its distribution is in Haiti,, 
A PLOVER- BEETLE feuphor'la ^BiX92ir§iA§. Fab a ) 
Georgia 0'* D Q More (^i;gast ?.o) t Some fewf complaints have been received 
concerning this insect damaging cotton. 
COTTON CUTWORM feodenia ornithogallj. Guen a ) 
Mississippi R* tf„ Earned (September 18); T're cocton-boll cutworm was 
^received from abouc a do^en different counties, most of them 
in the northern half of the State, However, this insect has 
teen, reported from all parts of the State* 
G.RDEE WEBWCEM (Loxostage similalis Guen.) 
Mississippi R* V7<, Earned (September 18): The garden webworm attracted 
a great deal of- attention during July, eupeciaUy in the 
northwestern part of the State., We received a number of 
reports where several acres of cotton had been completely 
defoliated by this insect* The only cultivated plants injured, 
according to reports received at thisoof f j, ce were cotton 
aand alfalfa. 
