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Alabama J B H« Robinson (August 6): 'Carious species of cotton flea 
hopper have been very active on cotton. 
Mississippi R M Harned (August IS).* At this date it is very difficult to 
find cotton hoppers in fields in this locality (A, & R. College) 
that were heavily infested all through July. The hoppers are now 
very abundant on c^oton„ but none can be found on horsemint , 
v;hich is practically all dead at this time. Hoppers were very 
abundant on horsemint during June and July. 
Louisiana U«, E« Hinds (August 2k) i The cotton flea hoppers have ceased 
! their work upon cotton in most sections, but many of the infested 
fields have not recovered normal fruiting. The work of these 
insects delayed the setting of fruit very greatly in many cases; 
and large areas in northern Louisiana were seriously sf feet ed» 
Fields dusted with sulphur early in the season for flea-hopper 
control oame into fruiting generally some weeks earlier than 
undusted fields, But it takes at least 10 days longer for blooming 
to be resumed generally in the flea-hopper infested fields than 
where "compl3te infestation" by the boll weevil is controlled 
by poison. 
Texas F<> C 6 3ishopo (August 27) j Cotton flea hoppers were observed on 
cotton in Nolan, Tom Green, and Menard Counties. Apparently the 
damage caused by these insects was not so great as that in many 
sections of the eastern part of the State, 
COTTON LEAF w'OP.M (jlabama ar^illacea Hon.) 
GENERAL Cooperative report on cotton insects (August l6): The leaf worm 
STATEMENT has defoliated practical ly all cotton in south-central Texas 
that has not been poisoned, and def olic tion is common in the 
north-central and northeastern portions although much poi son- 
is being applied in these sections,; In Oklahoma leaf worms 
are reported in the southeastern portions, with some defoliation. 
In Arkansas leaf worms are reported as destructive in some 
eastern and central counties. In Louisiana defoliation is reported 
as common in scattered areas throughout the State where noison 
has not been applied. In Mississippi worms are reported present 
in nearly all sections of the 5tate e Some defoliation has been 
reported in southwestern Tennessee. In Alabama worms have been 
reported in scattered areas in the northern and western portions, 
with come defoliation. In most of the infested area the worms 
are now in the pupal stage with a few moths emerging. The next 
generation of worms is expected to appear about September 1. 
Alabama L„ W« Brannon (August 23): This insect is seriously damaging 
cotton in a 10-acre field near the City limits of Birmingham. 
Mississippi H a V7 a Harned (August 18)i About August 10, the cotton worm 
appeared in practically every county in northern Mississippi 
and in several spots in the southern part of the State. The supnly 
