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has "been felt in river— bottom areas near Dallas, sorae large fields 
"being practically rained, Many planter's in this section are 
dusting for boll worms and leaf worms simult . - y. 
FALL ARMY7."0RM (laj fruri tterda S. & A.) 
Mississippi R* W, Earned (August 18) ;S? sirens of the southern grass -orm 
were received fr< rg on August lb. They r-ero reported 
as causing d i to cotton. 
Texas F# C, Bishopp (August 25): Considerable damage from this insect 
was observed in late cornfields in this region (Erath County). Some 
fiornistalks were infested with from one to five larvae, 
MELON APHID (AjMs gossypii Glov.) 
South C» 0, Eddy (August l6): a few minute aphids are being found at 
Carolina Cienson College, Most of these are en the young cctton plants. 
Louisiana W ft E» Hinds (August 2U): Cotton plant lice became abundant early 
in August at Bacon Rouge, but have decfiea :ideily during the 
period of heavy frequent showers which have occurred generally 
through the middle cf the month. Considerable control work by 
applications cf calcium arsenate and nicotine-sulphate dust " 
done with satisfactory results. 
3 k R. Ccad (August 2k) i At Tallulah, the only fields in -hich 
cotton lice can be faunc! ;bi;nd nt are those that have been dusted 
repeatedly with calcium arsenate for experimental purposes. 
Texas P. C, Bishopp (August 2o): Cotton lice are unusually abundant 
on fields in the vicinity of Dallas. They are worse on those 
which have been dusted for boll weevils and bol 1 worms. 
P» L. Thomas (August 18) : Lice are reported as doing injury in 
seven counties in the State. 
TARNI SHED PLANT BUG ( lygus pratensis L.) 
Alabama J« M« Robinson (August 6): Tarnished plant burs in the northern 
part of the State have b en very numerous on cotton. 
Louisiana W* E» Hinds (August l): The tarnished plant bug ( Lygus prat en sis L.) 
and the rapid plant bug ( t idus Say) have been 
unusually abundant on cotton, sucking half -grown squares particu- 
larly and adding Ly to hopper damage rently also 
to the spread of anthiacnose or boll rot in the cotton, 
"ornia E. 0#Essig (Ad ust l)' The tarnished plant bug was reported attack- 
ing cotton bolls in Merced* 
