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Louisiana. I. J. Bccncl (July): Damaging young cotton "bolls in several 
northern parishes. 
Oklahoma. E. E. Ivy (July 25): A few worms seen in cotton during the 
last week in l.'cCurtain County, southeastern Oklahoma. 
Texas. R. W. Morcland and A. B. Beavers (July 2): A few eggs noted on 
cotton in "both upland and "bottom fields in Brazos and Burleson 
Counties. (July 9): Ninety-one eggs were found in oxamining 2,000 
cotton terminals in "bottom fiolds. Eggs ranged from to 19 per 100 
terminals, with an average of U.55 ©ggs per 100 terminals. In an up- 
land field of succulent cotton 800 terminals wore examined and 8 eggs 
found, or 1 egg per 100 terminals. (July 30): Injury is rather spotted. 
There arc scattering fields where heavy injury has been caused. On 
13 farms the injured "blooms, "bolls, and squares varied from k to U5 
percent, with an average of 9 percent. The number of eggs varied from 
to 16 por 100 terminal buds, averaging 2.U per 100 buds. 
K. P. Ewing, ct al. (July 2); There are a few bollworms in the 
cotton in Calhoun County, apparently more than usual at this stage of 
fruiting of the cotton. (July 30): This insect is more widespread 
than ever in this area, and continues to cause serious damage in 
Calhoun and Jackson Counties. 
A. J. Chapman, et al, (July 16) : Bollworms are more numerous on 
cotton in Presidio County than at any time in recent years. The 
cloudy, rainy weather during the latter part of June and early part of 
July was favorable to this pest. (July 23): In sone of the fields 
fully 60 percent of the crop has been destroyed. Bollworm damage has 
also been reported from El Paso and Pecos districts. 
COTTON SQUARE BORER ( Strymon mclinus Hbn.) 
Texas. R. K. Fletcher (July 22): More common than usual on cotton in the 
Brazos River bottoms of Burleson County, southeastern Texas. Injury 
not serious. 
COTTON PLEA HOPPER ( Psallus seriatus Rout.) 
South Carolina. P. P. Bondy and C. F. Rainwater (July 30): There aro 
not many in the fields — no damage has been done. 
Mississippi. R. L. McGarr, ct al. (July 2): Examination of 7,500 ter- 
minal buds of cotton plants in 23 fields in Lowndes and Oktibbeha 
Counties showed an average of 6 cotton flea hoppers per 100 terminal 
buds (3.8 adults and 2.2 nymphs). (July 23): The average numbor of 
floa hoppers for 100 terminal buds was U.2. With the exception of a 
very few fields the infost'ation lias been of very little importance. 
