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to cotton this summer which has "been attributed to the cotton 
hopper , has "been caused "by the tarnished plant "bug. Specimens 
of this pest with complaints of serious injury to cotton have "been 
received from 11 counties, all in the northern half of the State, 
Louisiana W« S. Hinds (July 28): The tarnished plant "bug has "been unusually 
abundant on cotton, sucking half grown squares particularly 
and adding decidedly to flea-hopper damage and apparently also to 
the spread of anthracnose or boll rot in the cotton. 
COTTON PLANT BUG ( Adelnhocoris rapidus Say) 
Iouisiana \7« E. Hinds (July 28): The rapid plant bug has been unusually 
abundant on cotton, sucking half-grown squares particularly and 
adding decidedly to flea-hopper damage and apparently also to the 
spread of anthracnose or boll rot in the cotton. 
LEATHOPFERS ( Graphocepha la versut a Say and 
Empoasca mali LeB») 
Ilorth Carolina R. ff« Lei/by (July 9) *• An injury similar to that caused by the 
cotton hopper is being rather generally inflicted upon cotton in 
Wayne 9 Scotland, and Halifax Counties, the injury being caused by 
Diedrocephala v e rsuta and apple leafhoppers. 
Z. P„ Met calf (July S): In the upper Piedmont section of the 
State the cotton in many fields was found to be badly damaged by 
leafhoppers, with practically no cotton hoppers, a few thrips, 
and not sufficient cotton lice to amount to anything. The chief 
indication of damage was in the curled and twisted condition of the 
leaves and in the stunted growth of the plants. Plants badly 
damaged form no lateral branches. This condition was also described 
in Edgecombe County by the county agent in a field where cotton 
had been planted between rows of Irish potatoes; the potatoes were 
killed by hopperburn and the leafhoppers then transferred their 
attention x,o the cotton. There are some indications that the plants 
will recover in part from this attack. 
THRIPS (Thysanoptera) 
South Carolina C. .0- Eddy (July 2): During June much cotton in the western part 
of the State was dwarfed and in addition the leaves had a very 
ragged appearance, at Clemson College. This was not associated 
with a heavy aphis infestation. During the first part of the 
month many fields were infested with a large number of thrips, 
but they have disappeared now. Plants are also recovering from 
the injury. 
RED SPIDER (Tetranychus telarius L. ) 
Texas P. L. Thomas (July 2): One of the few fields in which blooms 
have been observed had a good many red spiders in the cotton 
at Coiiese Station. This is worthy of note because it is the 
