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Alabama J. M„ Robinson (July l6): The cotton boll worm is appearing 
rather generally over the entire State, In some locations at Auburn 
the infestation is running as high as 10 per cent. 
North R. Xh Leiby (July 2k) : Larvae have "been rather frequently reported 
Carolina as injuring squares in sections where an earlier generation developed 
on vetch in armyworra' proportions. Some calcium arsenate dusting 
has "been done to control, this insect on cotton. 
South J 4 Co Pepper (July 8):'" The larvae have migrated from alfalfa 
Carolina fields to near-by cotton fields and'have completely destroyed many 
acres of the young cotton in Oconee County. 
Mississippi R c W Harned (June 15): Insects belonging to the genus Heliothis . 
probably Heliothis ohsoleta, were received on July 13 from Amory 
in Monroe County* Cotton, was "being injured "by these insects. 
COTTON .-iPEID- ( Aphis gossypii Glov.) 
R„ 77. Leiby (June 30) : Many complaints of injury caused "by the 
cotton louse have "been received. However, parasites and lady "beetles 
are effectively controlling the' lice now at Raleigh* 
W. 3, Hinds (July 28) : Cotton' plant lice are developing in numbers 
sufficient to call for control measures in many locations where 
poisoning for weevils is being done. In some cases nicotine sulphate 
applications have already "been made for' the lice in accordance with 
the Louisiana method worked, out in 1925* which consists of one- 
half pound of nicotine sulphate thoroughly absorbed in 8 pounds of 
hydrated calcium arsenate per acre, and applied in the late evening 
or when the air is as still as possible, 
PALL ARMYY7CRM (Laphygma frtgiperda S« & A.) 
Louisiana T» E, Holloway (July 7): Grassworms have been found on cotton near 
New Orleans. . ',„ ' 
TI« E» Hinds (July 8) ; The grass worm is now showing up in large 
numbers around Baton Rouge and reports have been received from 
points below Baton Rouge. They are expected to appear practically 
throughout the State at about this time. (July 28): (fee »raos worm 
occurs in the third "generation. "It was quite widely distributed through 
Louisiana but nect seriously injurious as crops had increased so much 
in size that- the .worms did correspondingly less damage. Parasitism 
aL so increased notably in the third generation* 
Mississippi R. W., Harned (June 15): Injury to cotton by the southern grassworm 
or fall armyworm has been reported from Lake in Scott County, Lucedale 
in George County, and Meridian in -Lauderdale County* In each case 
specimens were serst to this office for identification,, Specimens 
of the southern grassworm on corn were received from Lake in Scott 
County. 
TARNISHED PL5HT BUG ( Lygus tr a ten si a L. ) 
Mississippi R* H7* Harned (July 15)- £t is apparent that a part of the injury 
