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Maryland 
State during the latter pa'rt of June and firct of July. The 
striped tortoise "beetle, Metriona bivittata Say, seems to "be the 
most abundant species. Very serious injury "by this species was 
caused to c-'eet potatoes at Vardaman in Calhoun County. 
ARCUS TORTOISE BEETLE ( Chelymoroha cassidea Fab.) 
E. N. Cory (July lU): Reported by county agent at Salisbury, Doing 
considerable damage on one farm. 
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GENERaL Cooperative report on status of boll weevil (July l): The figures 
STATEMENT on weevil emergence from hibernation tests issued in the preceding 
report may for all practical purposes be considered final. At 
Baton Rouge, La., a few weevils emerged from June l6 to 30 rhile 
at the other stations either no weevils or a very few emerged. The 
figures on emergence would not be changed enough to justify issuing 
the table. 
Scattered reports of boll weevil infestations have been received 
from most of the States in the southern part of the cotton belt. 
The heaviest infestations have been reported from couth-central 
Texas, southern and northeastern Louisiana, eastern Arkansas, and 
in several sections of Mississippi. The infestation is increasing 
in most sections where weevils are present, 
(July l6£: In Texas a general light weevil infestation was re- 
ported in the south-central part with little damage, except in 
local areas. In Oklahoma weevils were reported in a number of coun- 
ties in the southeastern quarter and east-central parts of the 
State. In Arkansas weevil damage is generally light and confined 
to the Delta Gotmties, In Louisiana a general heavy infestation 
is reported throughout the southern part and in the northeastern 
part the infestation averages higher than 10 per cent on many 
plantations. Poisoning is general in both parts. In Mississippi 
scattered light infestations are reported in most sections of the 
State, with higher infestations in a few local areas. In Alabama 
a general infestation was reported in the southern part, a somewhat 
lighter infestation in the central part , and approximately none in 
the northern part-. In Georgia a very light infestation was reported 
in the Coastal plain section and no weevils in the Piedmont section. 
North R. \7. Lei by (July 12): The first generation is now emerging accord- 
Carolina ing to J. A, Harris. (July 2h) ; Infestation appears lighter than 
any year since 1923 • v 
Mississippi R. Yu Harned (July 15): The boll weevil infestation of the State 
is more general at this time than it has been during the past two 
years. However, the average infestation is rather low, as reports 
from 111 infested farms in all sections of the State showed an 
