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F* Ot Bishopp (Qcteber 23): Practically all fields in northern 
Texas from Dallas to Denison were stripped of foliage. Practically 
no poisoning was done for the insects, owing to the fact that the 
crop had made about all that iwwould owing to dry weather and the 
work of the boll weevil in the lowlands. Observations made from 
the train Detween Fort Worth and Clarendon, Tex,, indicated that the 
leafworm was not present, at least to any great extent, except in 
the vicinity of Ft. Worth. 
COTTCN LEAF PERFORATOR ( Bucculatrix t hurberiella Bus ck) 
California 0. A. Pratt (Septemoer 19): Tne insect Buccuiatfcix thTOrberiella . 
which has caused considera&le damage to the foliage of cotton in 
the Imperial Valley this season, has probably been present as a 
minor pest since the beginning of the cotton industry in this valley. 
Since 1917 the insect has Qeen found present in every cotton field in- 
spected in the valley (imperial, in California and Mexico), but where 
a serious damage was noted, other troubles were also present, such as 
weeds and grub infestation and poor irrigation. In 1923 a serious 
outbreak of the insect occurred. The fanners were very much alanred , 
as the cotton plants looked as if they were dying and the infestation 
was pretty general throughout the valley , though many acreages showed 
no appreciable damage. The farmers were advised to water heavily 
so as to keep the plants in an active growing condition. It is 
impossible to estimate the amount of damage done this season but it 
was greatest and amounted to an almost total loss of the crop where 
the farmers failed to apply water at the crucial period. 
Missouri 
TOBACCO 
TOBACCO HORNPOHM (Frotoparce sent a J oh.) 
K.'C. Sullivan (Octooer IS): This species is very plentiful in the 
counties along the Missouri River. 
.FOREST AND SH/DE-TRFE INSECTS 
MIS CELL ANEOUS FEEDERS 
PERIODICAL C1CAD/ (Tibicina s ept end e dm L.) 
Massachusetts Don D. Lacroix (September 26): In driving through the infested 
territories south and east of the Cape C'd Canal, on July 11, I 
found that by far the greatest damage done by this brood of T. 
septendecim L. occurs in the eastern part of the town of Falmouth, 
around the village of Waqucit. Here the insect has deposited its 
eggs in practically every suitable plant, including ferns, false 
indigo, and goldenrod. .Almost every oak from 1 t© 20 feet high has 
dead and dying twigs in abundance. In several cases I saw oaks 12 
feet high and 3 or 4 inches through at the base with foliage entire- 
ly brown, and much of the youngest growth already drooping. Another 
point of interest which I noted was the finding in several instances 
of Calosoma beetles, S ycophant a sp . , preying on adult cicadas. 
