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Iowa. H, E. Jaques (June. 23): This caterpillar is again defoliating pillow and 
elm in Dickinson County. 
C T'T N insect's' 
BOLL WEEVIL (AnffidndAis. grandis Boh.)' 
South Carolina. P. Sherman and W, C. Nettles (June 2l): Early, season abundance 
is much higher than usual. Emergence in hibernation cages at Clemson has 
averaged 2.7 5« * . 
South Carolina. E. E. Bondy and C. E. Rainwater (June 5) J In Florence County 
weevils are numerous in fields near the woods. (June 19) J Practically 
every field has some boll weevils. Although several moppings have been 
made, some fields still contain enough weevils to do damage. (June 26): 
Weevils. are still emerging from hibernation. Nearly twice as many emerged 
from the hibernation cages during June 1937 as i- n an 7 June during the last 
6. years, . In some of the fields 25 percent of the squares are infested. 
Elorida, H. C. Young, J. T. Roy, and IC. H. Smith (June 19): In Alachua County in 
14- fields of Sea Island cotton that had been treated, square infestation : 
ranged from to 31 percent % averaging 8,H percent. In seven untreated 
fields the square infestation, ranged from 2,2 to 23«7 percent, averaging S,J 
percent, (June 26): The infestation in the sane fields was slightly , less 
than during the previous week, 
Georgia, P, M, Gilmer, P, A. Glick, W. L. Lowry, and K. P. Conradi (May 29): 
Weevil infestation throughout southern and eastern Georgia is ^probably the 
lightest in the history of the weevil, (June 19): In most of the fields 
the infestation does not exceed 5 percent, 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (June ?M)l Reports from various parts of the State indi- 
cate that the infestation is considerably higher than it was at the same 
date last year, the average infestation being jj> percent, as compared with 
2 percent. last year, 
E. W. Dunnam and J. C. Clark (June 12): Infestation in Washington 
County is lighter than last season and about equal to that of 1935* 
G. D. Green and K, E. McCoy (June 26): Square infestation in 
three fielde examined" in' Oktibbeha County averaged 15 percent, as compared 
to 0,7 percent on same date in 193o» 1? percent 1935, anc1 - 9 percent in I93U, 
Louisiana, C. 0. Eddy (June 25): Infestation around Baton Rouge is increasing. 
The highest 'infestation is 9 percent. Control operations have started in 
central Louisiana, 
R. C. Gaines and assistants (June 26): At Tallulah total emergence 
in hibernation cage to date is about 12 percent, as. compared with IS per- 
cent in 1932 and .10 percent in 1935 and .17 percent in 1936. Square in- 
festation ranged from to S«5 percent, averaging 2,0 percent in untreated 
field plots. 
