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inspected, 5 we^e infested, all of which' had "been poisoned,, In only 
one of the five fields were sufficient worms present to do damage. 
These fields are located near Benton in Bossier Parish, 
T«. Slack (August k)i Severe damage was caused in a number of fields 
at Lake Charles, Serious damage was also reported at Grand Cheniere 
in Cameron Parish, 
R, J, Smith (August S) : Only four comparatively heavy infestations 
-of what might be second-brood worms have he en found, These in- 
festations were in Rapides, Grant, and Natchitoches Parishes. 
Dr. J. Ti7. ?olsom HAugust IS): Leaf worm damage has teen very local 
with no serious general outbreak* 
W» 3, Hinds (August 17): Cotton leaf worms have been reported quite 
commonly but .usually with only a light infestation. Poisoning has 
been done in some localities on areas up to 50 acres, but the 
infestation has not become general. Applications of calcium arsenate 
by airplane in the vicinity of Bunkie f;ave completely satisfactory 
results within a few hours after aa application of Paris green had 
been washed off by; -rain and failed to stop the cotton leaf worms, 
Alabama J, M, Robinson (August lU): Leaf warms have been found as follows: 
Pupae in Lowndes County, adults in Marshall County, larvae in 
Callnan County, and larvae in Morgan County, Not very numerous at 
any Of the points* 
Mississippi Clay Lyle (July 30): That cotton worms are already appearing in 
this State, seems highly probable, according to the following tele- 
gram just received By the State Plant Board from B s R. Coad^ in 
charge of the Boll Weevil Laboratory at Tallulah, La, : 
"Leaf worm invasion has appeared throughout northern Louisiana 
within past few days, and is' now thoroughly distributed over this 
country, undoubtedly over a large portion of Mississippi as well. 
Poisoning already started in many places in northern Louisiana." 
Not a single specimens of the cotton worm has yet been sent in 
ffor identification from Mississippi, and the Plant Board Inspectors 
who examine hundreds of cotton fields each week have also found 
no signs of cotton worm injury to this date. With this appearance 
in northern Louisiana, however, it will probably be only a few 
days until it is reported in Mississippi, This pest appeared in 
Mississippi in July, 1923 » and stripped cotton fields over a large 
section of the State that summer and fall, causing considerable 
loss. In 192U the first report of this worm in Mississippi reached 
the Plant Board office on August 2S and on account of this late 
appearance practically no damage resulted last year, 
R» W« Earned (August 5) J Ere first specimens of the cotton worm 
were received at this office on August 1 from Adams County, Speci- 
mens and authentic reports have now been received in regard to the 
occurrence of these insects in Adams, Hinds, Lincoln, and Washington 
Counties. (August 17): The cotton wornThas been reported from 
practically all sections' of the State during .the last few weeks. 
