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COTTON 
PINK BOLL TOBM ( Pectinonhora gossymella Saund. ) 
Texas. News Letter, Bureau of Plant Quarantine, • No . 22 (October 1): In the Big 
Bend area of Texas the first cotton was ginned on August 27, and trash from 
the first three hales ^as inspected with a machine. These results indicate 
that the infestation at this time is the heaviest in the history of the Big 
Bend. 
Florida. Office of Information, Press Service, U. S. D. A., (October 27): Ship- 
ment of cotton. and cotton products from six counties of north-central Florida 
is restricted, to prevent "the spread of the pink bollworm. The fev specimens 
vhich have been found in that area w ere all taken in Columbia and Alachua Coun- 
ties, and the other four counties included in the regulated area represent ad- 
joining territory in which cotton is grown that is ginned at High Springs, 
Lake City, and other places in these two counties. These additional counties 
are Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, and Union. The quarantine restrictions do not 
seriously impede the movement of cotton. The insect has also been found in 
wild cotton along the coast of southern and western Florida, but this wild cot- 
ton is now being eradicated. 
FOREST AND SHADE-TREE INSECTS 
V7ALKINGSTICK (D iaphcromera femorata Say) 
Pennsylvania. J. N. Knull (October 4): A severe infestation was observed on the 
mountains northvest of Dillsburg. The infested area could be seen for a mile 
or more and resembled the results of a fire at that distance. Practically all 
of the forest foliage was eaten with the exception of flowering dogwood, sour 
gum, laurel, and sassafras. 
Ohio. J. S. Houser' (August): In 1.931, nearly 100 acres of a -Portion of the Shaw- 
nee Forest belonging to the State of Ohio and located in Scioto County was al- 
most completely defoliated by this insect. The walkingsticks were reported to 
have continued feeding on the fallen leaves and adults were found alive until 
nearly Christmas. Quantities of eggs were deposited and in the earlier part 
of this year young were abundant. 'Then the tract was examined October 19, 1932, 
it was found that very little damage 'had been done this season. Adults were ex- 
ceedingly rare, thus indicating the attack had almost completely subsided. 
FALL tfEBTOHM ( Hyohantria cunca Drury) 
Ohio. E. V.'. Mendenhall (September 2 ' The fall webworms arc very destructive to 
the foliage of elm trees in parks and streets in towns and cities in central 
Ohio. They seem to be more abundant this year than usual. 
Tennessee. G. M. Bentley • (October): Fall webwonns arc moderately abundant in 
western Tennessee. 
