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PINK 30LL770HM ( Fectinophorn gossypiella Saund.) 
Texas. F. L. Thomas (August 21): By. far the most important event of the 
week was the finding of the pink bollworm in the lower Rio Grande 
Valley "by men from the Bureau of Entomology. The announcement Tuesday 
of the finding of 15 worms at San Benito and U at Brownsville is of 
sufficient importance to cause the gravest concern to all of Texas and 
to southern Texas in particular. The finding of 276 specimens at 
Matamoros and a few others at Reynosa, Mexico, 50 miles up the river, 
indicates that it is pretty well established on the Mexican side 
opposite Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. (August 28): Four counties, 
Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy, have been quarantined "because 
of the discovery of pink bollworm in Cameron County. 
A. J. Chapman (August 15) : Infestation counts were made in 13 fields 
at Presidio during the week. These fields averaged b.82 percent of the 
bolls infested, the infestation ranging from to H6 percent. (August 
22): Boll infestation records wore made in 11 fields. The average 
infestation in these fields was 31*55 percent, ranging from 1 to 95 
percent. Infestation in 8 of the 11 fields last year was 12.25 as com- 
pared with 3U.88 percent this year. (August 29): Boll- infestation 
records were made in 10 fields. The average infestation in these fields 
was 29.60 percent, ranging from 7 to 6l percent. Infestation in 9 of 
the 10 fields last year was 17.67, as compared to 26.33 percent this 
year. 
Mexico. C. S. Rude (August 18): The pink bollworm infestation is steadily 
increasing at Tlahualilo, Durango. Some evidences of migration are 
noticeable. An infestation of 70 percent was observed in a field where 
the previous infestation was only about 10 percent. The heavy infes- 
tation was nearly all first-instar larvae. (August 25): In most parts 
of the Laguna the infestation is around 80 percent. Migrations from the 
sections of early infestation have started and prohably the entire 
Laguna will soon have a rather general infestation. 
BOLLWORM ( Holiothis obsoleta P.) 
South Carolina. F. P. Bondy and C. F. Rainwater (August 22): Bollworms 
are doing some damage in the young cotton at Florence. 
Alabania. J. M. Rcbinson (August 13); Tho cotton bollworm .was 
damaging cotton in the Greenville district about July 28. Apparently 
it was moderately abundant. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 2U) : A complaint of injury by the cotton 
bollworm was received from Columbia on August 18. 
2. W. Dunnam (August 22): In many fields at Stoneville a few 
"bollworms are noted. 
Louisiana. R. C. Gaines and assistants (August 22): Only a few scattered 
specimens have been observed at Tallulah. (August 29): Specimens can 
be found in most fields at Tallulah. 
