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Texas. F. L. Thomas (August 7); Cotton bollworms are causing severe injury 
where the fields were overflowed and on river "bottom lands that re- 
ceived heavy rains about July 1. Injury seems to "be greatest in the 
Brazos and Colorado River "bottoms and on creek "bottom lands of central 
and southeastern Texas. (August 21): Early this week the second 
generation of cotton bollworm to attack cotton "began to cause injury to 
squares. Notwithstanding the hot weather of last week and wilting of 
cotton in many fields, a good percentage of the young worms were reaching 
the squares. 
K. P. Ewing and E. L. McGarr (August 15): A few scattered "bollworms 
observed doing damage in a good many fields around Port Lavaca. (August 
22): During the week there has "been a very conspicuous increase in infes- 
tation and damage in the Port Lavaca district, partic\;larly in the river 
"bottoms and in fields where the cotton continues to make good growth. 
Bollworms "became a very serious factor in the field-plot experiments at 
Edna during the week. Infestation records in the 11 cuts under observa- 
tion showed an average of 11.2 percent of the squares infested. The 
highest average for a cut was lS.2 percent, while in some plots the 
infestation was as high as 25 percent. Most of the worms were small and 
perhaps 95 percent of the damage was confined to the squares. 
E. W. Moreland (August l) j Examined U.000 cotton terminals on six 
different plantations near College Station during the week and found lUO 
bollworm eggs and 176 bollworms ranging in size from first instar to 
full grown. The eggs averaged 3.5 per 100 terminals and the worms k.k. 
(August 15): Examined 5,^00 cotton terminals during week and found 879 
eggs. Eggs ranged from 6 to kO per 100 terminals, with an average of 
I6.3 as compared with an average of 2.k eggs per 100 terminals for the 
past week. During the week ending August 17, 1935, 2,U00 terminals were 
examined and 1,806 bollworm eggs were found. Eggs ranged from 60 to 8k, 
with an average of 75 per 100 terminals. (August 22): In examining 1,500 
cotton terminals, 10 per point, at 150 points in experimental plots," 
2oU eggs were found, or an average of 17.6 eggs per 100 terminals.' This 
is slightly higher than for the week ending August 15. 
COTTON LEAFWOEM ( Alabama argillacea Hbn.) 
Michigan. E. Hutson (August 2k) 1 The first adult of A. argillacea showed 
up in a light trap on August 22. 
South Carolina. P. P. Bondy and C. P. Rainwater (August 22): One cotton 
leaf worm larva and a number of adults were found at Florence during the 
week. The first moths were caught in a light trap on the night of August 
2. (August 29): Larvae and adults are found in the fields. No 
stripping to date. 
Georgia. P. M. Gilmer and P. A. Glick (August lk) s In sweepings from Sea 
Island cotton at Nashville we took our first and only specimen of cotton 
leafworm. This specimen was about half grown. (August 22): Leaf worn 
appearing in small numbers. One adult has been roared from a larva 
taken on August 12. No damage apparent as yet. 
