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Tenncssoc. G. M. Bentley (July 15): Cotton leafworm was found in snail 
numbers of se.cond-instar stages in Tipton County. Large numbers of 
the insect in third and fourth instars were found at Eads, in Shelby 
County, on July 31- At Milan, in Gibson County, cotton leaf worn was 
just beginning to show up on August 11. Several cotton fields at 
Covington, in Tipton County, infested on August 1. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (August 13): Light infestation of cotton leafworn 
was reported fror. Eastaboga, in Talladega County on July 29, with 
heavy infestations in the lower places. On the sane date this insect 
was reported as being on 30 acres of cotton at Eutnw. The cotton loaf- 
worn has now been reported along the entire west side of the State and 
is generally distributed in the southern, central, and northern ports. 
Twenty-nine of the 67 counties have reported cotton infested with it. 
In southern and central Alabama the cotton is fairly well matured. In 
Greene County dusting is being done. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 2U): The cotton leafworn was first noticed 
in Mississippi about July 2J . Reports indicated that the infestation 
was rather general over most of the State, specinens and conplaints 
having been received fron a large number of widely distributed locali- 
ties. The infestation was rather light in most places, but some de- 
foliation was reported. Extremely hot, dry weather during August has 
checked the worm3 considerably. 
H. C. Young (August 15): A few moths are emerging at State 
College and the main crop of moths will be out by the middle of next 
week. About 90 percent of the crop will be nature before the second 
generation of worms can defoliate the plants. (August 29): All green 
and succulent cotton plants arc now heavily infested. 
E. W. Dunnan (August 22): Very few worns can be found in the 
fields at Stoneville. 
Louisiana. R. C. Gaines and assistants (August 22): Hot, dry weather has 
continued to hold the leafworn in check. However, it is developing to 
a certain extent in isolated fields in the rankest and greenest cotton 
around Tallulah; Moths are abundant. (August 29): Somo stripping has 
been observed during the past week. Considerable poisoning has been 
donfe in scattered areas. This condition seems to be true throughout 
the parishes of East Carroll, Mad is On, and Tensas. 
Arkansas. D. Isely (August 22): Cotton worms are generally distributed 
over the southern and eastern parts of the Cotton Belt in Arkansas. 
Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (August 19): Cotton loaf worn has been found in 
throe places in Oklahoma — two in McCurtain County along the Red River 
and one in Muskogee County along the Arkansas River. 
Texas. E. L. Thomas (August 7) J Leafworns are stripping untreated fields of 
cotton in southern Texas and severely ragging the more succulent cotton 
in central and eastern Texas, where control measures have n A t been 
.applied. 
