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Illinois W. P. Flint (September 13): The adults 01 this insect have caused 
injury by feeding on peaches, grapes, ar.d ether fruit throughout 
the State. Larvae are very abundant on cotton which is being 
grown in the State, especially in several of the southern counties. 
The worms did not appear on the cotton plant until about September 
1+th, 
Kentucky 3. R. Coad (September 11): Fulton County has suffered more or less 
damage from the cotton leafworm the present season, according to 
information from reliable sources. This is in addition to the 
counties of which you have been previously advised. 
Tennessee B. R. Goad (September 3): Reliable information shows serious damage 
has been occasioned by the leaf worm in Dyer, Lake, and Madison 
Counties in west n ennessee* (September 11): Henry and Henderson 
Counties have suffered more or less daiage from the cotton leafworm 
the present season, according to information from reliable sources* 
Alabama W. E. Hinds (August 28): Cotton worms have been reported recently 
from more than three-fourths of the counties in this State. Tie 
expect a wide spread of stripping especially in the northern two- 
thirds of the State during the last week of August and the first ten 
days or two reeks of September. I believe that up to this date 
o' r er one million pounds of caicium arserace-h.es been used in this 
State for cotton worn, control. (September C): The second crcp 
of the cotton Deaf worms is no" 7 reaching the half -grown stage in 
central rnd northern Alabama. This pe r -t has been report 3d as far 
south as' Mobile County but the damage is not as great in the South — 
the cotton was too far along. 
B. R. Coad (September 11): Laurence and Lamar Counties have suffer- 
ed mure or less damage from the notion leafw<~>rm the present season, 
according -go information from reliable sources . 
ulnssissippi 3. R. Coad (September 11): She following counties have suffered 
more or less damage from the cotton leaf worm the present season, 
according to information from reliable sources: 
Leake Rankin Issaquana 
Scott It a ami a He she b a 
Lane erdale Chcct ay Jen t en 
Lafayel oj 
Missouri A. F. Satterthwait (September 1)'- A large flight was occurring 
September 2, j, ai.d '-: at Webster Groves, attracted tc lights and 
to imperfect fruit and sheltering in vtgev.aLicn generally by day. 
L. Hasenan ( S?utomcer 12): For southeastern Missouri the crop of 
worms of late August matured largely the Jast week. Moths have 
been attacking frric ac Columbia since September 1, Some serious 
damage to fruit. September J. 2 wcrms at Columbia were feeding on 
cot:cn nearly matured. Some x-upa casas reoorted. 
