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Mississippi Geo. A. : '^lonc" r (September 12): The bollworm is reported as damag- 
ing crops in the vicinity of "of f eeville and Indianola, 
COTTON BED SPIDER (T etrairychu s telarius L.) 
Georgia Geo. A. Maloney (September 12): The red spider is prevalent in 
sore sections near Statesville. 
Alabama W. E. Kinds (August 28): The cotton red spider was reported fre- 
quently during July out its appearance has been checked by heavy 
rains . 
COTTON FLEA (Ps alius seriatus Reut . ) 
Texas Bureau of Entomology Monthly News Letter No. 112: "Per the last two 
or three years there have been increasing complaints frcrr southern 
Texas aoout the oarage to cotton by the so-called cotton flea. 
The insect to which this name is applied is Ps al lu s s e r iat u s . The 
injury attributed re it is the blaetirg of the very young squares 
at the terminal bud of the plant. Seme preliminary observations 
made bhis season bhrow strong doubt on whether this insect is res- 
pond ibis for the damage attributed to it. / number of plants caged 
in such a manner as to exclude the insect developed typical injury. 
The plants showing the excessive shedding of the very small squares 
also show an abnormal habit of growth. They become very tall and 
have few or no lateri&l branches and practically no fruit. All 
varietal characteristics are masked by this abnormal growth. This 
suggests that a large part of the injury charged to the insect may 
be due to climatic causes. 
TOB/tflPO 
3ED-LE3GED LOCUST ( Melanop lus f emur - rut rum DeG.) 
Connecticut B. H. Falden (September 14): A field of 3 acres of tobacco with 
the leaves badly riddled was reported from Reeky hill* Probably 
ircni 40 to 60 per cent injured. 
Kentucky A. C. Morgan (August 24): Carnage to tobacco very great in scatter- 
ed crops at Lexington. 
RIpjE 
SI INK- BUGS ( Pent at or id ae ) 
Louisiana J. rr , Ingram (August 27): Stink-bugs are now found throughout the 
section about Crowley on headed rice. They are causing quite a 
bit of damage by sacking the juice from the young rice grains. 
