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especially noteworthy and apparently occurred throughout Texas. 
The moths not only attack the ripe figs'/ D^i feed to a considerable 
extent on those which-'T7ere just turning, ceasing them to shrivel 
and sjaj* f and hence 1)0 unfit for sale or preserving. Fruit stands 
Haiti 
Louisiana 
Ohio 
Illinois 
Ohio 
week. 
Geo, 17. T.'olcott. (Asagust 24): The cotton in this reg*j<a ( r 'Ul~de- 
Sac Plain) is "being eaten u.p by A^.aoarn.n a^.qlllac^a. aj though in 
tho somewhat more humid sections of the country near by I have , 
nof.ed no injury, 
StJG.-iRCi.iUB BOP.ER (D latraea saccharr lis Fab.) 
T.V E* Holloway and W» E„ Haley (September 11'. : There is a notable 
•?edttcfcion in the infestation of the sugarcane both ha- er this year, 
JfcAla we have not yet made very extensive examinations, it seems 
that in general not more than lC per cent of the sugarcane stalks • 
are infested. This is probably cue to" the wet winter and spring, 
Ws have found that a prolonged immersion kills borers in planted 
stacks of cam, and .'J, ?. McDonrld, of tho-lojal office of tho 
Weather Bureat., has compared th< borer infestation for a given 
y.?.ir with the fcairvfall for- the previous winter months, finding 
that "the $eai en of lighter, rail fall -accompanied heavier than. 
average losses, frora cane borer infestation in ,£ive out c'f si^c years, 
and excess of rain paired with Lighter than average, losses in six 
out of seven j'ears." A tropica! storm which hit the Louisiana 
coach on the itight of August 25*-,h. probably had some effect on the 
Stages of the borer which wore not protected in the stalks. These 
stages would ;jxlude, moths, eg^is, and very young larvae. 
F0S ; ES5 UD SHiDE-'TSlE' INSECTS 
MISCELLA NEOUS FEEDERS ' 
WALNUT SCALE (/ ; s-nidiotu s .iuglans-regiae Ccmst. ) 
E, W. Mender.li&ll (September 20 »r linden trees north of Dayton 
Were inf est* c. with this insect, 
fflXT;% MARKED TUSBCCK MOTH ( Hemerocaraua leucortirira S.&.A.) 
W# P. Flint {September 20): This insect seems to be on the increase 
in most of \hi central Illinois cities. It has not caused any 
severe dama$3 during the present season, however. 
J3AGTORM' (Thyridonteryx euehemeraef ormi s Haw, ) 
E. W. MendCiriall (September 20): Thebagworm is quite bad on 
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