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3CLL WEEVIL ( Anthcn omus, grandi s Boh.) 
GENERAL B, H a Goad : In the nor thorn air', northwestern portions of 
STATEMENT Texas there was more than a normal rainfall; however, little 
injury was reported from these sections. In central Texas dry 
weather effected practically complete control of weevils* In 
the section along and nea? the coast consider ableVinjury 
throughout the season was reported, weather conditions In this 
section "being more favorable for the development of weevils. 
In Oklahoma during the growing season weevils were held in check 
by dry weather and little damage reported, weevils not appearing 
in any considerable numbers until the general migration periods 
In Arkansas boll weevil injury this seascn was relatively light 
in comparison with 1922 aid 1923- but somewhat greater than in 
192U. In the early pert of the season infestations vere local 
and injury was tare., Weevils cecaise generally distributed after 
the middle of August and destroyed late forming squares and some 
young bolls. The season *7as an unusually dry one, except for a 
rainy period during the latter part of July,. 
In northern Louisiana, spotted infestations occurred with severe 
injury in many fields while in other fields little or no injury 
was reported., Injury as a whole was considered light. The weather 
conditions,, except for a short period in July., were unfavorable 
for weevil multiplication. In Southern Lc ■■ i "&. weather conditions 
were more favorable for weevil development and a greater number 
emerged from hibernation in the spring causing severe injury in 
mans 7, local areas and generally much more injury than in the northern 
portion. 
In Mississippi weevil injury throughout the State was reported 
as exceedingly light, the greater injury occurring in the Delta 
and northeastern sections. Weather conditions practically through- 
out the state have been unfavorable to weevil multiplication. 
In the extreme western portions of Tennessee some weevil 
injury in local areas was reported. In the central and eastern 
portions practically no injury occurred due to extremely dry weather 
conditions. 
In the northern portion of Alabama little weevil injury was 
reported. In the southern portion high infestations were reported 
in certain local areas with considerable injury. Injury generally 
was much greater than in the northern portion of the State. 
The northern portion of Georgia experienced one of the driest 
seasons in its history, there having been no general rains after the 
first of April. Under these conditions the weevil caused very 
little damage and at the present time there are comparatively few 
weevils in the field. In the southern portion of the State weevils 
became abundant after the July rains, injury being spotted, light 
in some area's and severe in many. 
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