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torv dJiL^ 1 ? r r Vii **" a ?P^ e ^y spread over considerable new terri* 
Lonis^na^M a^VT* J"*"*' fr0m T localiti ^ - Mississippi 
wmsiana, and Alabama have been received this spring. 
North cSSi!S d r C ffr lna ^ 80 * haS a ^ in beea seri ^-sly abundant in eastern 
ivortn Carolina ana Mississippi. •• ■ »s>ucm 
fVfl e ^ e £®rWuin tug was reported as destructively abundant throughout 
the South Atlantic region and westward to Mississippi. 
The first Mexican bean beetle of the season was found in the East 
Lafce trucking section of Alabama on March Vl, and the first eggs vrere found 
in the field on April S. This is about t™ -weeks earlier than this beetle 
v:as observed last year. The -inter survival in hibernation cages is compa- 
ratively high. 
The Chinese lily and Amaryllis are being attacked by a noctuid moth 
( Xanthooastis timai s Cram. ) in Florida. 
^ ^ A greater survival of the boll weevil has been reported up to April 
lo in practically all of the cooperative stations this year than during 
192b. Previous records indicate that about 2o per cent of the total survi- 
val emerge prior to April l6. General indications are that survival trill be 
higher than usual in the Mississippi Valley except in the flooded districts. 
This is offset by the fact that in many sections the number of weevils entering 
hibernation was below normal . The weevil population in northern Louisiana 
was larger this year than any season since 1923, In the Coastal Plain re- 
gion conditions are much more favorable, and present indications are that 
early infestation will be light. It mast be understood, however, that the 
initial infestation is not the only limiting factor in the amount of weevil 
damage to be anticipated. 
The cotton flea hopper has been hatching in Louisiana since early 
April. Indications are that in parts of Louisiana this incect may be serious. 
On the other hand, in the Texas cotton belt the present indications are that 
injury will not be so serious as last year. 
This number of the Survey Bulletin contains the summary of the losses 
occasioned by the sugarcane borer in the years 1922-1 926. The 5 -year average 
amounts to nearly 20 per cent of a normal crop or approximately 59.0CO tons 
of sugar. This year the borer developed 3 or U weeks ahead of development 
in 1526. The intensity of infestation seems to be higher this year than 
last. Throughout the lower Mississippi Valley region much damage by the 
sugarcane beetle is reported. 
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