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in Mississippi this spiring "ill probably he rather spotted, due 
to field conditions last fall. /.'generally heavy infestation -as 
present over the State in early September, at which time practically 
all the fields --.ore defoliated by leaf worms. Following this gen- 
eral defoliation, roach of the older cotton, and especially that on 
poor land, died or failed to make any new growth, resulting in a 
greatly reduced weevil population. However, in some cases the 
younger cotton on bottom lands, stimulated by the fall rains, 
sprouted cut again and furnished abundant food for the weevil until 
frost. As the past winter has been very mild, a survival above 
normal is probable in these latter areas." 
"..". E. Hinds (February 17): No bell weevils have yet emerged from 
our hibernation cages and I have not had an opportunity to examine 
moss for weevil population. 
F. L. Thomas (February 17): The boll weevil is active in the Lower 
Rio Grande Valley on volunteer cotton. 
THUR3IRIA 73EVI1 ( anthonomus grand is thurberiac Fierce) 
a. a. Hichol (February 15) : Has been found over a greatly increased 
area in the southeastern part of the State. The original inf csata- 
tion records in Pima County have been extended up the Santa Cruz 
Valley into Santa Cm? County. In the Sulphur Springs Valley or 
Cochise County a generally distributed infestation was found. 
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Arizona 
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COTTON FLL^ HOPFER (Ps allus seriatu s Rent. ) 
F. L. Thomas (February 17): Cotton flea hoppers began to emerge 
at College Station February lo. 
FIFK BOLL TTQRM ( Fectinophora gossyoiella Saund. ) 
California Honthly F0-3 Letter, Vol. 3, Ho. 1 (January 15, 1927) : 
a. second infestation of the pink boll r*orm of cotton has been found 
in the vicinity of Safford, Graham County, according to an announce- 
ment just made by the California Department of Agriculture. There 
are about 5,000 acres of the present infestation, the Department 
states, and this is the second infestation found in Arizona -ithin 
the last month. The infestation is of particular significance to 
California cotton because the pest is adapted to semi arid conditions, 
and if it should become established here will cause considerable 
damage. The California Quarantines relating to this pest have been 
changed to apply to the State of Arizona. 
SUGAFCriFF 3GR2R ( Diatrae a saccharalis Fab. ) 
i7. S. Hinds (February 17): Sugarcane borer hibernation appears 
to be in much larger numbers than in 1525-26. Recent examinations 
have shown that pupation began during the first week of February 
and is n:>w increasing steadily with a prospect that the first 
