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Louisi&©&-g In the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas weevils were active 
in J a nuary, feeding on the growth from last year's stalks. 
The cotton flea was emerging in rather large numbers about the middle of 
March in the experimental hibernation quarters at the Texas Station. 
The sugarcane borer passed the winter much more successfully than it 
did the winter of 1925-26 in the Louisiana sugarcane section. Pupation in the 
field began in the first week of February, and the first moths appeared March 
3. This is a month earlier than they appeared in 1926. 
One of the most severe infestations by the buffalo gnat ever recorded 
in the State of Mississippi was at its height during the early part of March 
this year. This insect was so abundant thait in Yazoo County about 70 head of 
horses and mules were killed. The outbreak extends from the Delta backward to 
from 5 to 10 miles from the river. 
