-75- . ~. 
where the principal laboratory is located, hut for the last two years 
additional points have bqen included fo.r the purpose of making 
.these records more widespread in their application, AS usual these 
examinations have been made only in Spanish moss and the findings 
arc recorded .in "live weevils per ton of moss.. The records from 
the beginning, of this work to last year are '.shown in the following 
tabulation: ■ .... . 
...... Live weevils 
Y ear • , - per ton of moss 
. 1915 . _ _ _ _ 10.0. 
1916 2U.0- 
. ,. 1917 . s.o . 
191S _ _ _ __ 1.7 
; 1919 _ _ _ _ H.O 
1920 - - - -'- -.- - - -,,- - 9.5 
1921 _____ ___'_. 22.0 
.1922' __-_- 127.0 
1923 , _ 19.0 
/ I92U 0.5 
1925 (Northern Louisiana) - - .0„6 
1,925 (Southern Louisiana) - - 31. 
1925. (5a. & S.C.) -. 31.0 
During the present winter still more .points have been 
included with the idea of developing within the next few years 
a selected, series of Localities representative, of the different 
districts of the Cotton Belt. This, season's examinations were 
distributed throughout- Louisiana from the south to the north 
at perhaps 50 different points so that a fairly representative 
average condition is reported. In the southeast another group 
of points—as selected in- Georgia and still another in South 
Carolina. The following are the figures secured during March, 
1926, at these- various points: . ' 
■ Live weevils 
State per ton of moss 
Louisiana - r - _ - _ _ - U3 
Georgia _-____. 2 
South Carolina 7. 
In contrasting these figures with past yea^s, it should be 
remembered that the inclusion of new points prevents an absolutely 
accurate comparison, but these records do indicate something 
of what may be expected in the amount of weevils coming from 
hibernation. For example, it is obvious that the initial infestation 
in Louisiana will be much heavier than la.st year. It -ill be very 
much heavier in southern Louisiana than in the northern part of 
the State, but the year-to-year contrasts remain the same, and 
apparently, in the State as a -hole, we. cam expect at least a 
normal. infestation. Spotted conditions may be expected owing to 
the irregalar distribution of leaf worm defoliations last fall. 
In the Southeast, the Georgia points examined extend across 
the coastal plain section and thus represent a territory in which 
the weevil crop was co-"parati vol y. light last fall. This was 
