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sections in~the southeastern half of our cotton area. None have 
yet been received from the more northerly part invaded last summer, 
i. e., north of an east-and-west line drawn through Raleigh. 
R. W. Leiby: The first authentic boll weevil was taken out of 
hibernation for season on April 17, and the second on April 24. 
Both were found on a canvas frame while jarring for the plum curculio 
on peach trees . 
Geo. A. Maloney: The boll weevil has been reported as present at: 
the following points: Laurinburg, Wadesboro, and Gibson. 
South Carolina J. L. Walton (May 18): Reports from the Southern Cotton Oil 
Company^ mill managers show that weevils have been found on young 
cotton at Dillon, S. C. 
Geo. A. Maloney: The boll weevil has been reported as present at 
the following points: Bennettsville, Georgetown, Chester, Marion, 
Allendale, Sumter, Abbeville, Darlington, and Laurens, from May 12 
to May 23, inclusive. 
Georgia Geo. A. Maloney: The boll weevil has been reported as present at 
the following points: Vienna, Monticello, Fort Gaines, Cordele, 
Commerce, and Orangeburg, from May 29 to May 31. 
J. L. Walton (June l) : A report from S. Schwarzweiss , cotton ex- 
porter, Waynesboro, Ga,, indicates that the weevil is plentiful in 
practically all parts of Burke County, Ga. 
Florida Geo. A. Maloney (May 29): The boll weevil has been reported as 
present at Madison on this date. 
Alabama Geo. A. Maloney:' The boll weevil is present at the following points 
Clayton, Cpelika, Elba, and Gadsden, on May 29. 
Texas M. C. Tanquary (June 15): The percentage of boll weevil success- 
fully emerging from hibernation in central Texas indicates a fairly 
heavy infestation for the early part of the Season. 
F. F. Bondy (May 23): Report indicates a fairly heavy infestation 
of the boll weevil at Hearne, Texas. 
FALL ARMYWOEM ( Laphygma fruginerda S. & A.) 
South Carolina J. A. Berly (June 11): The fall armyworm destroyed 6 acres of 
cotton and 10 acres of vetch before being checked. It has been 
found in three places in this immediate vicinity, in each case 
starting on vetch. They were eating holes in the peaches on a 
few trees adjacent. 
S. C. Stribling, County Agent (June 14): This insect is reported 
from Gaffrey as attacking cotton. 
