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COTTON LEAFWORM ( Alabama argillacea Hoab.) 
T. C. Barber (June 14): Worms have appeared in considerable numbers 
in several localities, during the past week- The worst infestations 
have been observed in the neighborhood of Bio Hondo, but many can be 
found near Brownsville. Dusting the plants with calcium arsenate 
is being generally done to combat them. 
BOLLWORM ( Heliothis obsolet a Fab.) 
Philip Luginbill (June 15): The caterpillars seriously injured vetch 
and when this was cut spread out and attacked adjacent crops, such as 
cotton, corn, and cowpeas . 
C0WPEA CURCULIO ( Chalcodermus aeneus Boh.) 
F. Sherman (June 8): This insect was epidemic with us on young 
cotton in 1907, but seldom reported since until the last two years, 
when it was often mistaken for the boll weevil and also reported on 
account of its own injuries to young cotton* Its appearance in 
young cotton this year slightly precedes that of the boll weevil. 
Mildly epidemic with us now, it is reported from Wayne, Greene, Nash, 
Halifax, and Robeson Counties. The correspondence when explicit 
indicates that it is confined chiefly to lands which were in peas 
the preceding year. 
COTTON .APHID ( Aphis gossypii Glov.) 
Geo. A. I.'aloney (May 29): Cotton lice have been observed at Vienna. 
W. F. Turner (June 23): I am convinced that the main cause of their 
abundance was the use of calcium arsenate against the boll weevil. 
The lice get dusted with poison, and the main factor in their control, 
the Coccinellids , eating them with this frosting, are killed. That 
lets the aphids multiply in peace. 
Geo. A. M alone y (May 29) 
La. 
Cotton lice have been observed at Tallulah, 
Geo . A. Maloney (May 
Christ i. Texas . 
;9): Cotton lice have been observed at Corpus 
TOBACCO 
CUTWORMS (Noctuidae) 
John Fay (June 22): Cutworms have been reported from Portland, Conn. 
in much more destructive abundance than in an average year. Poison 
bait, hunting for worms by hand, and poisoned plants are remedies used 
