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Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (August 2*+): No doubt the infestation is lighter over 
the entire cotton-producing section of the State than it has been for a 
number of years.,. Mc Cur tain and Choctaw are the only counties reporting 
injury. 
,;..,,; A WEEVIL ( Compsus aricephalus Say) 
Louisiana. H. L. Dozier (August 9) : This beetle was observed ragging foliage 
of cotton at Sligo, but no serious damage was being done,. It was also 
, observed at Bossier City on cotton. This is the first time that the in- 
sect has been noticed on cotton in recent years. 
.-..' COTTON LEAP WORM ( Alabama argil laccfi Hbn,) 
South Ca.ro3.ina. ?» F. Bondy (August 25) ' . The first leaf worms at Florence — 
several half-grown larvae — were seen today. 
Georgia. K. P. Conradi (July ^l): In Mcintosh County (southeastern Georgia) 
one three-fourths-grown larva was found in the experimental plots on July 
29.: 
W. L. Lowry (August 7) ; Only one specimen has been found in Echols 
County (southern Georgia). There have been light infestations sporadically 
around Tif ton. ■ . .;' ■ 
Florida, -J, P. Wesson (August §):,-.. ;Le.af worms are more abundant around Gaines- 
ville than they have been since 1912. In Gilchrist County one .farmer 
reports that his Sea Island cotton has been entirely defoliated. 
X. H. Smith (August 23): The leaf worm is found in all fields of 
Alachua .County and in about 25 percent of the fields the cotton has been 
completely defoliated. ■ ■ 
Tennessee. G. M. B.entley (August 2^): -The cotton leaf worm^was reported from 
Tipton County today. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (August 2^) : The first leaf worm was found at State 
College on August 5« Very light infestations were reported from Bolivar 
County on August 10. ; .' . ; ;■ .'. ... , . 
Louisiana. C. 0. Eddy (August 25): A generation of leaf worms appeared 
around Opelousas in Saint Landry Parish about August 7> and by August 12 
there were other infestations in, the parish. They were found defoliating 
cotton- south of Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, recently. 
R. C. Gaines. The first specimen \7as found near Tallulah on August 
7. . The larva was about three-fourths grown. 
Arkansas. D. Iscly .(August 2^) : The loaf worm appeared very late, the first, 
record being made on August 17 at Lafayette. It now appears that the 
larvae o.re scattered over the State, although the infestations are light. 
