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Oklahoma. C. F. Stiles (August 2U): The insect has been reported throughout 
the southeastern part of the State and threatens to damage late cotton. 
Control measures have "been started in some instances. 
Texas. F. L. Thomas' (Progress Report Tex. Agr. Exp. Sta.) (August lU) : Leaf 
worms have "been found in the vicinity of Lubbock, Lubbock County. (August 
2l): Reported fro:- Dawson County, but not in sufficient number's to cause 
injury. (August 28): F^und in Tom Green County and control measures ore 
being used in Smith County. 
K. P. -Swing (August 7) ' .&& Port Lavaca the cotton leaf worm is 
making no progress in -the old cotton but is appearing in the young cotton. 
As this cotton is being dusted for boil weevil control, the leaf worms 
are also being controlled. 
R. W. More-land (August 21): In Brazos and, Burleson Counties some 
dusting is being done to control leaf worms in the young cotton. 
A. J. Chapman (August 21): At Presidio, in the Big Bend area, leaf 
worms wore sufficiently abundant to justify spot poisoning on one farm. 
Arizona. TT. A. Stevenson (August 2l) : Several leaf worms, approximately 2 
days old, were found at Continental on August 20. • On the some day one 
worm was found at Calabasas. 
PINK 30LLW0RM ( Pectinophora gossypiella Saund. ) 
Texas. A. J. Chapman (August 28): The records in the Big Bend indicate that 
the percentage of boll infestation and the number of worms per boll are 
considerably higher than "at this time last year. The crop is also fur- 
ther .advanced and 'is rapidly maturing. ■ 
COTTON LEAF PERFORATOR ( Bucculatrix thurberiella Busck) 
California. 0. A. Pratt (August 18): There has been during the past 3 weeks 
a very severe outbreak and the growers are reporting heavy losses in the 
Imperial Valley. The insect had done little damage until the latter part 
of July when it began to increase rapidly. 
Arizona. T. P. Cassidy (August 2l): Several reports at Tucson during the last 
10 day's, but we have not found any of the infestations heavy enough to cause 
commercial damage. 
COTTON LEAF MINER ( Nepticula gossypii Forbes & Leonard) 
Puerto Rico. L. C. Fife (August 7)' Found this species on cotton at Boqueron 
on the southern coast of Puerto Rico in 1935-36 and in 1936-37. It 
occurred only in limited numbers and the damage caused was negligible. , 
Have also taken it on hollyhock ( Althaea rosea ) at Mayaguez. 
BOLL770RM ( Heliothis obsoleta F. ) 
South Carolina. F. F. Bendy (July 31)' A few b'-llworms have been found feeding 
