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P. M. Gilmer (August 7): No flea hopper injury has been experienced 
in southern Georgia at.Tifton, nor in Lowndes and Echols Counties. 
Florida. K. H. Smith (August lU) : Two flea hoppers;- taken in a field near 
Worthington August 13, were the first seen during the season. 
Mississippi. E. W. Dunnam (August lU): In Washington County damage has teen 
noted on one plantation 6 miles from "Lei and. The insects had loft the 
field when examined. 
Louisiana. R. C. Gaines (August 28): Very little damage has "been caused in 
Madison Parish. 
Texas. R. W. Morel and (August 21): In Brazos and Burleson Counties practi- 
cally no flea hoppers are to be found in the old cotton and the infesta- 
tion seems to be 'spotted in- young cotton.- 
X. P. Ewing (August 7) : With the continued dry weather there has 
been practically no hatch of : eggs and the infestation has gradually 
diminished until in most fields of young cotton there is only a small 
amount of damage being done. (August 21): Some damage continues in 
the June-planted cotton. ... 
P. L. Thomas (Progress Report Agr. Exp. Sta»)(August 21): Plea 
hoppers continue to cause damage in young growing cotton, particularly 
in Calhoun, Milam, and Tom Green Counties. Unusual damage has occurred 
in Tom Green County. 
LEAFHOPPERS ( Empoasca spp.) 
Louisiana. K. L. Bozier (August 19): E. sol ana BeL. and E.- fabae Harr. are 
abundant on cotton at Sligo. (Bet. by P. W. Oman.) 
PLANT BUGS (Lygus spp.) 
Mississippi. E. W. Bunnam (August lk) : 'The -tarnished plant bug ( f L. pratensis 
L.) is very numerous in most fields of late cotton at Stoneville in the 
Belta section, but did not appear in great enough numbers to cause injury 
to early cotton. (August 28): Some dusking is being done. - 
New Mexico, J. R. Eyer (August 18): There is .an outbreak of Lygus sp. in the 
cotton near Las Cruces. 
RAPIB PLANT BUG ( Ac'elphocoris rapidus Say) 
Florida. K. H. Smith (July 31): Appearing in all cotton fields in Alachua 
County and in many causing severe damage. 
