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About Tifton, in' southern Georgia, it is not yet serious enough to "be 
doing any damage. The first new weevils emerged in the insectary at 
Tifton early in the week. (July 2U): Upland cotton in southern Georgia 
has set a large crop of "bolls, which are fairly well matured and past 
danger. Part of the Sea Island cotton failed to set early "bolls, there- 
fore most of it has a scarcity of well-grown "bolls and is likely to suffer, 
Florida., K. H. Smith (July 2*4) : In Alachua County, northern Florida, square, 
infestation in Sea Island fields under observation showed an average of 
6,9 percent for the week ending July 3 an & o* 1 July 2H .an average of 27«5 
percent. 
Alabama. J. M. Robinson (July 21): Sufficiently abundant to warrant dusting 
in several localities in central-south Alabama. The infestation at 
Auburn is light,., as compared with previous years. 
Mississippi. E. W. Dunnam (July 17): In the Delta section (Washington County) 
boll weevils were increasing in infested areas very slowly, but spreading 
farther from hibernation quarters. There was some dusti.ng, -especially 
on the late cotton, but the earlier cotton is too far advanced for in- 
jury, and conditions on the whole are better than last season. 
C. Lyle (July 23): The average infestation of the boll weevil for 
the month of July has been around 8 percent, being much higher in a few 
fields. • ..-..'.■ 
K. E. McCoy and J. E. Ragland (July 2U): In Oktibbeha County, east 
central Mississippi, the infestation was increasing very slowly, the 
average being 5»7 percent, as compared with U.U percent on July 3« This 
was higher than during the. same week in 193& (l»93 percent) but very 
much lower than for the same week in 1935 (Hl»2 percent) and in 193^ 
(50.2 percent). 
Miss. Weekly Cotton Insect Rpt. (July 26): Weevils were found on 
B2 farms, with an average infestation of 10^ percent, as compared with 
10 percent last week, U percent on this date last year, and 30 percent 
at the same time in 1935* 
Louisiana, R, C. Gaines (July '}): Conditions during the last 2 weeks at 
Tallulah, in Madison Parish (Delta section) have been unfavorable for 
the multiplication of boll weevils. First generation weevils havo been 
emerging for a week or 10 days but, owing to unfavorable conditions, 
the infestation has not increased as expected. (July 2^): In some fields 
cotton is fast reaching maturity. In field plots the infestation ranged 
from 5. to. 32 percent, averaging 6 percent during the week, 
C. 0, Eddy (July): Boll weevil has increased its activities during 
the last. half of the month, owing to rains. 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (July 20): Infestation continues to increase in the 
southeastern part of the State, In McCurtain County for the week ending 
July 17, the percentage of infestation in 11 fields sampled ranged from 
