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the first definitely known to have emerged from winter quarters 
in this State 'by workers of the Division of Entomology* 
Louisiana W„ E, Hinds (February 25); The Mexican boll weevils have "been 
active in increasing numbers in hibernation cages at Baton 
Rouge d-jring the past two weeks. The indications at the present 
time are for an unusually high per cent of survival and early 
emergence, at least in central Louisiana. 
RICE 
AFHIDIDAE 
Louisiana J„ f, Ingram (March 20): Aphids have been found fe3ding en young 
rice in a number of fields in this vicinity (Crowley). Discolored 
areas were observed on the leaves of many of the plants which 
were apparently the result of the feeding of the aphids© 
RICE STIHK BUG ( Solubea pugnax Fab.) 
Louisiana J. W 8 Ingram (March 23): Indications are that a larger percentage 
pf hibernating rice stink bugs ■ survived the winter in the rice 
belt of southwestern Louisiana than in several years e This is 
probably duo to the unusual dryness of the winter season and the 
lack of lftw temperature. 
RICE WATER WEEVIL ( Lissorhoptrus simples: Say) 
Louisiana J 9 W Ingram (March 23): The first water weevil feeding Hear 
rf the season was f jund on unflsoded rice near Maxie. The weevil 
was fuund hiding in the soil at the base «f the plant on which 
it has been feeding at night. 
SUGAR CANS 
SUGAR CA1JE BORER. ( Diatrae a sac char al i s Fab r ) 
Louisiana United States Department of .Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural 
. Economics (March ±7) : For the second time the Bureau of Agricultural 
Economics and the Bureau of Entomology have cooperated in estimating 
the damage to sugarcane in Louisiana Cue to the sugarcane moth borer 
An estimate of the less for 1$2^ has now been obtained, and it 
is 13 per cent of a normal or full crop for 1923 the loss was 
23 per cent of a full crop for 1922 it was 17 P-r cent, and the 
usual less has been determined as 19 per cent. The loss for I92U 
is therefore quite low, and one reason frr this is that the cold 
rf the previous winter killed bcrers in exposed pieces of stubblo 
and crops of cane left about the plantations, as was determined by 
the Bureau of Entomology,. The prolonged drouth cf %he summer may 
also have reduced the number of borers. 
It is interesting to note that the Bureau of Entomology estimated 
from their o*n field examinations, while the Bureau of Agricultural 
Economics estimates from answers to questionnaires sent to sugar 
planters. Until the final results wei e available one Bureau had 
no idea of the figure reacned by the other Bureau. When the two 
