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4g. The prevailing direction of the wind from July till frost. 
4h. The side of a field on which the worms first begin to work. 
4i. Do local topographical features influence the extent of the worm's ravages? 
4j. Does or can the worm feed upon any other plant than cotton, and have you 
ever known it to do so? 
HABITS AND NATURAL HISTORY. 
These have already been studied, and are pretty well known ; but experience will 
differ somewhat with locality, and we call attention to the following topics: 
5. State the time when the first moths arc noticed in your locality. 
5a. Date when the first worms have been noticed in past years. 
5b. Date when the last worms have been seen in past years, or were noticed the 
present year. 
5c. Number of broods or generations of the worms generally produced. 
5d. In what other situations besides the folded cotton h aves have you known the 
worms to spin T 
5e. Have you ever known the chrysalis to survive a frost, or to be found in sound 
and healthy condition in winter f 
5/. Have you ever found the moth hibernating or Hying during mild winter weather? 
5</. How iate in the spring lias the moth been found alive ? 
NATURAL UMU1UE8. 
It is a little singular that no enemies of the Cotton Worm have hitherto been re- 
ported. That the insect has its enemies, both special and general, there can be little 
doubt, and we would ask particular attention to the following topics: 
6. Are any birds, quadrupeds, or reptiles known to attach the insect in your locality ? 
(Ja. Are any predaceous insects or parasites known to prey upon it, either in the egg, 
larva, or chrysalis state? 
REMEDIES AND METHODS OF DESTRUCTION. 
7. What has been the result of the efforts to allure and destroy the moths, and what 
methods have proved most satisfactory ? Give your est imate of the relat ive value for 
this purpose of poisoned sugar, molasses and \ inegar, and tires. 
7a. Are the moths most attracted to sweetened substances when smeared onto 
trees, boards, &c, or when contained in vessels in or near which lamps may be 
lighted? 
76. Are any flowers known to be attractive to the moth ? If so, specify them and 
their season of blooming. 
7c. What, do you know of your own observation of the„intluence of jute grown near 
or with the cotton ? 
7d. Has any effort been made to destroy the moth in its winter quarters ? 
7r. Have any systematic and organized attempts been made to gather and destroy 
the chrysalides, or to facilitate their collection and destruction by furnishing inviting 
material lor the worms to spin up in ? 
If. What has been done toward destroying the e^gs ! 
7g. Has anything been found more generally useful and applicable or cheaper than 
the use of the Paris green mixture to destroy the worms? 
7h. Have yon known of any injurious effects following the use of this poison, either 
to the plant, to man, or to animals ? 
7i. State what you consider the best and most effective method of destroying them 
in your section. 
7j. State the cost per acre of protecting a crop by the best means employed. 
We shall be glad to receive figure*, either photograph* or drawing*, of machine* or con- 
trivances employed for the wholesale use of the Pari* gra n mixture, cither in the fluid stateor 
as a powder ; or any other kinds of machines or traps employed for the destruction of tlic in- 
sect. Models of such are still more desirable, and may be sent by express unpaid to the de- 
partment. 
OTHER COTTON INSECTS. 
There are many other insects that attack and do more or less injury to the cotton 
plant. Many of these have been figured and referred to by the former entomologist 
to the department, Mr. Towneud Glover, but there is much yet to learn of their 
habits and natural history and of the best means of subduing them. Specimens of 
all insects that may be found upon the plant are, therefore, earnestly solicited, with 
accounts of their work and habits and the amount of injury they do. These speci- 
mens are best sent by mail, in tight tin or wooden boxes. If living (and all found 
