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However, the lowest temperature r@eorded for November 1933 wos 29° F., 
as compared to 15° F, in 1932, an@ the average for the moath was 41,4° 
F,, as compared to 33.9° F. in November 1932. It is thought that more 
weevils entered hibernation in good condition than last year. 
Arkansas.-—-Dwight Isely, Entomologist, Fayetteville, reports that 
the numbers of boll weevils that have gone into hibernation in the 
northern half of the State are probably greater than averages; in the 
southern part of the State the numbers were not more than average, 
while in the Arkansas river bottoms in the western part of the State 
conditions are mucn more favorable than last year and probably would 
approach those of the fall of 1931. Late outbreaks of the cotton leaf 
worm (Alabama argillacea Hbn.) in September have doubtless reduced the 
number of weevils in many places. 
Texas.--E. W. Dunmam, College Station, reports that the cotton cur- 
tailment program in operation this season apparently favored boll weevil 
development. Many of the old stumps that were plowed under sprouted 
and quickly produced new growth. This was augmented by the young cotton 
produced from the mature seed in the cotton plowed under. Late in the 
season when most of the cotton was maturing its crop and defoliation by 
the cotton leaf worm was in progress, this small green cotton on the 
plowed land practically cscaped leaf worm damage and offered an abun- 
dance of food, and later, favorable breeding places. By the time tle 
cotton crop had been harvested and these fields had been plowed the 
second time, most of the productive fields had put on a luxuriant second 
growth, following the leaf worm defoliation, and provided a continuous 
supply of food for the weevils until late in the season. A heavy rain- 
fall during the growing season was partly responsible for this peculiar 
Situation. The normal precipitation for this locality during Julyis 
2.45 inches, and the actual was 5.46; the normal for August is 2.32, 
and the actual was 4.69; and for September ths normal is 2.65, and the 
actual was 3.23. Apparently we have a much heavier doll weevil popula- 
tion at this time of year than we have had here for several years. Much 
of the cotton has not been killed by frost to date (December 4) and the 
weevils have therefore been able to feed at least 20 days longer than 
in 1932, and will go into hibernation infine condition. With reduced 
cotton acreage next season, it stands to reason tiat there is a chance 
for a heavier weevil population in the spring of 1934 than at any time 
in the past several years. T. C. Barber, Brownsville, reports that the 
centinued warm and moist weather during November has caused some of the 
catton to put out new growth after the September hurricane and produce 
afew stunted squares and blooms in which weevils have continued to breed, 
Weevils are still scarce in the fields but collections of squares have 
yielded a continuelly increasing number of weevils, indicating that they 
are gradually regaining their numerical strength. The adults are &- 
tremely small, some being only one third to one half normal size. Just 
what effect this will have onthe winter survival is still problematical. 
