The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-03
WORKOPTHEBOLL WORM
RESULT OF TzE GOVERNMENTS
EVESI LEGATION

TIE Damage InHtc-ed Of Cotton b. the
Insect Far Less Thsa Generally Sup
% sd-The RzTages q Orh=r Insects
Erronsously Ascrioed 70 TIE Boil
Worn
WAsHIsGTos, March 2-Ths e-tonol-
oZis. q the United States d=pzrtmsnt q
sgncultgrs, Dr. Riley. has fus- submitted
20 Secretary Rusk Tor publication report
O. 81 Investigation q ths boil WORN Of
cotton TIE investigation was provided
for under the act making a sp-
preparation for tie dspzrtneut q
agriculture for TIE current fiscal
year. Although only 8 progress report,
the writer, 2. ". NAlly. who has charge
q the details q The investigation, under the
direction Of the entomolozist, and who has
been constantly IN the fed since last July.
presents sous tscB Of great iuports1os 70
pIauterz
TIE DAMAGE INFLICTED.
he points Out. in the first plscs, that
TIE damage i-fictsd On cotton BY this in
sscg u far less than has been generally sup
pOssd- Careful investigation showing dam
aged tolls IN hslos, amounting u > Ter
cant II damage. indicated that less than =
Third q this damage was due % the boil
worn. IL Is nevertheless generally
agreed that ths damage was fully up 70 tie
average, some even thinking that IL was
above normal, while none estimated il as
lower than usual The conclusion Is evi-
dent that many planters fail 70 dist ng1ish
bstTsen the boil worm ravages f-on those
Of other insects, from physiological phs-
nomsns Of cotton plant, and from some Of
the fungoid diseases
VALUABLE oBsERvATIoss
II order 20 help the planters in this mat
ter, the report offers solns valuable obssr-
vstions upon insect rayages easily con-
founded with those Of the boil worm. A con-
siderable PORTION Of the report Is directed to
the consideration Of remedies, and 70
the presentation Of tbs results Of the
experiments male during the past
season This would indicate that, on the
whole, Of the remedies 50 far employed,
that Of using corn as a trap crop seems 70
Be the most satisfactory. In references TO
supposed protection not uDcommonly en-
pioyed, nsmely-she uss Of Lights 70 attract
moths in their fight through :he field.
souew what slight favorable results seem TO
be far more than countetbalsnced by the
large destruction Of parasitical insects.
INSECT DIsKAsEs
A chapter is dsy oted 70 insect diseases
aASSAthk TIC Dy4 NDEllf Jul Win THESE, as
indeed as well al with most Of the field work,
from the very late date at which the appro-
priatiOn for this fn yestigation became avail
able last year. it has been impossible to do
much more than 10 provide etfectual means
for continuing the work under more
favorable conditions during the com
ing season In this respect the
report Furnishes ample testimony as 10 the
Importance Of early action on the part Of
congress With reference 70 appropriations
for agriculture. For The work necessary TO
be done in the field, appropriations not
available, as was t5Rt Of last
year, until the middle Of July,
are Of little avail for immediate
use The report in question viii De pub
lished as Bulletin No. "A Of the division Of
entomology, United States department Of
agriculture, and those who are interested
IN the subject should Immediately address
their applications 70 the department