The Red Spider on Cotton

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Excerpt from The Red Spider on CottonThe minute reddish mite commonly known as the red spider appar ently is becoming one of the serious enemies of the cotton plant in the United States. It is now prevalent throughout the cotton belt, and, especially in the last few seasons, has caused much alarm among the farmers in certain sections. Seasons of excessive drought are favorable to the development of the mite, and at such times the pest increases so rapidly that the damage Often becomes severe before its presence is detected.