June, '21] CURRENT NOTES 385 



states that President Porras of Panama, in writing to the English sculptor in charge 

 of the work, P. Byrant Baker, has stated, "We appreciate very deeply the sanitary 

 work accomplished by Dr. Gorgas in Panama and feel this is one of the most ap- 

 propriate ways of showing our gratitude." 



Appointments to the Biu-eau of Entomology have been announced as follows, 

 R. W. Allen, Mexican bean beetle, Birmingham, Ala: E. S. Roberts, Kingsville: 

 Texas: William D. Mecum, Madison, Wis. G. Fletcher, Baton Rouge, La: 

 J. D. Waugh, F. I. Jeffrey, E. G. Small, G. B. Warren. H. L. Weatherby, district in- 

 spectors, Mexican bean beetle: C. H. Batchelder, Presque Isle, Me: A. D. 

 Shaftesbury and J. B. Moorman of Johns Hopkins University, experiments in ap- 

 iculture: John Stuart Pinckney, Clemson College, S. C, to Wichita, Kans., D. M. 

 Dowell, Jr., M. P. Foshee, R. H. Turner, W. P. Whitlock, Mexican bean beetle con- 

 trol: F. M. Hull, Kingsville, Texas, J. W. McGlamery, Florida, sweet potato weevil 

 work; J. I. Hambleton, apriculture, Washington, D. C; H. F. Wickam, Iowa, 

 temporary, to visit Mexico to prociu-e natural enemies of the IVIexican bean beetle. 



(Additional Appointments U. S. Btu-eau of Entomology). B. G. vSitton, i\la. 

 State Plant Board, temporarily to Federal Horticultural Board to organize the 

 co-operation of railroad and common carriers in Alabama with respect to the en- 

 forcement of Federal Quarantine No. 50; Fred P. Bickley, T. F. Catchings, F. R. 

 White, L. W. Brannon, M. H. Atwood, O. Z. Smith, H. B. Lancaster, District 

 Inspectors: James R. Douglass, Clemson College, research work on Mexican bean 

 beetle in Alabama; W. A. Thomas to investigate truck crop insects in the vicinity of 

 Chadbourn, N. C; Melville Kearney, John W. Couch, Richard H. Flake, Adolph 

 Thomas, boll weevil force, Tallulah, La. 



There was held at Geneva, N. Y. on August 4, a conference of phytopathologists 

 and entomologists of the north-eastern apple-growing section, who are especially 

 interested in dusting for the control of injurious insects and plant diseases. The chief 

 feature of the program was the examination of dusting and spraying experiments for 

 the control of the more common pests that attack cabbage, potato, Currant and apple. 

 The experiments were projected through the agency of the Crop Protection Institute. 

 Following the inspection of the dusting experiments at North Rose, the representatives 

 from different states reported the principal results of their efforts to date, after which 

 Mr. C. H. Popenoe of the U. S. Bureau of Entomology gave an interesting account 

 of his recent experiences with the Mexican Bean Beetle. The following were present: 

 A. C. Baker, C. H. Popenoe, Washington, D. C; Anthony Berg, Morgantown, W.Va, 

 T. L. Guyton, Harrisburg, Pa.; R. C. Walton, H. W. Thurston, H. E. Hodgkiss, 

 State College, Pa., Robert ]\Iatheson, M. D. Leonard, Ithaca, N. Y., E. M. Stoddard, 

 New Haven, Conn.; P. J. Parrott, Hugh Glasgow, G. F. Macleod and W. O. Gloyer, 

 Geneva, N. Y. The Grassclli Chemical Company, The Tobacco By-Products & 

 Chemical Corporation, Louisville, Ky., The Niagara Sprayer Company, and the 

 Friend Manufacturing Company, also sent repiesentatives. 



The Eighth Annual Convention of the New Jersey Mosquito Extermination 

 Association met at Atlantic City April 28 to 30. 



