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College, has been appointed as District Inspector on the Montreal Staff and reported 
for duty March 25. 
A Fruit Fly taken from a fruit of the Mango, originating in Costa Rica and inter¬ 
cepted at Boston, Mass., has been identified by Dr. Aldrich as Anastrepha distans 
Hender., a rare species. 
Fly larvae taken from the fruit of Sapodilla from Dominica, British West Indies, 
and intercepted at New York city on May 7, 1924, were identified by Mr. C. T. 
Greene as Anastrepha serpentina Wied. 
A disease commonly known as Citrus Canker was found on oranges intercepted 
in the baggage of a passenger arriving at Seattle from Japan. The interception was 
made by Air. E. I. Smith on June 16, 1924. 
Mr. W. A. Fowler has recently been appointed to the position of District Inspector 
in the Toronto district and in addition to being responsible for the inspection of 
imported and exported nursery stock in that territory, will also maintain the enforce¬ 
ment of the corn borer quarantine. 
Mr. W. St. G. Ryan, who has been on the staff of the Canadian Entomological 
Branch for two years and transferred from Toronto to Alontreal last fall as acting 
officer in charge, was appointed to the permanent position of Junior Entomologist 
in charge of the Port from April 1st. 
Dr. C. L. Marlatt left Washington on June the 20th to attend the Pan-Pacific 
Food Conservation Conference, in session at Honolulu from July 31st to August 14th 
inclusive. While in the Hawaiian Islands, Dr. Alarlatt will investigate the Fruit 
Fly situation in the Islands and confer with the Inspection force on matters relating 
to Plant Quarantine Inspection. 
An examination of seed cotton used as packing for cotton-gin saw bands being 
shipped by mail from Mexico to Alabama, was made at Nogales, Arizona. Weevils 
taken from the shipment were identified by Dr. E. A. Schwarz as Anthonomus 
grandis Boh., apparently of the typical form. 
The inspectors of the Federal Horticultural Board, while examining a shipment of 
grapes at New York City arriving from the Argentine Republic, intercepted a Coc- 
cinellid which was identified by Dr. Schwarz as Epilachna paenulata Germ. Dr. 
Schwarz commented as follows: “This is one of the phytophagous species of Coc- 
cinellidae the introduction of which into the United States is by no means desirable.” 
Mr. R. W. Sheppard, who has had considerable training in biology, in England, 
and who was employed last season on Corn Borer w r ork, has been appointed perma¬ 
nent District Inspector at the Canadian Port of Niagara Falls. Mr. Sheppard was 
stationed at this port in a temporary capacity during the fall and wdnter months. 
Mr. Ralph A. Sheals, Assistant Entomologist in Rhode Island, spent a period of 
approximately six weeks in March, April and Alay in St. Louis and Kansas City 
inspecting nursery stock in transit from the Eastern United States to the Rocky 
Mountain and Pacific Coast States. This work is being carried on in connection 
with the effort to check the spread of white pine blister rust. 
The headquarters staff of the Canadian Entomological Branch was rushed con¬ 
tinually through the winter and spring in connection with the issuance of permits for 
nursery stock importations and related work. The entry of many prohibited plan.^ 
was checked by means of the permit system and it is felt that a very satisfactory che^ 
