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SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
W. D. Hunter, Entomologist in Charge. 



















_ After spending several weeks in Texas surerintending the work of eradi- 
of the pink bollworm which has teen discovered at several points in the 
Doctor Hunter returned to Washington for conferences which were held 
er 15 to 17. He left Washington on the 18th for another trip to Texas in 
aection with the pink bollworm work. 
_ Messrs. Webb, Tucker, and Whittington were engaged in determining the 
1- -weevil dispersion. Mr. Webb returned to Washington on November 12, 
0. G, Babcock, of Colorado, has been appointed and assigned to the lab- 
os of the Bureau at Dallas, Texas, for work under the project approved 
tember 17 entitled "Emergency extension work in the control of insects 
ious to live stock." 
DECIDUOUS FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
A. L. Quaintance, Entomologist in Charge. 
dH. B. Scammell, in charge of the Bureau laboratory at Toms River, N. J., 
‘Granberry-insect investigations are being conducted, made a survey trip 
gh Virginia and North Carolina, in company with G. M. Darrow, of the Bureau 
lant Industry, making observations on cranberry insects in that region. 
R. A. Cushman, having completed his field investigations for the season, 
in Washington and will be engaged in systematic work on Hymenopterous 
H. K, Plank, in charge cf the Bureau’s laboratory at Grand Junction, 
no., where investigutions are being conducted on the codling moth, made a trip 
gh the cranberry bogs of Washington and Oregon in company with HE. J. New- 
*, of this Bureau and a representative of the Oregon Agricultural College, 
/Observe cranberry insects in that region. 
mH. H. Seigler, in charge of the Bureau’s laboratory at Wallingford, Conn., 
Mane completed his field investigaticns, is now in Washington and will be 
gaged in the preparatio of manuscripts. 
A, J. Flebut, in charge of the Bureau’s laboratory at Paxinos, Pa., where 
ve rastigations of chestnut weevils are being conducted, has completed his field 
westigatiuns for the season and in now in Washington, where he will be engaged 
the preparation of manuscripts. . 
L. C. Griffith, formerly working under Dr. Hokins's direction in connection 
Lt — ndahalbee insect investigations, has been transferred to Decidious Fruit 
e 4 Extension fund, and will be eng2ged in extension work in decidious-fruit 
a control in New York State, with headquarters at Ithaca, N. Y. 
Clyde ©. Hamilton, a graduate of the Kansas State College, has been ap- 
ed Svecial Field ape and will be engaged in extension work in decidious 
fit insect control in Missouri and Arkansas, with headquarters at Columbia, Mo. 
Joseph S. Stanford, a graduate of the Utah Agricultural College, has been .. 
pointed Special Field Agent and will be engaged in extension work in decidious 
ait insect control in Idaho and Colorado. 
