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a a. with the Smith machine at Philadelphia has demonstrated 
Beane ces inca ee the Angoumois grain moth can be killed by 
A a? seed through an electrical ficld, It remains +o be seen wheth- 
p the inventor can make good his belicf that he can kill all insects in grains and 
Ber seeds passed through a machine at the rato of 200 to 300 tons per hour 
file this machine has yet to be perfectod, it promises much, 
TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
C, L. Marlatt, Entomologist in Charge, 
ae * i Shae ha as e eu ae deferred classification on 
ee withdrawn. «3 gz s 16 station at Honolulu requested by the Secretary 
4 ne 1 rawn, with the natural result that Mr, Pemberton has been promptly 
I dcr and vory atic Mr, Pemberton's work at this station has been of: a- 
as. 6 very ogee ka ie H, F, Willard will take Mr, Pemberton's 
eee ot the inspection and research work of this station, 
Se such ae bee Laren: for tropicel insect survey work, and plans to cov~ 
Meuitural Oe crite aa, Antilles s are of sufficient commercial or ag- 
ae. tac Sahat an entomological survey. The ficld will extend 
iets an : pou to Trinidad, and may also include British Guiana and 
Pp gia of the northern coast of South America, 
ies se Seeing Inseot Survey, of which Mr. Morrison is in charge, 
Bs ab : "0h : wii entomologists of South American countries, appointed 
; aborators of this Eureau, and has a local office force in addition to Mr, 
Morrison of Mrs, Morrison (nec Emily Reid) and Miss Helena Jenanyan, 
H, F, Dietz is submitting very interesting reports from the Canal Zone. The 
notably injurious fruit-<tree insects of this zone are Aspidiotus (Selenaspidis) 
articulatus and the black fly. 
£, L, Prizer, who is associated 
‘southern Galifornia, expects shortly to enter the military service and Dr, 
B. Rounds has already been appointed to fill the vacaney. Doctor Rounds is a grad= 
uate of the University of Tllinois, and he has had considerable horticulture and 
fumigation experience in Los Angeles County. 

with Mr, Woglum in the citrus station in 
Marvin 
TRUCK CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
F, H, Chittenden, Entomologist in Charge. 
the semitropical army- 
J, E, Graf, who has been engaged in the control of 
ed to Macclenny to re- 
‘worm work in Florida, has completed the project, and return 
sume work on the sweet-potato weevil, 
J. P. Landry, who has been engaged in 
nection with sweet-potato weevil survey, has resigned to enter the army. 
I, W, Saucr, who has been assisting in sweot-potato woevil control experi- 
ments at the Kingsville, Tex., laboratory has resigned to resume his educational 
work, 
inspoction work in Louisiana, in con- 
0, K. Courtney, of the extension force working in Maryland, reports @ busy 
season during the month in grasshopper control work, 
Thos, H, Jones, who has been organizing the work on the sweet-potato weevil 
(over) 
