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» H. Willis, who was formerly located in Boston, has been transferred to 
>» N. J., to supervise the fumigation of cotton at the plant operated by the 
Le Sanford and D. G. Tower have been temporarily transferred to Brooklyn to 
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€ the fumigation of cotton by the Vacuum Company which is located in the 
FOREST INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
A. D. Hopkins, In Charge. 
WANTED: LARVAE OF LECONTE'S SAWFLY. 
ing 1912 and 1913 Diprion lecontei was very abundant and destructive 
mout its range and Mr. S. A. Rohwer made extensive studies on it. Since then 
scies has been so rare in the vicinity of Falls Church that it has been diffi- 
to get sufficient material to verify previous observations. At present it seems 
the species will be more abundant this year, but Mr. Rohwer would-be glad to 
ve material and notes of this or any other species of Diprion. All of the 
3 of Diprion feed gregariously on conifers. Diprion lecontei, has a 
h yellow larva which is marked with longitudinal rows of black spots and has 
ddish head. It has a number of hosts but shows decided preference to red 
Ms resinosa)-and scrub (Pinus virginiana) pine. In sending in material 
6 address it to East Falls Church, Va., give the host plant, the abundance 
if the larvae are large note if they have eaten any cf the bark. If possible 
) some larvae in alcohol before shipping as they develop rapidly and may coccon 
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pe Manuscript, entitled "A Generic Synopsis of the Coccinellid Larvae in U. 8. 
tional Museum With a Description of the Larvae of Hyperaspis binotata fay", 
8 been completed by Dr. Adam G. Boving and will be published in the Proceedings, 
S. National Museum. 
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"A paper, entitled "On the Taxonomic Value of Scme Larval Characters in the 
pidoptera" by Carl Heinrich, is now in press and will appear in the forthcoming 
mber of the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 
SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. D, Hunter, In Charge. 
G. W@W. Anderson has been appointed a scientific assistant for service at the 
story at Tallulah, La., under B. R. Coad. Mr. Anderson is a graduate of 
MH College. For several years he has been conducting investigational and 
x ion work for the College in cooperation with this Bureau. His appointment 
BS from one of the registers of the Civil Service Commission. 
» A. J. Flebut has also been apointed from the list of eligibles for service at 
ie Tallulah laboratory. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, 
id has recently been engaged in work on the whitepiae blister rust under Doctor 
eaald. 
W. D. Hunter visited the laboratory at Clarksville, Tennessee early in July. 
he proposed trip of U. C. Loftin and A. G, Davis tc Cuba for the purpose of 
Sliecting parasites of Diatraea saccharalis has been abandoned for the season 
ccount of the delay in passing the eppropriation bill. 
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