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FOREST INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
A. D. Hopkins, In Charge. 

























Mr. L. C. Griffith, assistant on shade tree insects, has spent 
ath in continuation cf his survey of injurious shade tree 
| Occurring on Long Island, New York, and vicinity. 
Mr. F. C. Craighead just returned from Long Island, New York, 
®, together with Mr. W. S. Fisher, he joined Mr. L. C. Griffith, 
me Branch staff as assistant on shade tree insects, ina study 
Martial survey of the hickory barkbeetle infestation. Their in- 
p4eation showed the hickories heavily infested wherever visited, 
the campaign started by Mr. Griffith has aroused the interest of 
Owners of the infested hickory groves to a pitch promising much 
Wd concerted control work on Long Island during next winter under 
mWuctions from this Branch. Mr. Fisher is expected to return from 
is expedition in a day or two. 
Mr. H. G. Champion, Carnegie Student, has recently returned from 
Be tour of the western Forest Insect Field Stations, having spent 
@ time at each of them to study tne local problems and phases of 
) general problems of control of injurious forest insects. He has 
sn away from Washington since Marcn 10, having made prolonged stops 
soula, Mont., Ashland, Ore., Yosemite, Cal., Placerville, Cal., 
Olorado Springs, Colo., besides making shorter visits to other 
s of interest from the forest entomologist’s point of view, and 
greatly pleased with wnat he has seen. Mr. Champion expects to 
s Washington on October 3 and to sail from New York on October 9, 
paying a flying visit to Melrose Highlands. After spending two 
6e weeks in England, he will proceed tu India to take up his 
st in the Imperial Forest Service. 
SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS, 
W. D. Hunter, In Charge. 
’ Under an order which was promulgated by the Secretary of Agricul- 
"on August 26 all foreign cotton reaching the United States will 
migated with hydrocyanic-acid gas in a partial vacuum immediately 
-arrival at ports of entry. The order takes effect on February 1, 
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W. D. Pierce attended the meeting of cotton planters and merchants 
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f Thomasville, Georgia, on September 17, 
U, ¢. Loftin hes returned to his station at New Orleans from Cuba, 
a During the month H. R. Barber made an extensive trip to investi- 
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gate the occurrence of the Argentine ant in new localities. 
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B. A. McGregor returned to his station at Batesburg, South Caro- 
ina on September 25. 
ee ' | Nene mre" 
