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ant around Falls Church this year; the larvae have hatched and have spun 
webs which are very conspicuous in the trees. As many as 25 tents have 
counted in one small tree. There is hardly a wild cherry tree in this 
a that does not have a great many tents. While the tents were still 
we had a few days of surprisingly low temperature, the therometer going 
Ww as 27°F,, but an examination of the tents after this cold weather showed 
Be nctically all of the larvae were alive. Examinations made during the 
cold spell showed that none of the larvae were feeding but all congregated with- 
in the tent. 
Mr. J. Kotinsky reports similar conditions in wild cherry in Rock Creek 
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SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. D. Hunter, In Charge. 
G. A. Runner visited Washington on April 20. 
D. L. VanDine spent a few days in Washington during the month. 
The recent examination for cotton entomologists was taken oe sixty-one 
sons. . 
TRUCK CROP AND STORED PRODUCT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
F. H. Chittenden, In Charge. 
Frank R, Cole, Scientific Assistant, formerly located at Washington, 
C., is detailed to Hood River, Ore., to investigate insects injurious to 
sawberries and other truck crops in cooperation with the Oregon Agricultural 
eriment Station at Corvallis. 
‘ C. H. Popence, Entomological Assistant, attended the meeting of entomolo- 
gists and plant pathologists at Pittsburgh, Pa. April 16-17 to discuss plans for 
cooperation with the H. J. Heinz Co. and State officials on the project of in- 
sects as carriers of cucurbit wilt and other diseases of truck crops. 
3 N, F. Howard, Expert in Insects as Carriers of Plant Diseases, was in ate 
tendance at Pittsburgh at the same meeting He will continue work at the Madison, 
Wis... station in cooperation with the ener of Agriculture of the Univer- 
ity of Wisconsin. 
x C, BE, Smith, Scientific Assistant, Baton Rouge, La., has been reengaged 
(0 work on truck crop insects, including insects as carriers of truck diseases 
at Muscatine » Lowa. 
H. L. Weatherby for some years assistant to H, 0. Marsh at Rocky Ford, 
Golo., will resume his work there for the same purpose. 
CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. R. Walton, In Charge. 
The following appointments have been made in the field service of the 
ranch of Cereal and Forage Insect Investigations during the past few weeks: 
Merton C. Lane, detailed to assist at the field laboratory located at 
Forest Grove, Oregon: . 
Herman J. Hart, assigned to the Wollington, Kansas, field station: 
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