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CEREAL AND FORAGE INSEGT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. R. Walton, Acting In Charge. 





































ORE Phillips visited Washington recently, for the purpose of examining the 
BC Tsosoma, contained in the United States National Museum Collection. 
W. H, Larrimer, recently located at the Charleston, Missouri, station, has been 
meserred to the West Lafayette [Indiana] laboratory, to assist Mr. Davis in the 
jan-fly investigations. 
‘A. F. Satterthwait, recently of the West Lafayette staff, is now in charge of 
Charleston [Missouri] station. 
Messrs. G. I. Reeves, E. G. Kelly, J. J. Davis, G. G. Ainslie and L. P. Rockwood 
e returned to their respective field stations after having visited Washington and 
mded the meetings of the A. A. A. of S, in New York City. | 
NOTES FROM THE WELLINGTON [KANSAS] FIELD STATION. 
| Janvary 17, 1917. 
4d. &. Wade spent his vacation in Washington, Philadelphia, and New York, attend- 
the entomological meetings while at the latter place. 
‘It is suggested by BE. 0. G. Kelly that members of the branch of cereal and for- 
Gnsect investigations submit titles of papers which they desire to publish, to 
ers in charge of the various stations, in order that they may add to such 
information not yet on record but which might be of considerable value. 
§, Wade, who is investigating the Tenebrionidae, will be glad to receive 
Specimens from any of the field stations. Specimens will be named and re- 
gnen desired. | | | 7 
spection of wheat plats west of the Mississippi River in the fall of 1916 in- 
the fly-free dates for 1916 to be approximately those recommended in Cir- 
L 1 (of the Office of the Secretary); also that the eastern half of Oklahoma. , 
h of the Cimarron River, the eastern half of Kansas, and the eastern third of 
waska is very heavily infested. No infestation in southern Iowa; heavy infesta- 
min all parts of Missouri; light infestation in northern Arkansas. 
. L, Scott inspected Hessian-fly plats in Arkansas, Missouri and northern Okla- 
) ing December. He found no Toxoptera present in this territory. 
‘i [Signed] EB, 0. G. Kelly. 
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NHWS ITEMS FROM THE THMPE [ARIZONA] FIELD STATION. 
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November and December, in this section of the country, 
@ been characterized with unusually low temperatures for this season of the year, 
Ompanied by dry weather; there having been no rain +o amount to anything since 
first of September. Extremely cold weather started on the 14th of November, 
m the thermograph record at this laboratory was twenty-eight degrees; since that 
@, there have been eighteen days with a minimum temperature below freezing. Dur- 
; the past thirteon days, commencing on December 8, the minimum temperatures have 
in respectively - 25, 21, 28, 20, 24, 24, 28, 30, 27, 22, 23: 23 and 26 - which is 
gost continuous cold spell on record at this laboratory since it was estab- 
le these temperatures are not ex 
Section of the country, and the effect on i 
The months, October, 
tremely cold, they are unusually low for 
nsect life is quite interesting: 
