

MONTHLY LITTER OF THE BUREAU OF ENT. OMOLOGY 
es STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIC RE 
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STORED- PRODUCT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS — = — Attica, | 
E. A. Back, Entomologist in Charge 
Fy, B, Milliken, for six years connected with thé Bureau and recently en- 
oven in an investigation tof. et iwa spp. with heddquarters at Dallas, 
Texas) has resignod (Dece: nber 3 ¥, 1919) to enter commercial work. In 
resigning, Mr. Milliken s tate> that he can not afford to continue in the 
service.of the Bureéu in -yiew of the gyeograr financial awards offered out- 
side. , . 
_ *i. H, H. Stage, who has »,beéen’ representing the Buyeau in its cooperative 
work with the Army and Na ry at their supply beses’ in Brook! yn, N. Y., has 
_ tendered his resignation, | With the title of entomologist, and at an $800 
Pais increase in- sti he en bers the employ of the St. Louis and Southwestern’ 
cael Lines. He will bi} associated in the new work with an engineer with 
‘whom he was associated, diaring’ their ‘enlistment in the Navy, in the anti-. 
malarial work conducted bj the Navy about,Norfolk, Va. The new work.will 
wy: Consist largely in improv ing ‘the malarial conditions along the dines of the 
railroad, ‘$ is ners %. png +0 note that x ee PERO ead york edi’ 
to és We A. do cawitaty rest: }3Pr 6 49 this dection from the GePies 4? Dec a 
ous Fruit Insect investigiitions, was to have entered upon the investigation: 
“of mill insects, Décember 1. Bacause of ill health he asked for a leave 
of nine months without pair. He,bas accepted employment with a commercial 
firm and in view of his piractical experience 2long the line of flour-mill 
insect control, it .is pro'pable'that he will cdatinve in commercial work. 
Perez Simmons, a graduate of thé Massachusetts Agricultural College 
and recently honorably di poharged from the Achy, has been appointed 
scientific assistant to assist A. 0. Larson in the bean and psa weevil in- 
» vestigations, . with headquétr Benes. Alhambva, Cal. 2 . , pa 
Vernon A. Roberts hag been’ temporarily tre msferred to onlantes ay 
where he is assisting Richard-T.' Cotton in corn weevil iaves tigations. 
) J. C. Furman has been on leave of absence at Clemson College, S.C. 
x | BE. A. Back has recently returned from an investigation of vegetable 
‘ and “fruit dehydration plants on the Pacific Slope. 
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DECIDUOUS FRUIT INSECT INVESTI © SATIONS 
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Rarl R. Van Leeuwen, 4 graduate of the Mivhig See Agricultural i etal 
tite been employed temporarily in th Le Bureau during several seasons in . 
‘with codling moth investigations in different loc&lities, has 
connection yor scientific assistant and is now temporarily in Washington, 
Rie aye in charge of the Bur eau’s laboratory at Wallingford, Conn., 
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is temporarily in Washington. 

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