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" FOREST INSECT INVESTIGATIONS (Continued). 
7 R. Speyer, the Carnegie Scholar assigned by the Imperial Bureau 
logy to study Scolytidae and methods of controlling them with Dr. 
His at present touring the forest insect field stations. His -det= 
mdicate a successful trip. : 
, G. Champion of the University of Oxford and the Indian Imperial 
Vice is spending a year in the United States of America as a Car- 
5 udent to study injurious forest insects and methods of controlling 
[th Dr. Hopkins. He will remain in Washington during the winter pre- 
fy to visiting the forest insect field stations located in Colorado, 
rnia, Oregon and Montana to familiarize himself with field methods 
pecial reference to practical control work against the Dendroctonus 
ther Scolytid beetles. While Mr. Champion 1s a forester, the impor- 
Oi protecting the forests of India from insect depredation is real- 
therefore the object of his trip is primarily to study methods of 
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PREVENTING SPREAD OF MOTHS. 
A. F. Burgess, In Charge. 
On October 23, 1914, the SECRETARY of Agriculture declared a quaran- 
On ail shipments of stone and quarry products from the gipsy-moth 
ted area in New England to uninfested territory. 
Material of this sort cannot be accepted by transportation companies 
is it has been inspested and certified to be free from the gipsy moth. 
fork is being carried on in connection with the quarantine division 
he gipsy-moth work by Mr. D. M. Rogers. 
This quarantine should éffectively prevent the distribution of this 
Brous insect on shipments of stone and quarry products, and it is an 
Ptant step in the campaign which is being carried on to prevent its 
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SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
W. D. Hunter, In Charge. 
T BH. Holloway reports some striking results from the experiments, to 
irmine the effects of the burning of sugar-cane trash during the fall, 
he sugar-cane borer and its parasites. The infestation by the borer 
found to be much lighter where the trash Was not burned. Presumably 
3 is due to the fact that the burning of the trash destroys large num- 
*s of parasites. 
B. R. Coad has complisted the wor 
and has returned to Washington. 
C. Morgan visited Tampa, Fla., 
. cigarette beetle. 
R: W. Howe has been detailed for temporary service at the New Orleans 
tory. He will return to Talluleh about the first of December, 
T, GC. Barber, of the experiment station at Tucuman, Argentina, who has 
n in New Orleans for some weeks is about to return to his post. 
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k of the season on the Thurbsria wee- 
in connection with experiments on 
