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McAtee, W. L. A sketch of the natural history of the District of Columbia, 
; . together with an index of the U. S. Geological Survey's 1917 
map of Washington and vicinity. Washington, May 1918, 142p, 
map, (Biological society of Washington Bulletin 1) 
Mass, Agr. College Extension Service. Extension Circular 70, Europena corn borer, 
by H. T. Fernald, May 1918, 
New Jersey State Dept. Agr. Circular 15, pt. 1-15, Profitable bee keeping, by 
q Elmer G, Carr, 1918, 
Official table of distances for the guidance of disbursing officers of the army 
charged with payment of money allowances for travel, By au- 
thority of the Secretary of War, Washington, 1918, 674p. 
Richards, P, B, The history and present position of white ant treatment in 
Malaya, In Agr, Bul, Federated Malay states v.5, no, 8 
and 9, p. 338-348, May and June 1918, 
Rivista coleotterologica italiana, organo mensile per la sistematica generale 
dei coleotteri. Camerino, 1903-1914, lev, 
Seymour, E. L. D, Farm knowledge, N, Y,, 1918, 4v, illus. 
| v.2, Pp. 441-448 Principle of plant injury and its control; 
p, 449-503 Plant diseases and insect enemies; p,. 503-525 
Farm methods for plant protection, By Frederick D, Heald, 
Sociedad entomologica Espana, Boletin, Jan, 1918. v.}, no. 1-2, Zaragoa, 1918, 
U. 5S, Dept. of Agriculture, List of workers in subjects pertaining to agricul- 
ture and home economics... 1917-1918, Washington, 1918 89p, 
Part I, United States Department of Agriculture, 
Part II. State Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, 
“Wallis-Tayler, A, J. The preservation of wood. N, Y.1918, 344p,, illus., pl. 
Destruction of wood by decay and ravages of insects, p, 19-48, 
SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
W. D, Hunter, Entomologist in Charge, 
. The following men have been given temporary appointments in tobacco 
insect investigations: S. F. Grubbs, J. W, Hill, Scott ©, Lyon, D. M. Rogers, 
in cotton insect investigations, Turner Davis and C. M, Brickwell. 
Mr, T, E, Holloway made a short trip to Miami, Florida, to confer with 
‘Mr, Moznette concerning injury to castor beans, Following this preliminary 
conference, Mr. Max Kisliuk was assigned to the investigation.of insects affect- 
* ing castor beans, 
Mr. Holloway will make an extensive investigation of the parasites of 
the sugar-cane moth-borer (Diatrara saccharalis crambidoides) in Cuba, starting 
about July 1. He expects to be able to gather a large number of parasites and 
@hip them to New Orleans to be released, 
