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c Prof, R. W, Doane who has been collaborator of stored products during 
he past six months under the fund for stimulating agriculture, has forwarded 
sopies of reports made by him to the Federal Food Commission, These reports 
the Pacific Coast and that his work is not only needed but is appreciated 
mill and warehouse concerns, It would seem that Pacific Coast concerns are 
more seriously troubled by stored product pests because of the even climate that 
does not completely check insect development even during the winter, Naturally 
Prof, Doane's work has been confined largely to the large centers such as San 
Francisco and Los Angeles. This work has been undertaken by Prof, Doane as a 
Patriotic service to "his Country in addition to his regular University work, 
TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
C, L, Marlatt, Entomologist in Charge. 
At the request of Mr, Wilmon Newell, $1,000 has been allotted for coop~ 
erative work in the extermination of the banana root borer in Florida, Mr, 
Swartsel, of Mr, Newell's force, is in charge of this work, 
Mr, Moznette has been taken away from his regular project temporarily 
to investigate army worm and other insect damage to the important castor-bean 
-erop which has been developed in Florida to supply war needs. This project 
comes under southern field crops and will doubtless have an expert regularly 
assigned to it in the near future, 
Mr, Harry F. Dietz who has been transferred from the Board to the Bureau, 
effective June 15, has been placed in charge of the Panama Canal Zone project, 
‘and has already left for Panama, 
it Mr. Morrison will shortly resume his field work under the project of 
“which he has charge in relation to the entomological explorations of tropical 
and subtropical countries, The plan for work this year covers the Lesser An= 
-tilles, including Trinidad, and to whatever extent possible in Central American 
countries, 
, Mr, Mann has returned from Cuba where he has made large collections and 
‘secured valuable information in reference to tropical and subtropical pests, 
particularly the black fly, He is now at Bussey Institute working in cooper= 
ation with Doctor Wheeler on the determination of the ants collected in Cuba 
on his trip, 
Mr, Ernest R. Barber will complete his work in relation to the Vedalia 
‘and the fluted scale in Louisiana by the end of this month, This work has been 
‘cooperative between this Bureau and the State of Louisiana and City of New . 
Orleans and has had a very successful outcome, On July 1 he will return to his 
original assignment under Doctor Hunter, 
Mr, Pemberton's work in Honolulu with the parasites of the fruit and 
melon flies perhaps can be best illustrated by extracts from a recent letter 
“received from him: 
: "A field trip to the Kona coffee district extended from April 19th to 
‘May 17th, I found conditions so interesting that the trip was extended longer. 
than originally intended, Perhaps the most interesting situation now in evidence 
