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Mexico and surrounding territory for the purpose of ascertaining the present 
dition of the range caterpillar (Hemilence oliviae Ckee.) infestation, The 
m formerly inhabited by this pest has suffered from a severe drouth for 
y two years past, and the infestation is at a very low ebb, it being almost 
possible to find specimens of the insect except in the egg stage, ‘ 










Mr, T. D. Urbahns reports that general grasshopper injury in California 
imminent, and he and his assistant, Mr, ©. M. Packard, are planning to 
ote most of their time to this work during the next few weeks, 
. Mr. J. S. Wade has returned from a trip to Boston, Massachusetts, where 
. inspected the European corn stalk borer (Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn.) work in 
mpany with Mr, Caffrey and staff, 

Mr. Robert Fouts has been appointed Field Assistant, and will devote the 
ammer months as an assistant in the Hessian fly work at Carlisle, Pennszlvania. 
4 Mr. C. N. Ainslie recently made a trip of inspection throughout North 
ne South Dakota, in cooperation with the State Directors of Extension, and 
sports that the grasshopper situation in these states is such as to indicate 
considerable degree of infestation within the next few weeks, 
Mr. D. J. Caffrey reports larvae of the Huropeen corn stalk borer as being 
fery numerous in stems of weeds throughout the infested area, and that it is 
Iso beginning to attack corn, feeding on the leaves and blossoms and the in- 
erior of the blossom stalks. Mr, R. E, Snodgrass at present is in eastern 
assachusetts preparing dllustrations of the various stages of this pest, 
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SOLICITED. 
Funds are needed for knitting, surz;ical dressings, garment making, housing, 
mtertainment, books, scrap books for hospitals, and war orphans. CONTRIBUTIONS 
ARE DESIRED FROM ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE BUREAU, BOTH IN WASHINGTON AND IN THE 
PIELD, ALSO FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND FROM ANY ONE INTERESTED IN THE WORK. 
Send your contributions to Mrs, H. 8. Bishop, Bureau of Entomology, and 
specify, if you have any preference, to what purpose you desire the contribution 
fo be put, NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL, 
KEK KKHK 
