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SOUTHERN, FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
J gi Lie Wedd, Entomole gical Assistant, Acting in Charge. 
B,.R. Coad, of Tallulah, Las, Was in Washi agton : for a few days the lat- 
ter part. of the month. 
The following temporary employees have been ended to the boll weevil 
laboratory force: Lee Rey Wilbanks, George Lee Lott, H.C. Young, B.F. Ware, ¥ 
GA, Hammett, James Benford Pope, Geo W. Alexander, Lloyd W. Brannon, Clareng 
H. Brannon, James P.H. Clayton, Amis L. Williamson, George S. Fricke, Ben Maw 
Davenport. 
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TRUCK CROP INSECT TAVESTIGATIONS. 
Aiba Chittenden, Bntonologist in Charge 
B.L. Boyden, engaged in’ sweet-potato weevil eradication in the Baker- 
Charlton project. in Florida and Georgia, reports that in checking up the erade 
ication work, it has been found that on a number’ of infested farms, owing ‘to” 
lack of help and to continuous wet weather , the weevil is Still abundant in 
some of the old banks and fields. ‘It’ has accordingly been necessary in some 
cases for the inspectors and field agents operating on this project to give’ 
personal attention to the ‘destruction of ‘infested tubers and volunteer plants 
by burning with kerosene. Impassable roads in some sections aah nator 
retarded the morpletion of this task. | 
The energetic methods used in the prosecution of this work and the ac- — 
tive participation of the inspectors have resulted ina very favorable change 
of attitude on the part of many of the et Ove as who are showing an active co- 
operation. It is believed that the cppesition encountered during ‘the past 
year has changed to a friendly community cooperation which » will: immensely 
facilitate effective eradication during the coming winter. 
Lieut. Neale F. Howard, Sormerly stationed at Madison, Wis., has jusé 
returned from overseas and is planning to resume work on truck~crop insects 
with this office. He passed through Washington July 26. ; 
M.W. Leonard, extension entomologist on truck~crop insects, stationed 
in New York State, has resigned to acce are positi6n with the: Cornell Univer- 
sity Experiment Station, ae jp; ve 
G, M. Codding, extension Ry cin on truck crop insects for the 
State of Connecticut, has resigned to accept a position with the Earopean com 
borer eradication project. 
