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oortant factors is one of our greatest weaknesses. 
Glover root weevils, Hylastes trifolii, are now rapidly becoming adult. 
— are that this insect will be as troublesome oat year as it has been 
otis C-nigrum is now flying in large numbers to the trap light, as are 
Jaenurgia esr mcs 
[Signed] J. A. Hyslop. 
DECIDUOUS-FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
; A. L. Quaintance, In Charge. 
Dr. A. L. Quaintance left for an extended trip for the purpose of visiting field 
tories engaged in deciduous fruit insect investigations at North EAS%, Pas 
algae Mich., Sandusky, Ohio, Wenatchee, Wash., Walnut Creek, Cal., and dana 
v » Colo. 
FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD. 
C. L. Marlatt, Chairman. 
(In Cooperation with the Bureau of Entomology.) 
ae A. Ballou of the West India Department of Agriculture, Glenn W. Herrick of 
rnell University and W. J. Schoene, State Entomologist of Virginia, visited the 
Dit. plants in Boston during the past month. 
RR. I. Smith reports that during the first five months of operation the two 
nigation plants of Boston had fumigated some 114,909 bales of cotton. 
_ Harold Morrison recently collected the mango weevil in seeds of mango from 
ey Kent Beattie, Pathological Inspector of the Board, has been temporarily 
Bet errcd to the Office of Forest Pathology. Mr. Beattie is now making an ex- 
ded trip through the West +o study the distribution of various species of cur- 
hts, gooseberries, and pines and their relation to one another, data which will 
at: great valus in case an outbreak of the white pins blister rust should occur 
b of the Rockies. 
H. L. Sanford, who hes been temporarily located in Brooklyn supervising ths 
Desdion of cotton, returned to Washington on August 22. 
Jos. H. Batt, Assistant, In Charge Cotton Importations, recently made a trip 
rough the New Bnetand States, along the Ohio valley, through Pennsylvania, New 
ork, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia for the purpose of cou- 
a with the Board’s inspectors and with Collectors of Customs in regard to the 
rtation of cotton and the materials covered by amendment No. 5 to the cotton 
Sgulations (burlap and other fabrics used for wrapping cotton) and of inspecting 
tton Mills and paper and other mills. using the stated Mats covered by said amendment. 
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SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. D. Hunter, In Charge. 
- King has completed the season’s work on the spotted fever tick in Montane and 
Ried his work on malaria mosquitoes in Louisiana early in the month, 
i L. Webb has been detailed for a preliminary investigation of horse flies in 
wade and other western states. In company with Mr. F. C. Bishopp, who will have 
-oct charge of the work, he has attended a conference with the authorities of the 
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