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J. U. Gilmore has undertaken work on tobacco insects at South Boston, Va. 
iL. McDonough who has spent some months at Quincy, Fla., will proceed shortly 
rksville, Tenn., for further work under A. C. Morgan. 
hé following men have been given temporary appointments as field assistants in 
tion with the work on tobacco insects: 
Scott G. Lyon, Kenneth B. McKinney, 
Qakley M. Shelby, F. G. Sorrelis, 
A. D. Bosley, Richard K. Catlett, 
Samuel F. Grubbs, Walter C. Nagle, 
Carl A. Wickland, Louis A. Stearns, 
D. M. Rogers, L. 8. Hale, 
Joe Bian, Edmund H. Vance, 
TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
C. L. Marlatt, In Charge. 
S. Woglum, in field charge of the citrus fruit insect investigations in Cali- 
has transferred his station from Pasedena, Cal., to Alhambra, Cal. 
R. Horton has submitted for publication a paper on "Some Weather Proof Bands 
Against Ants*. 
B. R. Sasscer and A. D. Borden have uni shed for publication as a Farmers’ 
-etin & paper on "Fumigation of Ornamental Greenhouse Plants with Hydrocyanic- 
_ = A. Back and C. E, Pemberton recently submitted tas publication a paper on 
© Melon Fly in Hawaii". 
TRUCK CROP AND STORED PRODUCT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
F. H. Chittenden, In Charge. 
ay Among insects which have iathonoted attention during August, the melon aphis is 
pri Om. inent. In one sending it was noticed that on a dwarf cucumber, about an inch 
a half in length, wingless forms had congregated, also on the cucumber blossoms. 
‘would be interesting to know if this happens in the field, and under what circutm- 
ze The squash-~vine borer has been very abundant and destructive during the summer, 
d the Pickle worm is beginning to attract attention. 
a: A correspondent in Michigan sent in specimens of a uasp of the genus Ammophila, 
sporting that it was observed capturing cutworms, appearing to take no other form 
if insects. .The species of this genus are well-known as feeding on caterpillars of 
ferent kinds but, so far as records go, at least in recent years, they have not 
mm noticed attacking cutworms. 
 Weevils affecting stored products are unusually abundant this year. Tho sub- 
ah of weevils in corn has always attracted attention in the South during the 
tum, This year weevils in wheat are a frequent source of complaint. Similarly 
Batinwil requests are being received for remedies for weevils in leguminous seed, 
specially in cowpeas. This class of correspondence is met by circular letters 
specially prepared for the purpose. 
The blackberry leaf-miner or sawfly, known as Secolieneura capitalis, boas 
sen destructive during the month in New York State. It has been found in the past 
Marylend and Virginia, but rarely about Washington. 
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