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Mr. Geo. I. Reeves will continue in charge of the 
falfa weevil investigations in Uteh and adjacent States 
ring the coming season, in so far as these relate to 
1d investigations. “The other men associated with him 
‘e Messrs. Creel, Miles, Chamberlin, and Jennings. The 
agement of the foreign parasites, the introduction of 
@h from southern Europe will continue this year , will 
be under the supervision of Mr. P. H. Timberlake, recently 
transferred from citrus fruit insect investigations. He 
Perit be assisted by Mr. L. P. Rockwood. This parasitic 
material is being collected a Southern Hurope and dis- 
- patched to this country by Mr. W. R. Thompson, hice oa of 
the Gipsy Moth Laboratory, oie has a number of assi stants, 
among Whom is Doctor Martelli, aiding him in saatinis ese 
parasites of the alfalfa weevil, to be followed later by 
Bret esites of the larva and pupa. 
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Mr. W. J. Phillips, who has spent some time in the 
Po ttice preparing manuseript, has returned to his field 
E ‘station. During the coming season, aided by Doctor Fox, 
‘he will pay special attention to the Isosomea , which he nas 
a Studying for a number of years Whenever other ‘mem- 
‘bers of the force can do so without "ander fering with 
their work, they can aid materially in this investigation 
of the Tsogoma by sending Mr. Phillips stems of different 
species of grass or grain in which the insects are hiber- 
nating. The stems can be rolled in newspaper and the 
pao memorandum inclosed on a written slip and franked 
pe Mr.«. Phillips. 
meeemre C. N. Ainslie has only just got fairly settled 
an his new laboratory at Elk Point, 5S. Dak., and will 
‘investigate a number of insects of ‘whieh the people in 
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" Mr. &. 0. G. Kelly continues in charge of the Well- 
inton, Kans., laboratory and with him are associated Mr. 
* Vernon King and Mr. Harrison ®. Smith. Mr. Smith was 
transferred a few months ago from the gipsy-moth work. 
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‘Mr. Theodore D. Urbahns will be in charge of the 
laboretory at Glendale, Cal. 
Mr. James A. Hyslop will continue in charge of the 
% abet hd k at Hagerstown, lid. His major investigation 
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