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DECIDUOUS FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
A. L. Quaintance, Entomologist in’ Charge. 



























gem Ae Quaintance has been’ visiting field laboratories at Brownwood, 
d Bentonville, Ark., for the purpose of inspecting work under way. 
a Be Scammell, in charge of the Burcau’s work on cranberry insect invest- 
sions’ at Toms River, N. J., made a survey of cranberry bogs in Massachusetts 
ivi farpowe of making observations on cranberry insects in that State. 
SoORVOAS Cushman, engaged in parasite investigations at Bor h shoe yak — _ 
nm) transferred to’ the laboratory at Wallingford, Conn. , 
is CA laboratory has been established at Medford, Oregon, where auidve Cidiai ons 
opti ‘out in ‘connection with the more important apple insects, Mr. M. A. 
fothers, being in charge of the work. This work is to be carried out: in Stoperees 
dnds-the the — ee ror a9 Station. 
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® plantine ){ 80°" “SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
lmeene Vaeinity of Mon: Ws D. Seer se Entomologists in wager 
Doctor Collin 
or “s Doctor Hunter the ab-hice: to eslstnktor from Texas for a few days early in 
sober And eft? on) the Vth of the month for another extended trip which in- © 
Qe al inivpewan re ‘of the work of the laboratories at Tallulah, Lovisana, and 
be Jilasiy Texas, as well as work in Connection with pink bollworm. 
fe Devemrver, L. McDonough left® hig’ post at Quincy, Florica, to answer a call from 
the draft officials of his district and expects +0 oe art Uaiiy Efe; “erg in 
(few days. 9) 
yo ' “First Lieut. A. H. pot vl ities has been ordered “to report at Camp lesen 
ttiesburg, Miss,, for*duty in the Sanitary Corps. 
iaguard tee iD. ni Webb) closed the season’s work’ at Topaz, Calif., and returned to 
a. 90 G., the first of October. © 


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As G result of & cons FOREST ENTOMOLOGY 
Beylyanio, it is proposeA, *Ds Hopkins, en Suteeet ces 
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“>On mares 23 Dre Hopkins returned to the Washington office’ from his fiekd 
atoKanawha Station, W. Va. 
Bbsbuxte Wiese: Fisher, spent. the first week of the month in observations on on 
¥ \barkbeetle’ in the vicinity of Harrisburg, Pa. 
phe Womack, Snyder left Washington on October 15 for Boston, Celine ition and 
ellesley, Mass., in connection with his study of the extensive termite collection 
de by him during the summer trip. He expected to stop over in New York City for 
‘a conference with the Telegraph and Telephone Company on the projected experimental 
work for the development of methods of preventing damage ty a woodboring insect to 
‘lead cables in California. 
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