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J. HE, Morrison and J, G, Griffith, recently employed as special field agents 
- in extension entomology for the: States of Colorado and New Mexico, respectively, 
have: resigned from the service to enter other work, 
‘Harvey H, Nininger, recently employed as instructor in biology at Pomona Col- 
has been appointed special field agent in extension entomology 
and assigned to ye Shopper work in-South Dakota, He reported for duty October 21, 
M. EH, Kimsey, formerly employed as special field agent in extension entomology 
for the State of Arizona, has been transferred to the pink bollworm control work 
under the Federal Horticultural Board, effective October 12, 
F, R, Cole, of the Forest Grove, Oreg., field laboratory, recently visited 
_ British Columbia at the request of. the Canadian Government, for the purpose of 
determining dipterous material. in the collections. of the Genaian Departmen’ of 
Agriculture. — 
TRUCK~CROP INSECT INVE VST IGAT TONS. 
PE, ‘Chittenden, Entonologict in Cheamer 
‘In éonnection Wann the program. ee hovel heeraticul of .the- stobt ovat weevil 
in ‘Baker County, Taas,* is. has been. decided to establish a research station at 
j Daytoria, Fla,, since the necessary abundanee of Cylas formicarius must be assured 
for experimental purposes independently of the supply available.at Macclenny, B, 
L, Boyden, who has been associated with the piety wry work - Mee cys wil} 
be in charge of this new station,. 
J, BE. Graf, entomologist in charge of field work an-the ‘ewbeitip dene weevil, 
is Wting the ‘field stations under that project, On the ee of his in-= 
vestigations he will visit Washington for conference, 
Miss Mabel Connell, who has. been assisting in truck=crop imagen investiga- 
tions. Guring the summer, has resigned to enter- PCR WO Darter work with the Pub- 
lic Health Service, 
.M, R. Smith, who has been working. with insect tp attenvebioh of cucurbit 
diseases. at Plymouth, Ind, ,. has been assigned to winter work on the sweet—potato 
“weevil at’ the Kingsville,. Tex,, laboratory. 
M, J, Kerr, assistant entomological inepee tor: on Neciaecrirait ate eres work in 
Louisiana, has resigned, 
R, A. Epperson, who has been. iia in “inspection work on the sweet-potato 
“weevil in Alabama, has been es ee transferred to work on the pink bollworm 
in Texas, 
1) eee eerie | who ee been. apitiet inte in the sweet=potato weevil survey in 
Mississippi, has also entered work on the pink. bollworm in Texas for. the winter, 
cow ee Gockerhan, who is experimenting with heat control of the sweet-potato 
weeyil in Mississippi, reports promising results from some of “his Lheesioaies ~éxperi- 
ments against the -veevil in stored tubers, 
F, M, Wadley has closed. the doen 2g. rgaeers Laboratory: spies has establistiéd 
headquarters at Muscatine , Lownie? "tet2 sipae-os- 
DECIDUOUS- FRUIT INSECT © ‘INVE ISTIGATIGIS.. oe 
hag Quaintanee | Enttomobogist in quai 
gis Plank , in ‘charge of the Bureau's. investigations of- cranberry “insects in 
Wastington. State, made a trip. to ‘Grand Junction, Colo,, to go over results of work 
‘with the codling ‘moth in that region and later visited the cranberry bogs of Massae- 
chusetts and sede Island, He has. now returned to Washington, D. C, 
The Bureau's laboratory at Brownwood, Tex., has been discontinued for the 
reason that Mr. A. I, Fabis, in charge of pecan insect investigations at that’ 
‘point, has entered the Army service, 
