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rest. conditions’ in that country on | ae baan ts of the active commerce in 
-fruits. and other products which. is. going on between Spanish Honduras 
and this country, principally: through, the rort of New Orleans. Sone 
six vessels come to New Orleans weeklv from Spanish Honduras bringing 
bananas chiefly, but also citrus fruit, eggrlant, and other miscellane- 
ous fruits. Dr. Mann has already bred out no less than four different 
species of fruit flies from material collected and in addition to that 
has notes and specinens @ abhi taps a oe many other fruit insects | 
of greater or lésser ‘importance, :- 
C.A, Weigel has been devoting most. of ‘hie time to greenhouse in- 
sects. In view of E.R, Sasscer's increased resromsibilities under the 
- work of the. Federal Horticultural Board, Mr. Weigel will be in practi- 
cal charge of the greenhouse projects from now on. He will aslo coop 
erate in the investigation of the camphor thrips in Florida, 
As a part of the greenhouse project E.L. Chambers has been sta- 
tioned at Doylestown, Pa,, since February 14, where ia cooperation with 
the Burqgau of Plant Industry of Pennsylvania, hacsis engaced in an in- 
‘vestigaionnof the strawberry rootworm, or leaf beetle (Paria canella 
Fab.), ~ During the rast yéar it has developed that this insect is a 
very serious menace to greenhouse-grown: TOSC Ss 
H.F. Willard has been instructed to cooperate with Dr, E.A, Back 
in an investigation of the Algaroba weevil in Hawaii. This weevil is 
causing considerable losses to the Abgaroba beans, @ product which is 
becoming of great value as food for live stock, Mr . Willard has sub- 
SERA the following papers for publication: j 
Opius fletcheri as a. parasite of the melon fly in Hawaii. (Jour- — 
nal of Agricultural Research; ) 
Work in parasitism of the Mediterranean fruit fly in Hawaii 
during 1918, Journal of Agricultural Research, January 15, 1920.) 
CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVRSTIGATIONS 
WR. Mal ton, Entomologist innCharge 

Onicha 1h the laboratory conducted for several years at Hagerstown, 
Md., by the branch’ pf cereal and forage insect investigations was abandoned. 
The center of the activities formerly conducted there has been transferred — 
to Charlottesville, Va., and will be under the direction 8% W.J. Phillins, 
who has recently moved into-much more .commodious and convenient quarters 
‘Close; to-the old laboratory. grounds, R.H.Van Zwaluwenburg will continue 
at Charlottesville his studiés of the Elateridae, 
The transfer of the Berkelev, Cal,, field laboratory #§ Sacramento, 
Cal., has been completed, The personnel of this laboratory is as follows: 
C.M. Packard, in charge; B.G. Thompson, scientific assistant; and Marga 
ret Mar shall, clerk. The new address is 600 ~ 26th St. The location of 
the 1Bbordtory at Sacratiento will permit easy access to both the Sacra- 
nento and San Joaquin Valleys, in addition to supplying the great advan- 
tage of a more equable and suitable climate for laboratory and field ex- 
periments, und very much: better opportunity for cectisk Sapa gantata with 
the California State Board of Agriculture, 
