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crib had failed twice to kill weevils in his corn by fumigation with 
carbon disulphid. Inquiry has proved that no one couid have succeed- 
ed under like conditions for he did not follow directions. He felt, 
&S a result of his work, that wrevil contral was useless, and his in~ 
fluence in the communit¥ was considerable, McClendon fumigated his 
erib, got results, and left behind an enthusiastic worker for insect 
control. While much of the future work will naturally be done by coun- 
ty agents, the credit for success in the hard up-hill work against the 
weevil in south Georgia belongs to Mr, McClendon, 
R,T. Cotton has recently submitted for publication three short 
technical papers relating to his work with weevil biologies at Orlando, 
Fla. His last paper, giving certain results of a year's life-history 
work with the rice weevil, Calandra oryza, contains more information 
‘about this major pest than has been secured before, 
Clothes-moth injury to brushes throughout the country is enormous. 
A circular letter sent to dealers in brushes following a request of the 
National Hardware Association that the Bureau undertake an investiga- 
tion of clothesomoth control in this class of manufactures has elicited 
& very general and hearty response. Certain dealers state that their 
losses are at times as high as 10 per cent. One company, at the sug- 
gestion of this office, has already constructed in its warehouse an 
excellent fumigating.room.. 
A.O, Larson has subritted for outside publication two short papers 
relating to bean weevil investigations. 
A cable from Hawaii states that J.C. BridweBli sailed from Hono~ 
lulu April 23. Mr Bridewetl will be in Washington soon for a consul ta- 
tion regarding the proposdéd study of the Algaroba bean weevil, Bruchus 
prosopis, and its parasites. 
F,B, Milliken has refused summer work with this Bureau, heving 
accepted work in Extension entomology with the Kansas Experiment Sta~ 
tion for the summer months. 
