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of deciduous-fruit insects in New Jersey. Mr. 
with the oriental peach moth investizations, 
R, H, Jung, formerly associated with the Sweet=potato weevil survey work, 
has resigned from the service, 
A, O, Larson, formerly associated with the oriental peach~moth work, has 
been transferred to extension work in the control of deciduous-fruit insects in 
Utah, 
John H. Moore has severed his connection with the extension work in the con- 
trol of cereal and forage insects in New England. 
Charles F, Moreland has been transferred from extension work in the con- 
trol of the sweet-potato weevil to research work on the same subject. 
R, V. Rhine has been appointed to carry on cooperative extension work in 
Govudwin was formerly associated 
apiculture in Kansas, 
TRUCK- CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
F, H, Chittenden, Entomolozist in Charge, 
The inspection work for the sweet-potato weevil in Florida, Georgia, 
Alabama, and Mississippi has been practically completed, and the limits of the 
infestation have been well defined, 
The situation in Louisiana and Texas has been complicated by the shortaze 
of propazation material last spring, due to the destruction by freezing, during 
the unusually severe winter, of much of the bedding stock in the northern part 
of these States, Bedding stock was preserved in only the southern counties, all 
of which are liberally infested by the weevil, and the demand for seed sweet 
potatoes the past spring has operated to distribute the weevil broadcast, thus 
probably presaging its introduction into many new localities in these States. 
T. H. Jones, in charge of the truck-insect laboratory at Baton Rouge, La., 
is visiting Washineton for conference with rezard to the coming season's work. 
J, E, Dudley, jr., in charge of cucumber insect work at Madison, Wis., has 
-completed a conference with Heinz officials and the Department of aAsriculture 
in Washington and Baltimore, and has returned to Madison, 
J. HE, Graf, in charge of field work on the sweet-potato weevil, has com- 
pleted a tour of the stations on that project. He visited Washington for con- 
ference prior to this, 
M. M. High, in charge of the Kingsville, Tex,, station, is visiting 
Louisiana for conference with entomolozists in that State, 
A, L. Johnson and Ralph Jung, weevil inspectors for the State of Alabama, 
have completed the inspection work to which they were assigned, and have resumed 
private duties, 
