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at Maxwell, N. Mex., to be used in range caterpillar investigations, and to Mr. R. N. Wilson, of 
the Gainesville (Fla. ) laboratory, for elem duon of the fall army worm (Laphygma frugiperda). 
- Mr. C. N. Ainslie, of the Elk Point (S. Dak.) station, is on an extended trip through 
Nebraska and Iowa investigating the peculiar Hessian fly Encino that exist in those locali- 
ties, cooperating in Iowa with R. L. Webster, entomologist in charge at the lowa Experiment 
Station. 
Mr. P. H. Timberlake, of the Salt Lake City laboratory, in Mr. Rockwood’s absence, 1s 
being assisted by Mr. Bevan, a temporary appointee from Colorado, in the distribution of the 
Canidiella parasites of the alfalfa weevil. Colonies of this parasite have been established at 
Murray, Salt Lake, Ogden, Kaysville, and Taylorsville, and it is expected to place additional 
colonies at Holliday, Provo, Logan, Brigham, and Park City. 
Mr. James A. Hyslop, of the Hagerstown laboratory, is on a trip of investigation of wireworm 
outbreaks in New Jersey and New York. 
Mr. P. R. Myers, of the Hagerstown station, is investigating the Hessian fly situation in 
Pennsylvania. 
DECIDUOUS FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
A. L. QuatntTance, In Charge. 
Mr. H. B. Scammell, engaged in cranberry insect investigations with headquarters at 
Pemberton, N. J., reports unusual abundance and injury from the so-called cranberry tipworm, 
Dasyneura vaccinii, in cranberry bogs in that State. Careful biological studies are in progress, 
as well as experiments with remedies. 
| The present spring has witnessed an unusual outbreak of Galerucella cavicollis, which has 
been many times reported from Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Michigan, and else- 
where, and has been especially injurious to cherry as well as peach. 
Mr. E. H. Siegler, with headquarters at Grand Junction, Colo., reports very heavy damage 
to fruit in the Grand Valley by late spring frosts. Orchards have been found, however, with 
sufficient fruit to permit of experimental spraying for the codling moth, and there is abundant 
material of this species for life-history studies. 
Mr. Fred E. Brooks has recently returned to his headquarters at French Creek, W. Va., 
from an extended trip through the South in connection with studies of the distribution and 
destructiveness of various species of apple-tree borers, especially Saperda candida. 
Messrs. R. L. Nougaret and W. M. Davidson, of the Walnut Creek laboratory in California, 
» will be in attendance at the International Congress of Viticulture, convening in San Francisco 
in connection with the Panama-Pacific Exposition, and will present a paper on the grape 
Phylloxera in California. 
With the cooperation of Mr. A. F. Burgess, in charge of moth work, an effort is being 
made to introduce Calosoma sycophanta into certain apple-growing regions in the West. It 
will also be introduced in orchard-growing localities in the Alleghany Mountain region. 
Mr. John B. Gill, of the Monticello, Fla., laboratory, has just completed a tour of investi- 
gation of pecan insects, visiting points in Mississippi and Louisiana. 
Mr. Dwight Isely has recently completed a trip of inspection of vineyards in northern 
Ohio to determine the status of the grape berry moth, grape cootworm, etc. 
An interesting and important addition to the knowledge of the life history of the brown 
grape aphid, Macrosiphum viticola, was reported in Science, vol. 41, n.s., No. 1066, by Messrs. 
A. C. Baker and W. F. Turner. Viburnum prunifolium -was found io. be an elreriaet food 
plant on which the insect winters. 

