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CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 























‘As @ result of experiments carried on by ‘this branch during the past winter, 
has been determined that Laphygma frugiperda wintered over in the pupal and 
al Stages as far north as northern Florida and central Texas but failed to do 
: n Oklahoma. The results in wintering-over experiments have not yet been secured 
or Kansas, Georgia and South Carolina, 
The “green bug" outlook for Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas is considerably improved 
or the conditions of last fall. However, there is still a possibility of a seri- 
pe pietion of this insect during the coming spring, providing meteorological 
ditions prove favorable for this. 
| The field station formerly conducted by this branch at Nashville, Tenn., has 
been moyed to Knoxville. The post office address is R. F. D. #9, Knoxville, Tenn. 
; Mr, C, F. Turner, who has been stationed temporarily at Hagerstown, Md., for 
the purpose of conducting some histological and biological studies, will shortly 
sturn | to his. field station at Greenwood, Miss. 
“Mr. P P. R. Myers, of the Hagerstown, Md. laboratory, recently visited Washington 
for the purpose of consulting the collections of the U. 8.. National Museum in con- 
n inmate with seneR ications of the parasites of the Hessian fly. 
eens Mb. S. L. eRe has been appointed as scientific assistant in the Bureau of 
| Botenotocy and detailed to assist Mr. John J. Davis at the West Lafayette, Ind. 
field station. Mr. Mason takes the place of Mr. Daniel G. Tower, who has been 
prauaterred to the Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Insect Investigations. 
DECIDUOUS-FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
A. L. Quaintance, In Charge. 
_ Mr. H. W. Geyer, formerly in charge of the Bureau's laboratory at Roswell, New 
Mexico has severed his connection with the Bureau. 
Mr. R. J. Fiske is now in charge of the Bureau's laboratory at Roswell, New 
Mexico, and is engaged in codling moth investigations. 
Mr. #. B. Scammell, in charge of the Bureau's laboratory at Brown Mills, N. J., 
spent a few days in Washington and has now returned to his headquarters to resume 
his studies of cranberry insects. 
Mr. BE. H. Siegler, who has been in Washington for the past few months, has now 
sturned to his field headquarters at Grand Junction, BOL) where he is engaged in 
Rodiing moth investigations. 
Uc. i. kK Plank, who has been assisting Mr. Scammell in cranberry insect in- 
vestigations, has been transferred to the Bureau's laboratory at Grand Junction, 
where he will assist Mr, Siegler in codling moth investigations. 
