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F Fred A. Johnston, entotological assistant, at the Kingsville, Texas 
stution, hus been trunsferred to the Federal Horticultural Board to «s~- 
sume duties as inspector at Nogales, Ariz.. Mr. Johnston has been con- 
rected with this branch of the Bureau since 1910 and it is very regret- 
table that ill health whiehsdémanded:acehaggencf ich ima hagerendered, 
this transfer necessary. ae 2 
J, E. Graf and C. H. Popenoe represented this branch at the recent 
meeting of the Horticultural Board at Birmingham, Ale., in connection 
with the recently discovered introduction of the Mexican bean beetle in 
that vicinity. A nurber of fields were observec where complete destruc- 
tion has occurred within a month, and there is no question but that the 
outbreak is «a seriovs one for the bean and cownea crowing sections of 
the eastern and southern United States. Even “here spraying with arse- 
nicals has been restrted to as a control neesure in Alabara, it has been 
only partially successful although the insects are evidently repelled to 
some extent by this treatment. Characteristic injury to the ereen pods 
of snap beans was noted, the insects havine been evidently repelled from 
the foliage by arsenical spraying, the dean pods attacked being entirely 
ruined for consumption. 
SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
J. L. “ebb, Entomologist Acting in Charge 
B. R. Coad of Tallulah, La., spent several days in Washington in con 
nection with the completion of the motion picture film depictine boll 
weevil control measures, 
Joseph N, Crister and J. CG. Woolley, both of the boll weevil force, 
have resigned. 
The temporary appointments of L. N, Judah and T. P. Weakley, tobacco 
insect investications, have been terminated. 
Francis F. Bibby, K. P. Ewing 
, Gaines, and L. G. Plyler of the 
a to the Federal Horticul tural 
, 
boll weevil force have been trans: 
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