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iouth of the Mystic River inasmuch as the infestation is apparently confined to 
learby towns, This insect, from the extent of territory already covered and its 
vide range of food plants, may possibly have gotten beyond quarantine action, 
it is being investigated by entomologists of the Massachusetts Experiment Station 
in cooperation with the Bureau of Entomology of this Department. ‘The second new 
importation is the banana root borer (Cosmopolites sordiéus Germar) which 
has appeared near Miami, Fla. This insect has a wide range in foreign tropical 
countries and affects bananas and possibly, also, sugar cane. A determined ef- 
fort to exterminate it in Florida is now underway in whiclh this Department is 
sooperating with the State officials. A notice in relation to a quarantine 
igainst the further entry of banana roots or suckers will probably be shortly 
issued. 
TROPICAL AND SUBTROFICAL FRUIT INSECT !NVESTIGATONS 
C. L. Marlatt, Entomologist in Charge. 
Ernest R, Barber, in cooperation with the Texas entomological authorities, 
has been extending his distribution of the lady-bird enemy of the fluted scale 
into southeastern Texas, 
G. F. Moznette has been spending some time recently cooperating with the 
Florida State authorities in determining the distribution and assisting in the 
axtermination of the recently imported banana root borer, 
Rollin LaFollette has been commissioned, effective March 1, to assist R. 
Woglum in the extension work in relation to the citrus insects in California, 
A. D. Borden has spent a week or ten days inspecting for the Federal Hort- 
icultural Board the plant introduction gardens at Chico, Cal. 
TRUCK CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
F. H. Chittenden, Entomologist in Charge. 
Chas. E. Smith, Scientific Assistant, who has been working during the 
$rowing season on truck crop insects, including insects as carriers of truck 
crop diseases, at Muscatine, Iowa, has been temporarily transferred to College 
Station, Texas, and is engaged in extension work with particular attention to 
the sweet-potato weevil. 
} Marion R. Smith, Scientific Assistant, who is engaged in similar work, 
Specializing on insects as curriers of the mosaic and wilt of the cucumber, at 
Plymouth, Ind., has been temporarily transferred to Baton Rogue, La., to assist 
‘Mr, Thos. H. Jones in investigations at that station. 
F. R, Cole, Scientific Assistant, has been transferred from Hood River, 
to Corvallis, Oregon. 
EB. P. Barrios, Special Field Agent, who was engaged in extension work in 
southern Louisiana, has resigned. 
R. C, Pickett, Special Field Agent, who was engaged in extension entom- 
Ology in Texas, has also resigned. 
7 C. H. Popenoe, Entomological Assistant, is continuing his work in visiting 
extension workers and state officials in the Gulf Region, having spent most of 
his time since leaving Florida, in Texas. He is also visiting Louisiana and 
Mississippi. 
