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Dr. Carlos B. Porter, Director Institute Agricola de Chile. 
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F. OW. Urich, Government Entomologist of Trinidad. | 
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Archibald H. Ritchie, Government Entomologist in Jamaica. 
Patricio Cardin, Government Entomologist of Cuba. . 
TRUCK CROP AND STORED PRODUCT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
FP. H, Chittenden, In Charge. 
Fr, M. Wadley has been appointed scientific assistant, for work at the 
thita, Kans., station on truck crop and stored product insects, in cooperation 
th F. B. Milliken. 
4H. K. Laramore has been appointed scientific assistant, for work in connect- 
2 with the project "Insects as Carriers of Plant Diseases" and will probably 
stationed at Plymouth, Ind. 
Arthur J. King has been appointed as field assistant, and will continue 
rk on root-maggots and other pests at Vashon, Wash. 
F. A. Johnston, Hntcmological Assistant, will remain at Hart, Mich., to in- 
stigate insects injurious to beans and peas, especially the pea aphis, and the 
a and bean weevils; also insects as carriers of plant diseases. 
 G. H. Popenoe has recently returned from a trip te Philadelphia for the 
ppose of inaugurating a fumigation of baled furs by the vacuum system. The 
an B. Stetson Co,, has recently installed a plant capable of a capacity of 
-1200 pound bales of fur per day. 
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NOTES FROM THE WICHITA (KANSAS) FIELD STATION 
; March 20, 1917. 
Normal temperature and rainfall during last October were followed during 
vember by a temperature 2,4°F, above normal and rainfall 1.75 inches above 
1. These conditions probably alluwed hibernating insects in this region to 
lish themselves securely for the winter with their developement slightly 
Wwanced for the season. The excess rainfall apparently was not detrimental to 
bs in the average types of soil found here. 
During December, January and February the average temperature was about 
which was not far from normal, The lowest was ~8° February 2. The Dec- 
vr rainfall was nearly normal, but for January and February there has been @ 
iciency of 1.48 inches. Beginning the last week in Fedruary there have been 
€ 21 severe “dust storms", with strong westerly winds, prevailing for 12 hours> 
longer, and drifting much dust and particles of loose earth. 
‘Under the conditions as given, the mortality among hibernating insects has 
bably been about normal. Some insects on the surface have been covered by 
ing soil and those in loose surface soil have been exposed, but unless this 
ce8s is continued to a much greater extent no unusual mortality will result. 
“he false chinch bug (Nysius ericac Schill.) cannot be found where large 
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