geems to be the first fatality which has occured in some 80 years of orchard 
Tun gation in California! Anhydrous liquid hydrocyanic acid for fumigation pur- 
poses was apparently first employed by Charles W. Mally in South Africa in 1916 
and was subsequently investigated by private concerns in Southern California. 
As the result of these investigations, considerable interests has been awakened 
among Salifornia growers and fumigators, and at the present time a number of out- 
fits are using this method of fumization. Just what effect the unfortunate fatil- 
ity referred to above will have on this method of fumigation in California is pro- 
 aggaaaaeaad It may resvlt in the return to the pot or machine method of genera- 
On. 
While it may be that the use of liquid hydrocyanic acid has advantages over 
the metod of fumigation standardized by Mr, Woglum, it must be remembered that its 
“practical value can only be established by a thorough investigation by those 
familer with the subject, and commercial work should not be undertaken by those 
unacquainted with the poisionous nature of liquid hydrocyanic acid which volatil- 
izes with great rapidity, A thorough investigation of this subject by Mr. Young, 
who is a Chemist as well as a practical fumigator is now in progress under the 
direction of Ur, Woglum, 
) Mr, Sasscer reports that the Florida fern worm (Callopistria floridensis) 
has recently appesred on Adiantums in a greenhouse in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and 
to date has practically ruined three crops of ferns when they were ready for mark- 
eting. This pest was in all probility introduced into Missouri in a shipment of 
ferns received from New Orleans, Lousisna, last spring, The Florida fern worm is 
gradually being distributed from state to state on ferns, and for the past two years 
pit has been responsible for considerable injury to these plants in Anacostia, D. C. 

TRUCK CROP INSECT INVESTIGAT:ONS 
F, H, Chittenden, Entomologist in Charge. 
M, M,. High, Entomological Assistant, is temporarily engaged in the investiga- 
tion of an outbreak of the pink boll worm in the vicinity of Hearne, Texas. 
H, K, Laramore, Scientific Assistant, who has been engaged during the summer 
in the investigation of insects as carriers of cucurbit diseases has been appoint- 
ed Extension Entomologist for emergency work in the Gulf Region, 
H. 0. Marsh, Scientifie Assistant, who has deen at Washington, D,C., for consul- 
tation, and in New Jersey and New York for survey work, has returned to Rocky 
Ford, Colo., his permanent station, 
Marion R, Smith, Scientific Assistant, who has been engaged in the investiga- 
tion of insects as carriers of cururbit diseases in colloboration with H. K, Laramore, 
at Plymouth, Ind, is at Madison, Wisc. for consultation in regard to the work for the 
year with Neale F. Howard, 
Gerson Garb, who has been with the New York Food Commission in extension work 
during the summer on Long Island, has been appointed as Extension Entomologist and 
} stationed at Mineola, Long Island, N, Y., in food production work, 
H .J, Ryan, of Pasadena, Calif., has been assigned to headquarters in co- 
operation with Southern California Agricultural Commissioners as Extension Entomolo- 
gist in crop production. 
Harry N. Gellert, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has also been appointed as Extension 
Entomologist and will be assigned to work in the Gulf Region during the winter 
EB. P. Barrios, cf Plaquemines Parish, La., who has had experience as 
County Agent, has been appointed on the Extension Service to work in Louisiana. 
