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’ B.A,Back, Entomologist’ im Charge 
William R, Irving, a-graduate ‘of the Taunton, Mass., High-School and of the 
Massachusetts Agricultural College, “has been. appointed scientific assistant and wil 
be stationed at Alhambra, Cal,, to assist A.0,Larson in bean ‘weevil investigations 
Mr; Irving enlisted atthe outbreak of the war, was commissioned 4 lieutenant in th 
U., S, Infantry, saw service in France, was badly wounded, and is only recently out 
of the hospital, He was’ honorably discharged from the ne on May’ 29, 
Richard:T, Cotton has established his laboratory .in 4 newly constructed house 
Orlando, Fla,, and reports that his work is opening up in a most satisfactory manne 
While Orlando is rather far south for corn weevil investigations, from the stand- 
point of crop production, the location-of Orlando was chosen because of the preseng 
there of certain pests of corn that are not present in injurious numbers even as fe 
north as northern Florida, +: For.several years the warm climate of Florida will aid 
in the accumulation of needed biological data, 
Dr, E, A, Back spent the last two weeks. of May in New Orleans, cooperating with 
a large import and export concern, the work leading to the control of bruchids in 
several million. dollars worth of edible’ legumes, The result of the fumigation with 
hydrocyanic acid gas of these stocks in five warehotses has been'very satisfactory, 
The saving effected has already, been worth many ee of Gol ot, a bast owners, 
Several tons of cyanid were used, *. 
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TRUCK CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
F,H,Chittenden, Entomologist in gher ge 
The distribution of weevil-free draws which has been undertaken in the Baker- 
Charlton area in Florida and Georgia has been completed in a satisfactory manner, 
and the eradication project now awaits ™midsummer réinspection, The indications are 
that a material difference. will be shown in the percentage of infestation the coming 
fall, S, H, Rountree has been left in Charge of the station at Macclenny during 
the summer, and will assist the growers in any difficulties which may be encountered] 
previous +0 the reinspection, J, W, Hendry and A. B, Jarrell, inspectors, will res 
sume the location of new weevil infestations in northern Bascaden B, L. Boyden as 
now visiting the sweet-potato weevil field stations in Louisiana‘and Mississippi for} 
the purpose of ‘conference with regard to methods of wnorning-glory ered. aa and. 
the heat treatment of tubers, 
J, B.Grat., entomologist in char ge of fiéld’ work on’ the: sweoksnotamm weevil, 
will visit Washington for conference. in early June. Pek 
C. H;. Batchelder, , engaged in truck insect REL Bay in Maine, has. estab- 
lished summer headquarters at Preedue Isle, wheré he will nye teas potato: 
insects, ; 
H.. K,,: Laramore , who. recently Setuened from overseas. ‘service, has resumed. the i” 
vestigation of Bic anber insects at Plymouth, tnd,’ 
J,>W, Sauer, who last. summer assisted. M, M, High in besensposens weevil, investi 
gations at Kingsville, Tex,, has.been reappointed for the coming summer, 
A, P, Swallow, extension entomologis tein truck crop insect work, will resign 
July l to accept a similar position. with the Texas Agricultural’ Colles’; 
L, G, Gentner has been transferred to investigational ‘work on truck crop. ‘in- 
sects in Wisconsin, He was. formerly extension. pid enblioanee in truck insect. control 
for that State,. 
