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- Russell has been transferred from the cereal and 
est investigations to truck crop investigations. 
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Mhe range caterpillar investigations have been commenced 
pomowhiat Unusual circumstances. Rains occurred during 
meout Of the first twenty-two days, washing out railway 
ee and destroying telegraph and telephone lines., This, 
= arid country. | } 
| H. Timberlake, charged with the management and work of 
ins and di stributing introduced parasites of the alfalfa 
Meports under date of June 16: "We have secured spec- 
m of Canidia WAN from parasite in the field at Murray, show- 
| that this species has successfully passed the winter here. 
mee. We Obtained two Canidia from comparatively few 
fomus larvae, so that the Canidia has apparently got a good 
oF at that point." 
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Mee have received from Mr. Longfield Smith, director of the 
Mme Station at St. Croix, Danish West Indies, specimens 
Seeruigorzd Dicranotropis maidis, with the stutement that the 
Bis doing a great deal of damage to maize in that locality 
mene present season. Mr. Smith states that he grew maize at 
Re per iment station last year but did not notice the insects or 
mevaces. The species was described by the late Doctor 
min 1890 from Jacksonville, FWla., where he found it also 
Bre corn. Our own records do not show any further injury 
in this country. 
We heave received from Mr. W. Moore, lecturer in entomology 
ec sulturel School at Potchefstroom, South Africa, spec- 
Pet what Mr. Monell has determined as Aphis maidis. Mr. 
Brotates thet it is found upon sorghum, maize, and grasses 
me Panicum. It appears in January and is abundant for the 
Mor the summer. It is also abundant in the Orange River 
Meme and Basutoland. He reports, with specimens, which were 
bermined by Mr. Moneli.as Aphis nerii, stating that this spe- 
Mas tound on Asclepias and is abundant throughout tne summer. 
| The same gentleman has sent us the following parasites, 
ich have been détermined by Mr. Gahan: What is probably 
idius phorodontis, reared from the green peach aphis and also 
#toxoptera and reared from the latter into the green peach 
a @nd its offspring reared into the black peach aphis. The 
Bering of these were bred into, the cabbage aphis, from which 
Pepecies was again reared. The Same parasite was also reared 
Aphis nerii, from which it was bred into Toxoptera. Mr. 
‘also reared Diaeretus rapae from the cabbage aphis and from 
rns the green peach aphis on cabbage, and using unfer- . 
i pred it also through this same aphis into and from 
