MONTHLY LETTER OF THE BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRCULTURE 
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ALLEN BOWLE DUCKETT, 
Ailen Bowie Duckett, Assistant Entomologist in Stored-Product Insect Investigations, 
nd for more than seven years identified with the Bureau of Entomology, was claimed by 
meumonia October 8, 1918. Mr. Duckett was appointed student assistant with this 
jureau June 15, 1911. He served continvously until 1917 with the Office of Truck-Crop 
nsect Investigations, ‘at that time being transferred to the newly organized branch of 
sored-Product Insects. He was engaged in inspection of Army stores at the port of New 
fork at the beginning’ df the war, continuing this work until’ the time of his death. 
Mr. Duckett was born in Bladensburg, -Md,, March 9,-1891, Ho was.a graduate of Mary- 
land Agricultural College, at which institution he excelled in athletics and student 
dership. Since his early life he.:démonstrated a high degree of interest in natural 
science, and in his chosen field, entomology,.his work was most therough and conscien- 
ious, promising to lift him to a high plane as an economic entomologist. His nature 
a8 Quiet and unassuming, his character beyond reproach, and his disposition cheerful 
ind generous. His untimely death has deprived economic entomology of a promising 
porker, and is mourned by all who knew him well. O. H. P. 

TRUCK-CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS,. 
wi H; Chittenden, Entomologist in Charge, 
_ In connection with the proposed eradication program that is being undertaken against 
ho sweet-potato weevil in the Baker and Charlton area of Florida and Georgia, it has 
een found that much of the increased spread of the weevil takes place through the 
srowing of slips for planting in infested areas, or their shipment from infested to 
minfested areas for purposes of propagation. A plan has been devised in cooperation 
fith the Florida State Plant Board, by which approximately 750,000 draws will be fur- 
ished to growers in the infested areas whose farms have been affected previously by 
the sweet-potato weevil, These draws will be furnished free to the growers, and will 
grown from weevil-free tubers in uninfested localities, It is believed that 
y this measure growers will be encovraged to conduct a thorough clean-up campaign 
Stween now and planting time, and that a material advance in showing may be made by 
ssisting the growers in this manner. The question of purchasing the plants is an im- 
etant one +o many of the poorer farmers, and it is doubtful whether effective control 
ould be induced without this provision. reed 
ia (J.B. Graf,in charge of field work on the sweet-potato weevil, is now visiting Washing- 
ton for conference. | | ca alaeaal aes ee . 
0. K, Courtney, who has been doing extension work in Maryland on truck-crop insects, 
AS recently been transferred to the Federal Horticultural Board, where he will undertake 
nspection work at one of the border stations, in connection with pink boll worm eradi- 
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