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C. E. Smith, in charge of the New Orleans, La;, station of sweet-potato 
weevil eradication, is condictaaes a follow-up investigation with regard to a oa 
ras -ot experiments undertaken under his direction in Texas; f 
H, J. Ryan, former extension agent on truck-crop insects in cali bordiaal 
has resigned to take up work as horticultural commissioner of Los Angeles 
County. | 
Paul Starkweather, who has becn doing inspection work in Georgia, has re- 
Sizned to enter the army, 
DECIDUOUS-FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS, 
A. L. Quaintance, Entomologist in Charge. 
B, R, Leach, Bennett A, Porter, R, J. Fiske, and R. B, McKeown have been 
temporarily transferred to the Federal Horticultural Board to assist in scout 
work for the pink bollworm in Texas, 
A conference was held at the Bureau of Entomology in Washington, Novem-= 
ber 12, in conjunction with the Federal Horticultural Board, to discuss quaran- 
tine and other matters in connection with the oriontal peach moth. At this con 
ference the present distribution of the insect was indicated,as based on the . 
season's inspection work in the United States, It has been determined that- the 
insect is apparently yet confined to the District of Columbia, upper Virginia, 
portions of Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Southern New York, and portions 
of Connecticut, Those present at the conference were C, L. Marlatt, Geo, G. 
Atwood, J. G. Sanders, W, E, Rumsey, W, EH. Britton, Thos, J. Headlee, E, N. Cory 
Phillip Garman, L, A. Stearns, Mr. Underhill, W. B. Wood, A, L. Quaintance, and 
others, 
W. D. Whitcomb recently visited the Bureau during a period of leave from 
Camp Jackson, Columbia, 5S, C, 
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SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS, 
W. Dwight Pierce, Entomologist Acting in Charge, 
The lectures of the class in the Entomology of Disease, Hygiene, and San- 
itation will terminate with the end of this year. . 
Mr, Hutchison and Doctor Pierce in cooperation with Lieut, A. Moscowitz 
of the Quartermaster's Corps of the Army, have submitted a report on the effie: * 
cacy of modern laundry methods in the control of the clothing louse. 
The appointment of J, Touhy as assistant in body-louse investigations 
has been extended to February, 1919, 
Capt. A. H. Jennings of the Sanitary Corps of the Army visited Washington 
on November 23, He is stationed at Camp Shelby, Nase HORNE SS Miss, 
Max Kisliuk, Jr., has concluded his season's work on castor-bean insects 
at Miami, Fla,, and after reporting at Clarksville, ‘enn., for instructions willy 
come to Washington to complete his reports, 
CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS, 
W. R, Walton, Entomologist in Charge, 
Harrison E, Smith, formerly in charge of a field laboratory at West Sprin 
field, Mass., but who afterward resigned from the service to enter private busi-= 
