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| f. E. Holloway, in charge of the New Orleans, La., laboratory, was 
in Beeston for a few days in January in consultation with Bureau offi- 
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G. G. Ainslie, formerly in charge of the Knoxville, Tenn., labora- 
tory, resigned from the Bureau service, effective January 31, 1927, for 
the purpose of entering commercial work. His address, as formerly, will be 
At a conference of representatives of the committee of the inter- 
national European corn borer organization and representatives of the Depart- . 
ment of Agriculture, held in Washington early in January, the necd for a __ 
careful administrative consideration of the research program in reference to 
the control of the European corn borer.was made plain. In view of the emer- 
gent character of the situation, it seemed important that there be called a 
Similar confcrence of the station directors in the States concerned, .to 
consider the research now in progress bearing on the preblem and to-map out’ 
a@ research program for the coming season, in which the various Statés join . 
with the Department. Such a conference was called by Doctor A. F. ‘Woods, 
Director of Scientific Work, to meet in Washington, Janvary 6 and 7. The 
conference was attended by station directors, entomologists, agronomists, 
farm machinery engineers, and other representative officials of the Corn Belt 
and of. States not immediately in that area. The research program of the De- 
partment was outlined in detail, and the many investigational phases bearing 
either directly or indirectly on the problem of control were freely discussed. 
The research programs of the various States concerned were presented and 
likewise discussed. It was the general opinion of those in attendance that 
practically nothing had been omitted from the combincd program of the De- 
~ partment and the States, and while the enlargement of some of the projects 
was arranged for, no new lines of work were suggested. 
BE. V. Walter, in charge of the San Antonio, Tex., laboratory, spent 
a portion of January in Washington in museum and library work and in consul- 
tation with Bureau officials. k | Y 
-. @. G. Hill and H. D. Smith attended the meeting of the Entomological 
Society of Pennsylvania held in Harrisburg, January 18. Mr. Hill was elected 
Secretary for the coming year. © 

FOREST INSECT INVESTIGATIONS , 
F.C. Craighead, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
Dr. F. C. Craighead loft Washington January 27 for a conference with 
Messrs. Miller, Evonden, Keen, Dr. Burke, and Dr. Blackman, at Palo Alto, 
Calif., on the western work of.:the Division for the approaching summer. 
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