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THICK+CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
Jeon, Gral, sunio’ Entomologist, in Charge 
Through the cooperation of the University of California, the super— 
visors of Orange County, Calif., and the Bureau of Intomology, a substation 
of the Alhambra truck-crop laboratory has been established at Garden Grove 
for the purpose of studying the pepper weevil, and J. C, Himore will be in 
charge of it during the summer, A, ©, Davis, who recently received the degree 
of Master of Science from the University of Califomia, has been appointed 
Research Assistant in the Department of Entomology of that university, and 
will be permanently located at the new substation, Peovper canners, shippers, 
and growers have raised a fund of 91,000 to nelp defray the expenses of the 
substation, KR, H, Barrett and John Staimpedee have been appointed county 
inspectors to assist in pepper weevil: control during the summer, 
Recent visitors at the Alhambra station were C, C, wilson, of the 
Sacrauiento laboratory of Cereal and Forage Insect Investigations, and Prof, 
We B, Herms, Dr, E, 0. Van ee and Mr. John Lamiman, of the Univereaae of 
Ca, 13 ifo sea ia Cis 
C, E. Smith, in charge of the Baton Rouge laboratory, has reported 
that owing to the fact that this labofatory is situated on high ground noné 
of the experiments in progress there have been affected by the Mississippi 
flood, J 

Je E. Dudley, Jr., in charge of the field station at. Madison, Wiseyere= 
cently opened his summer caup at Columbus,: As was the case last year, the work 
there will be principally on thecontrol of the pea aphis, 
Rodney Cecil returned about May 1 to his temporary headquarters at 
Geneva, N, Y., where hc will continue his experiments on the pea aphis and bean 
insects 
Ay Weed, who recently complcted graduate work at the University of wis- 
consin, has been appointed agent of this Division, effective April 1, in co- 
Operation with the wisconsin Experinent Station, to assist in studies on the 
bea aphis and onion maggot, 
S. HE, Crumb and K. B. McKinney, of the Clarksville, Tenn., latoratory, 
moved late in May to their summor station at Lexington, Ky. . Mr. Crumb and 
J. Us Gilmore, of the same laboratory, have been assigned to work at Appomattox, 
Va., during the summers he 
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J. H, Lindenberger, of the Consumers! Tobacco .Company, Albuquerque, 
i. Mey reports that in May a severe outbrcak of the tobacco stalk weevil 
(Trichobaris mucorea) was noted on the company's tobacco plantings which are 
grown as a source of agricultural nicotine at Tompe, Ariz, 
