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C. C. Hill, who had acted as Mr. Myers's first assistant for several 
years, has been placed in charge of the Carlisle laboratory. Fortunately, 
Mr. Hill was very close to Mr. Myers, both in his personal relations and in 
the conduct of the work, and for these reasons will be in a position to 
continue the research work most advantageously. 
TRUCK CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
J. E. Graf, Entomologist, in Charge 
W. H. White, Associate Entomologist, visited Sanford, Fla., to 
investigate a report of the early seasonal occurrence of the celery leaf- 
tyer (Phlyctaenia rubigalis) in the celery fields of that section. While 
in Florida Mr. White conferred with the officials of the Florida State Plant 
Board at Gainesville and discussed the celery leaf-tyer problem. Through 
the courtesy of A. C. Foster, the plant pathologist of the Department, 
stationed at Sanford, Mr. White became acquainted early with the celery- 
growing districts and met many of the growers and others interested in 
celery production. Mr. Boyden, of the Tampa station, accompanied Mr. White 
for a few days during the investigations. 
J, E. Dudley, Jr., Associate Entomologist, has left Madison, Wis., 
and is now temporarily located in Alhambra, Calif. where, in cooperation 
with R. E. Campbell, he will conduct experiments for the control of the 
pea aphis under California conditions. 
W. A. Thomas, Junior Entomologist, Chadbourn, N. C., visited Brunswick, 
Ga., to investigate an outbreak of Porto Rican mole crickets attacking the 
greens of the Jekyl Island Golf Club. 
J. A. McLemore, Junior Entomologist, has been transferred from Lyman 
(Harrison Co.), to Picayune (Pearl River Co.), Miss. He will continue 
his work on-sweet-potato weevil eradication and will devote his time to the 
territory surrounding Picayune, 
Troy Thompson, Junior Entomologist, has been transferred from Ocean 
Springs (Jackson Co.) to Waveland (Hancock Co.), Miss. He will devote his 
time to the sweet-potato weevil in the western part of Hancock County and 
assist in emergency work in the Picayune area in Pearl River County. 
The sweet-potato weevil eradication work in Mississippi has been 
reorganized under the direction of K. L. Cockerham, Biloxi, Miss. 
Federal inspectors are now concentrated in Pearl River and Hancock Coun- 
ties, and the work in Jackson and Harrison Counties has been taken over 
by inspectors of the State Plant Board. This plan is in line with the 
concentration of the work. It is hoped that more men will be available 
for these operations in the future in order to continue the very promising 
results which have been secured during the last two years. 
