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Dr. W. D. Hunter, B.R. Coad, and several other members of the force, 
attended the meeting of the Associatibn of Southern Agricultural Workers, at 
Atlanta, February 3 and lL, ( 
J. L. Webb also attended the Atlanta meeting and visited the boll weevil 
laboratory at Tallulsh, Le., before returning to Washington. 
I. H. Holloway has been steeted to membership in the International 
society of Sugar Cane Technologists, which was formed by the sugar section 
of the Pan-Pacifiec Corservation Conference which met in Honolulu last summer, 
FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
A. L.Quaintance, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
Robert C. Burdette, a graduate of the Maryland State University, has. 
been apoointed Junfor Entomologist and will be associated with Dr. Richardson | 
in connection wit insecticide investigations, with headquarters at Sligo, Md. 
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Orville C. McBridge, a graduate of the Ohio State University, has been 
appointed Junior Entomologist and assigned to duty at the Bureau's laboratory 
at Orlando, Fla., where he will assist in connection with investigations of 
the more important citrus fruit insects. 
Dr. Henry ¥ox, who was employed several seasons in connection with 
the Japanese beetle project, has been appointed Associate Entomologist and 
assigned to duty at Riverton, N.J,, where he will undertake ecologic and 
biologic studies of the Japanese beetle. | 
Five worlsers on aphids visited the Bureau in January for a study of the 
collections end for consultation with the experts in this group. These were 
Miss Alice Macdougall, of Toronto, Canada, and Messrs, A. A. Granovsky of 
Wisconsin, ¢, R. Cutricht of Wooster, Ohio, George F. Knowlton of Ohio State 
University, and A. H. Beyer of Florida. Mr. Cutright is making a special 
study of sa biology and texonomy of subterranean aphids and Mr. Granovsky 
is studying the Tribe Calli iptcrini. Miss Macdougall brought with her 
an interesting collection of the aohids of western British Columbia, many of 
which apparently represent undescribed. species. The discussions of these 
students emphasized the srowing tendency to approach taxonomy from the 
diological viewpoint. 

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BEE CULTURE INVESTIVATIONS 
James I, Hambleton, Apiculturist, in Charge 
Jas. I. Hambleton recently attended several beekeepers! meetings in 
New York State, as follows: Albany and Schenectady, on February 2; Syracuse, 
