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JAPANESE BEETLE INVESTIGATIONS 
Loren B. Smith, Senior Entomoligist, in Charge 
The research phases of the Japanese Beetle Project have recently 
been moved from Riverton to Moorestown, N. J., and established in a 
large fire-proof building, formerly the office and warehouse of the 
Stokes Seed Co. Considerable land has been obtained in connection with 
the new building, and the temporary structure and insectaries have been 
moved from the old location to the new. The new home is commodious and 
well lighted, and will make a very desirable headquarters for the re— 
search work. The mail address for the research and administrative office 
of the project is Box H, Moorestown, N. J. 
Miss Mabel Colcord, librarian of the Bureau of Entomology, Wash-— 
ington, D. C., was a recent visitor to the new Japanese Beetle Labora— 
tory at Moorestown, N. J. 
J. L. King recently spent a week in Raleigh, N. C., as a guest of 
Dr. Z. P. Metcalf, head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology, 
North Carolina State College of Agriculture, and while there had an 
opportunity to look over the college and the large card catalog and 
bibliography -f the Hemiptera of the world, prepared by Dr. Metcalf. 
Mr. King also had an opportunity to spend three days on a field trip 
conducted by Dr. D. W. Wells, covering the entire coastal region from 
the Piedmont plateau to the shore. The six ancient terraces on the old 
shore lines were observed, and many interesting plant types were studi- 
ed. 
secretary W. B. Duryee, of the New Jersery Department of Agri- 
culture, recently spent part of a day inspecting certain features of the 
work under way in the new Laboratory at Moorestown. 
L. B. Smith attended the meetings of the Ontario Entomological 
Society, at Ottawa, November 17 and 18, and presented a paper entitled 
"The Japanese beetle and methods of control." While there he had an 
Opportunity to look over the very fine collections of Diptera and 
Coleoptera belonging to the Entomological branch, Canadian Department of 
Agriculture. 
INSECTS AFFECTING MAN AND ANIMALS 
F. C. Bishopp, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
W. V. King attended the meeting of the National Malaria Committee 
at Memphis, Tenn., on November 16 and 17. Dr. King is chairman of the 
subcommittee on entomology. 
0. G. Babcock, of the Sonora, Tex., Laboratory, spent the week 
of November 14 checking up the results of the trapping test that is be- 
ing carried on against the screw worm fly in cooperation with County 
Agent Nisbet and a number of ranchmen in Menard County, Tex. This will 
probably be the final record on the trapping for this season. 

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