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FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
A. L. Quaintance, Entomologist in Charge 
E.R. Selkregg, who has been in charge of life-history work at 
Pt. Valley, Ga., in connection with peach insect investigations, has 
resigned from the Bureau to enter the commersial fiel 
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H. J. Dodd has been appointed field assistant and assigned to 
duty at Ft. Valley, Ca., where he is assisting in life-history studies 
Of the plum curculio and other peach insects. 
KE. R. Van Leeuwen, who has been assisting in comnection with 
camphor scale control work, has been ne aaa to Medford, Oreg., 
where he will assist in comection with apple insect investigations at 
that place. 
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A new laboratory has 1 en established at Sligo, Md., E. H. 
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Siegler being in es a this station especial attention will be 
given to the subject of insecticides and biological studies of fruit 
insects. 
CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTI CATIONS 
W. R. Walton, Entomologist in Chsrge 
The mamuascript for a new Farmers' Bulletin on the European corn 
borer was submitted for publication on March 27. It is hoped to nave 
this publication ready for distribution some time during the month of 
July. 
The corn-borer laboratory located at Scotia, N. Y., will be trans- 
ferred to Sandusky, Ohio, some time during the month of April. The 
address of the new laboratory will be 1120 Fifth St. J. H. Harman will 
be in charge. 
The field labore tory maintained at Carlisle, Pa., will be moved 
about May 1 from 227 Moreland Ave. to the Kronenberg Building on Hanover 
St., Carlisle, Pa. P.R. Myers will remain in charge. 
TRUCK-CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
F, H. Chittenden, Entomologist in Charge 
N. F. Howard, specialist in charge, research, Mexican bean beetle 
investigations, Birmingham, Ala., reports that the Mexican bean beetle 
