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delivered a paper on the year's work against the Mexican bean beetle. On 
his return he visited the Japanese beetle laboratory at Riverton, N. J. 
, for conference with Dr. William Moore as to insecticides. Several dave 
. were spent in Washington for consultation with Bureau authorities in regard 
to plans for the coming year. 
B. L. Boyden, in charge of the sweet-potato weevil eradication in Florida, 
reports that to date every contractor on infested property in Baker County 
has been signed and it is expected that work will proceed along most satis- 
factory lines during the remainder of the season. About fifty per cent of 
the remaining infested properties have been shown as weevil-free at the 
final inspection for the year ani substantial progress has accordingly been 
made. Arrangements have been conpleted with regar.t to the Caan 
weevil quarantine in Georgia with M. V, Reed, acting entomologist of that 
State. 
J. E. Graf, entomologist in charge of field control, Mexican bean beetle, 
visited Macclenny, Fla., for conference with Mr. Boyden in regard to sweet- 
potato weevil work for the coming year. 
D, E. Fink, entomological assistant in charge of the truck-crop insect 
laboratory of the Bureau at Riverton, N. J., was present in Washington dur- 
ing the holidays for consultation in regard to his work on the strawberry 
leaf-roller and in regard to plans for next year. 
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i instinkt-biologie des nestoaues bei bienen und wespoen... 141 Dey SL 
; plates. (Bucherei fur bienenkunde Bd. IV) Leipzig, 1920. 
Bolsche, Wilhelm. Der stammbaum der insekten... $ aufl. 92 p., illus. 
tuttgart, 1917. 
Deerr, Noel. Cane sugar. 664 p., illus., 29 plates. London, 
Norman Rodger, 1921. The pests and diseases of the cane, p. 139-174. 
Bibliography, p. 591-604, Historical conspectus, p 605-610. 
Despeissis, A. The handbook of horticulture and viticulture of Western 
Australia. Ed. 3. 647 p., illus. Perth, F. W. Simpson, Gov't printer 
1921. Insect and fungoid weate, ete., p. 514-632. 
Ferris, G. F. Report upon a collection of Coccidae from Lower Cali- 
fornia. p. 61-132, illus. (Stanford Univ. Biol. Sci., v. 1, no. 2) 
Stanford University, Calif., Published by the University, 1921. 
Forbush, E. H, The utility of birds. 83 p., illus., plates. (Mass. 
Dept. Agr. Dept. Bul. 9, July, 1921) Boston, Wright & Totter Printing 
Co., State Printers, 19el. 
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