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Prof, Geo. A. Dean has just returued from an extended trip, during 
which he Visited the field stations of Cereal and ee Insect investiga- 
tions at Ar); ngton, Mass., rgtel Creek, N. Y., Sandusky, Ohio, Charlottes- 
evaile, Va., Lalayret, te, Ind ., TOLGas) TL Ltn Web ter Grove, Mo., Wichita, 
Kans., pelt Lele City, Utah, ss Abd Monte . heheh yy Wash., Forest Grove, 
Oreg., Saciramento, ‘aLif., eime, Ariz., and San Anionio, Texas. He also 
Wisited many of the departments of entomolcey of the agricultural colleges 
and State universities, and had conferences with ensomologists and with the 
directors of the experiment stations of many cf the States. In all of the 
places visited and at the conterennes attended he found a deep interest in 
entomological work and a splendid spirit of willingness to enter into 
(coopera tive work. 
TRUCK-CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
J, E, Graf, Entomologist Acting in Charge 
J. E, Dudley visited Washington during the latter part of November 
to take part in the pea ophis conference and revise publications for 
reprinting, 
t returned to his station at Alhambra, Calif., 
igcu Bay pea-grow.ng regions, where he has 
for the coming seasons 
R. E. Campbell has jus 
»irom a visit to the San Franci 
outlined control exverimenis 
Ha. G. Smyth has just returmed to Washington from Mexico and Guatemala, 
“where he was engaged in me pena’ and shipping parasites of the Mexican 
‘bean beetle. While Mr. Smyth did not discover any new parasites of this 
insect, he collected large numbers of a tachinid teeciatatipe in the vicinity 
of Mexico City. Some of these parasites were sent to the western station 
an New Mexico for hibernation, but most of them were shipped to Birmingham,Ala, 
W. He White visited Onley on the Fastern Shore of Virginia November 7 
and 6, where he investigated an outbreak of the tuber moth on potatoes in 
the Fast. 
A pea anhis conference was held at the Bureau of Entomology November 
20 and 2l. This meeting was called primarily to continue the cooperative 
work initiated at Chicago iast year, review the accomplishments of the past 
season, and make pians for further work. Hepvesentatives from the entomclog- 
ical departments of the important voa-canning States were present, in addition 
to pea canners, entomologists of some of the insecticide companies, and. members 
of the Bureau of Entomology. The State representatives included T. J. Headlee, 
< New Jersey, P. J. Parrot, of New York, Herbert Spetucer, of Virginia, BE. N. 
Cory, C. C. Hamilton. Geo. S. Langford, and S. Fe Petts, of Maryland, W. P. 
M@lint, of Illinois, J. J. Davis, of indiana, ©. L. Fluke, of Wisconsin, and 
-E. 0. Essig, of California. 
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