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 TRUCK..CROP TNSEG?” INVESTIGATIONS 
Ke E, Graf, Entomologist, in Charge . 
R. E. Campbell was reelected, Secretary. of. the Pacific Slope Branch 
of the American Association of Economic Entomologists at the recent 
Portland, Oreg., meetings. ere 
“ov. Dre... A. Weigel,’ of the Sub-tropical Fruit Insect. Investigations, 
who has deen making a survey of the bulb situation on the Pacific Coast, 
with reference to injurious insects, visited the Alhambra, Calif., lab- 
» Oratory .on July 2, - é we whi aie . | fet 
Dr. R. N. Chapman, of the University of Minnesota, has. returned 
from the Pacific voast, where he studied the work being conducted at the 
Toppenish, Wash., laooratory against the sugar—beet Lleafhopper. 
; EB. W, Davis, temporarily conmected with the Madison, Wis., laboratory, 
‘;has heen givena probationary appointment. as,Junior Entomologist, and 
, Will leaye August..1 for:oppenish, Wash., where he will. be associated with 
Walter Carter, who is engaged in the investigation of the sugar=beet 
leafhopper. The work which Mr. Davis. has been .doing at Racine, -Wis., on 
the onion maggot will be talcen over by T. E. Bronson, of the Madison. 
‘laboratory, for the remainder of the season. ‘i ioe 
Rodney Cecil, of the Geneva, N. Y., laboratory, has made an inspection 
trip -to points in-southwéstern New York and northeastern Pennsylvania, 
Ute SD. Ball, formerly Director of Scientific Work of the 
Department, has accepted an appointment with the State Plant Board of 
Florida, where he will conduct studies on the celery leaf-tyer in coopera- 
tion with B, L. Boyden,: of this Division, Dr, Ball left for Florida in 
the latter part of July. 
Walter Carter recently visited Twin Falls, Idsho, and Logan, Utah, 
where conferences were held with the State Entomologists: relative “9 
, Cooperative investigations to be undertaken against the sugar-beet leaf- 
hopper, Arrangements have practically been completed for this work, which 
/Will include Toppenish, Wash., Twin Falls; Idaho, and neighboring points 
in the Snake River Valley, and Logan, Utah. 
T. W. Allen and L. A. curet have been given temporary appointments 
as Field Assistants. in connection ‘with the sweet-potato weevil eradication 
work at Foley and other points in Baldwin County, Ala., and will work 
under the direction of Ke: Le) Cockerham,. ..... ; 
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