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TRUCK-CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
Jat He Grats Entomologist, in Charge 
Owing to the reorganization of the Division of Southern Field Crop 
Insect Investigations the project "Tobacco Insects" has been transferred to 
the@Division of Truck Crop Insect Investigations, effective July 1, 1926. 
This change adds to the latter Division two laboratories and their permanent 
personnel; one at Clarksville, Tenn., at which are employed A. C- Morgan, 
Associate Entomologist, in Charge, S. HE. Crumb, Associate Entomologist, 
Js U- Gilmore, Assistant Entomologist, J. N. Tenhet, Junior Entomologist, 
M. P. Quarles, Assistant Clerk, and Hillord Cross, Laborer, and the other at 
Quincy, Fla., in charge of F..S. Chamberlin, Assistant mn tomolosiare 
In order to consolidate the wireworm work in the Northwest, M CG. 
Lane, Assistant Entomologist, Toppenish, Wash., has been transferred from the 
Division of Cereai and Forage Insect Investigations to that of Truck Crop 
Insect Investigations, effective July 1, 1926. 
We He White, Associate Entomologist, of the Washington office, and 
P. D. Sanders, of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, visited 
Cumberland, Md., and vicinity, July 1 and 2, to confer with R. He McHenry, 
County Agent, regarding the control of thé striped cucumber beetle. 
N. F. Howard, Associate Entomologist in charge of Mexican Bean Beetle 
Investigations, Columbus, Ohio, visited Birmingham, Ala,, in the early part 
of July to confer with Mr. Brannon regarding the infestation of the bean 
beetle in the Southeastern States. He also visited the Geneva, N. ‘Ya, Sub= 
station, and conferred with Rodney Cecil, Junior Entomologist, in charge, 
and Professor P. J. Parrott, on the projects connected with the Geneva laboré= 
tory, 
; Rodney Cecil, Junior Entomologist, Geneva, Ne Ye, attended the meet= 
ings of the Northeastern Entomologists, held at Yonkers, Ns Y., and vicinity, 
July 2b-to 22356 
Dr. L. 0, Howard, whil e on his recent trip to: the Pacitic Coast, vi- 
Sited the Alhanbra laboratory on July 5 and 6, 
Recent visitors at the Alhambra station were Doctors W. H. Larrimer 
and F. C. Craighead, of Washington, D. Ce 
Dr. Stepan Soudek, of the College of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, 
Czechoslovakia, visited the laboratory for investigation of the Mexican bean 
beetle at Ch donbis. Ohio, on July 20, and on the following day went with 
NealksF.Howard and Dr. D. M. DeLong to visit the summer laboratory at Athens, 
Ohio, and look over the field experiments under way there. 
