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TRUCE-CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
Js E. Graf, Intomilogist, in Charge 
In company with H. J. Quayle, H. S. Smith and P. H. Timberlake, 
We Ws Yothers visited the Alhambra faboratory on August 19. Mr. Yothers 
is making a study of citrus pests and their control in Californias 
David Dunavan, Field Assistant at Yoppenish, Wash., has handed in 
his resignation, effective August 15, to enter the County Horticultural 
Inspection Service of the State of Washington, with headquarters at Yakima. 
Harold Le Weatherby's éppvointment as field assistant at the Birming- 
ham, Alae, station has been extended from September 1 to September 12, to 
permt him to finish Scouting work in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana, 
Walter Carter, formerly of Toppenish station, has been permanently 
transferred to Twin Falls, Ideho, where he is now engaged on sugar=—beet 
leafhopper investigations in the Ochocho Irrigation Project of Idaho. The 
Topp enish laboratory will be maintained as a substation of the station at 
Twin Falls, with E. W. Davis in charge, under Mr. Carter's direction. Mr. 
Davis reported for duty at Toppenish on August 1, 
Hrenk H. Shirck has been appointed Junior Entomologist at the 
Toppenish, Wash., station, and reported for duty August 6. 
In August numerous reports were received of damage by the lim bean 
pod-borer to lim: beans in Ventura County, Calif., and R. E, Caimp bel 1 
visited Ventura County and informed himself as to the Situations Steps 
are now under way to appoint Stanley E, Flanders, entomologist with the 
Walnut Growers' Association of Saticoy, as entomologist to cooperate in an 
investigation of this insecte 
Ne F. Howard recently visited points in New York, Pennsylvania and 
Ohio to make an inspection of relative injury caused by the Mexican bean 
beetle, Asa result, the main Mexican bean beetle laboratory Will probably 
be twved in the coming winter from Birmingham, Ala., to some point in Ohio 
or West Virginia, 
In August B, L, Boyden visited Gainesville and Sanford, Fla.; to meke 
preliminary plans for an investigation of the celery leaf-tyer, in coopera- 
tion with the officials of the State Plant Board, 
Je R. Douglass recently visited Douglas, Ariz., for the purpose of 
Scouting for the squash lady beetle in the Rio Grande Vallee This insect 
recently invaded the valley, probably from old Mexico, and was spreading 
northward in the vicinity of Douglas. Mr. Douglass was not able to find 
any specimens of this insect on the American side of the boundary, and as 
yet is unable to explain its disappearance, 
