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Entomologists from the principal pea-canning States will meet in 
Washington November 20 and 21 for a conference on the pea aphis. Stock 
will be taken of the year's developments and plans made for future work, 
On November el, several of the entomologists connected with insecticide 
companies which have been carrying on active work against the pea aphis 
will join the conference and discuss the development of insecticides for 
_ the control of this insect. | 
SOUTHERN FIELD-CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
J. L, Webb, Entomologist Acting in Charge 
#. S. Chamberlin, of the Quincy (Fla.) laboratory, who spent some 
time in Washington during September, left for Quincy Octooer 4. 
F.C. Bishopp was in Washington October 9 and 10 for a series of 
conferences regarding the work in his charge. 
WD Hunter, B. R. Coad, and G, A. Maloney attended the Na- 
tional Boll Weevil Menace Convention at New Orleans, October 25 and 26. 
The extension service of the Kansas Experiment Station reports find- 
ing the boll weevil in Montgomery County, Kans., where some cotton is grown. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
(Items from the National Museum contributed by S. A. Rohwer) 
George M, List, Chief Deputy Entomologist, Colorado Agricultural 
College, spent most of the afternoon of October 4 in the Section of Insects 
studying the methods or filing cards and the arrangement of the collections. 
Dr, M, W. Blackman, teacher of forest entomology in Syracuse, N. f., 
spent two days in the Section of Insects conferring with various workers 
and studying types of certain scolytid beetles. 
Morgan Hebard, of Philadelphia, spent October 19 in the Section of 
Insects studying specimens in the collection and arranging for exchanges 
of various Orthoptera. Mr. Hebard brought with him many specimens of Orthop- 
tera which he had borrowed from the collection for study. 
Mrs. W. R, Thompson, formerly Miss Mary Carmody, recently contributed 
to the collections of the National Museum a considerable miscellaneous lot 
of insects which she had collected in France. 

