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CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. H. Larrimer, Entomologist, in Charge 
F. W. Poos, of the Virginia Truck Experiment Station, Norfolk, Va., 
made a brief visit to the Washington office on Avgust 20, 
Stewart Lockwood, R. L. Shotwell, ard F. T. Cowan, of the Billings, 
Mont., laboratory, met with the International Great Plains Crop Pest 
Committee, held at Lethbridge, Canada, on August 26 and 27, 
H. G. Crawford, of the Canadian Entomological Branch, was at the 
Arlington laboratory for consultation on July 28, 
Joe S. Wade, of the Washington office, is assisting Dr. Luginbill in 
European corn borer investigations, at the Monroe, Mich., laboratory, from 
sugust le to September 15, 
Geo. I. Re@ves and S, J, Snow, of the Salt Lake City Laboratory, 
were granted annual leave to attend the Fourth Rocky Mountain Conference of 
Entomologists, at Pingree Park, Coloue, AueustvlG:topel. 
W. R. Walton spent the period from July 20 to August 10 in the areas 
infested with the corn borer in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and 
Ontario, assisting the projects now under way, and reviewing the work in 
progress, 
From July 27 to July 30 Dr. Howard, accompanied by W, R. Walton and 
D. J. Gaffrey, inspected the corn borer field and laboratory work in Michigan, 
Ohio, and Ontario. Consultations were held at the Bureau laboratories at 
Sandusky, Ohio, and Monroe, Mich., and at the laboratory of the Dominion 
Entomological Branch at Chatham, Ontario. At Chatham the party was joined 
by L. 5. McLaine, A, B. Baird, and C. W. Smith, of the Dominion Entomological 
Branch. Messrs, McLaine and Baird accompanied Dr. Howard to St. Thomas, 
Ontario. ; 
C. M. Packard has accepted a transfer to the West Lafayette, Ind., 
field laboratory, where, besides his regular duties as in charge of that sta-~ 
tion, he will be responsible for the general coordination of all the Hessian 
fly investigations of the Division, 
W. B. Cartwright has taken charge of the Sacramento, Calif., field 
laboratory, to fill the vacancy caused by C. M. Packard's transfer to West 
Lafayette, Ind, 
D. L. Van Dine, in charge of Sugar-cane investigations in Cuba for 
the Tropical Plant Research Foundation, was a visitor at the Sugar-Cane In- 
sect Laboratory in New Orleans during the month. 
IT. HE. Holloway was recently called on by the Marine Bank of New 
Orleans for advice concerning the control of the sugar-cane moth borer. This 
bank is interested in a number of Lovisiana plantations. 
