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B,. R. Coad was in Washington several times during the 
month accompanied by A. J. Chapman, of the Boll Weevil Laboratory, 
for the purpose of investigating the calcium arsenate supply. They 
also visited New York City and Cleveland, Ohio, in the course of 
their investigations. 
Other visitors at the Washington office were 5. E, Crumb, 
of the tobacco insect investigations, and R. C. Gaines, of the 
Boll Weevil Laboratory, who came to consult the library and to 
work up their field notes. 
T. E. Holloway spent about ten days in November at Cairo, 
Ga., determining the extent of a new infestation of the sugar- 
cane mealybug. J. VW. Ingram has now been detailed to make a farn- 
to-farm survey of the infested district. No sugar is produced 
there, but much cane is grown for sirup. 
Wi. HE, Haley, assisted by J. W. Ingram and L. P. O'Dowd, has 
finished an inspection of the Louisiana sugar parishes for the 
Cuban tachinid parasite of the sugar~cane moth borer. The parasites 
were released at 41 plantations during 1919 and 1920. They were 
found this fall at 14 plantations, and probably occw at others. 
Since their release the parasites have been recovered at a total of 
25 plantations. 
olloway and T. C. Barber recently visited the Bureau 
t San Antonio and Uvalde, Tex., and afterwards made 
trip along the Texas coast. 
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W. E, Haley has been working with E. K, Bynum, of the 
Mississippi Piant Board, in inspecting for the new pink borer of 
Sugar cane in the vicinity of Gulfport, Miss. 
At the request of Prof, R. W. Harned, of the Mississippi 
Plant Board, T. E, Holloway has prepared a short paper on the 
sugar-cane moth borer for publication in the Mississippi Quarterly 
Bulletin. The paper was read at a meeting of the anployees of 
the Plant Board recently, and the subject of sugar-cane insects 
in Mississippi was discussed. 
