CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. H. Larrimer, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 

George M. Stirrett, in charge of European corn borer investigetions — f 
for the Entomological Branch, Dominion of Canada, was at the Arlingtcn, Mass.,} 
laboratory for consultation on March 15, 16 and 17. After leaving Arlington, — 
he visited the corn borer laboratories of the Bureau at Silver Creeley. Sige. 
Sandusky, Ohio, and Monroe, Mich, 
L. H. Patch, of the Sandusky, Chio, corn borer laboratory, was at 
Arlington, Mass., on March 16 and i7, for consultation regarding the research 
work in the Ohio area during the coming season. 
K. A. Bartlett and N. J. Nerney, of the Massachusetts Agricultural 
College, have been emvloved as temporary assistants at the Ariington, Mass., 
laboratory. Albert Balzar and Carl Flood reported for duty at the Monroe, 
Mich., laboratory on March 15. 
, T. HE. Holloway attended the meetings of the International Society of 
sugar Cane Technologists, held in Havana, Cuba, during the week of March 14, 
At the end of the meetings he visited the Cuba Sugar Club Experiment Station, 
which is under the auspices of the Tropical Plant Research Foundation, and 
conferred with D. L. Yan Dine, director, and C. F. Stahl and H. X. Planks 
entomologists. The main station is at Baragua, but special attention was paid | 
to the work being conducted by Mr. Plank at Jaronu on the control of the sugar 1 
cane moth borer. For most of the travel in Cuba advantege was taken of 4 
special train, provided by the Cuban Government to afford the delegates a tour 
of the island, 

ee ios The location of the Monroe, Mich., laboratory has been changed to 308 
vweSt Elm Avenue, Monroe, Mich. 
w. A. Baker, of the Arlington, Mass., laboratory, and L. 0. Toodruff, 
ce the Charlottesville, Va., laboratory, spent a few days in Weshington in 
March, in the preparation of manuscripts. 
C. C. Hill, of the Carlisle, Pa., laboratory, spent March ZO in Wash- 
ington in consultation with Bureau and Museum specialists, and in library 
research in connection with work on parasites of the Hessian fly. 

Bare es We ftke Thompson expects to leave shortly for Paris, for conference 
i eee. Cen agricultural officials in regard to the Buropean corn borer. , 
he wili be accompanied by K. W. Babcock. 
‘Sist iH a “safe a RG + 5 1 ~ : a ; 
oe eaipments +rom furcpe to the United States of parasites and parasitized — 
fea or we Pee ue vet nubilalis are steadily being made. For the present fiscal , 
penete “ave Shipments have been as follows: Bulimneria crassifemur, 29 5534; 
angitia vvnctoris Oe° Dra) : nA Panna PEER ete Mahi | 
137 Gao 11,209; snacogenes planifrons, 17,017; Microgaster tibialis, 
eon, Few Cee BONA LL A: labo: 
ages of other species, 1,242,000, 


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