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JAPANESE BEETLE INVESTIGATIONS 
Loren B. Smith, Hntomologist, in Charge 
E. Avery Richmond, of the Japanese Beetle Laboratory; addresscd 
the Philusda Club of Philadelphia February 17 on "Recent Developments on 
Japanese Beetle Control." His talk was illustrated with a nunber of 
photographs and charts. | 
| Dr. Arthur Gibson, Dominion Entomologist, spent February 20 at the 
Japanese Beetle Laboratory, Riverton, N. J., looking over the various 
phases of the investigational work. 
| H. C. Huckett, Entomologist at the New York Agricultural Experiment 
. Station Laboratory, Riverhead, L. I., wag recently at the laboratory for a 
day, conferring with members of the force on parasite investigations and 
chemotropic studies. : | 
L. B. Smith and C. VW. Stockwell were for several days in March at 
Melrose Highlands, Mass., conferring with the officials in charge of Gipsy 
Moth and European Corn Borer control. 
J. S. Hauser, Entomologist at the Ohio Experiment Station, soent 
March 21 at Riverton, looking over the various pheses of the Japanese 
beetle control work, 
F. L. Gambrill, Assistant Entomologist at the Agrialtural Erperi- 
ment Station, Geneva, N. Y., spent several days in March at the laboratory, 
‘conferring on several lines of investigation. 
 G. B. Smith and J. L. King visited New Haven, Conn., March 2 and 
26, conferring there with Dr. W. BE. Britton and Director Slate, of the 
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, on vrovosed control operations 
to be undertaken against the Asiatic beetle, Anomala omientalis Waterh. 
Yihile there, Mr. Smith addressed a public meeting of residents of the 
community where the Asiatic beetle occurs. - 
. J. B. Gronin, Junior Entomologist, recently resigned to accept a 
position with the American Cyanamid Company. 
A recent reorganization of the quarantine division resulted in the 
placing of F. H. Worsinger, Jr., in charge of all the chemical treatments 
of soil and nursery stock, as required under the regulations of the Jananese 
beetle quarantine. 
Luther Brovm was recently transferred from the Japanese beetle quarantine 
york in Pennsylvania to Deciduous Fruit Insect Investigations, at Sligo, Md. 
