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Messrs. Morgan and Gilmore, of the Tobacco Insect Laboratory, at 
Clarksville, Tenn.e, visited the Mexican Bean Beetle Laboratory, at 
Birmingham, Ala., May 14, 
L. L. English, junior entomologist, Mexican Bean Beetle Laboratory, 
-is carrying on cooperative control work with several growers in the vicinity 
of Chattanooga, Tenn, 
Dr. William Moore, collaborator of the Bureau of Entomology, and 
now chief entomologist with the American Cyanamid Company, New York City, 
Visited the Mexican Bean Beetle Laboratory during April. 
The Mexican bean beetle has been reported from Auburn in Lee County, 
Ala., by Dr. F. L. Thomas of the Alabama Experiment Station, and from 
Itawamba County in the northeastern corner of Mississippi by Prof. R. W. 
Harned and R. B. Dean, of the Mississippi State Plant Board, 
| Victor Duran, for a number of years connected with the Alhambra 
laboratory, has been temporarily appointed to assist Mr. Campbell in ex- 
periments against the pea aphis and other truck-crop pests. 
SOUTHERN FIELD-CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
Je Le Webb, Entomologist Acting in Charge 
Dr. W. D. Hunter addressed the annual meeting of the Western States Plant 
Quarantine Board at Phoenix, Ariz., May 22, 
A cotton boll weevil laboratory and field station has been opened at 
Florence, S. C., under a cooperative project between this Bureau and the 
South Carolina Experiment Station, with Dr. N. E. Winters in charge. Early 
in May Mr. Coad spent a few days at Florence, conferring with Professor Barre, 
Professor Conradi, and Doctor Winters relative to the plans for this season's 
experiments. H. C. Young and V. V. Williams of the main Boll Weevil 
Laboratory at Tallulah, La., have been detailed to the Florence atation. [In 
addition, a number of entomologists will be employed. Plans were made to 
study primarily the particular points of weevil biology and behavior which 
have local significance in connection with control measures. 
a Extensive tests are planned to include the field use of all of the 
principal suggested measures of control, such as the dusting method, the 
Florida method, and the use of sweetened poisons. In addition to the rork at 
Florence, certain of these experiments will be repeated at Clemson College 
and several other points in the State, representing the principal topograph- 

' The experimental work to be conducted at the Boll Weevil Laboratory at 
‘Tallulah, La., relative to the use of airplanes for distributing poison dust 

