mais ta 
Dr. J. M. Aldrich, of the staff of the U. S. National Museum, 
returned to Washington on August 23, after spending three months in 
Europe on entomological work. In the course of his trip Dr. Aldrich 
examined type specimens of many flies in various museums, including 
the British Museum and the museums in Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Paris, 
and in private collections, including those of Collins in England, Lund— 
beck in Denmark, and Villeneuve near Paris. 
H. S. Barber, of the Bureau staff, spent much of August sorting 
out specimens of insects at the Brooklyn Museum, including many types 
which are being brought to Washington. These are to be associated with 
the National Museum collections, where they will be available to the 
Bureau taxonomic specialists and other worker s. 
COTTON INSECTS 
Boo Reecoad, in Charge 
On August 29 B. R. Coad and J. M. Yeates left Tallulah, Laz) 
for the West. Mr. Coad will spend considerable time looking over the 
investigational work on the pink bollworm in western Texas and Old Mexico, 
and on the Thurberia weevil in Arizona. 
Professor T. H. Hubbell, of the University of Florida. visited the 
field laboratory at Tallulah on August 18. 
In August the temporary appointments as field assistants of B. A. 
Moers, W. H. Rumff, 0. H. Graham, R. P. Patty and J. C. Sherwin were 
terminated. Temporary appointments as field assistants have recently 
been given Edward Smith, J. F. Cooper, and C. C. Kimberlin, Jr. ; 
CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECTS 
W. H. Larrimer, in Charge 
George G. Ainslie, Collaborator, formerly of the field laboratory 
at Knoxville, Tenn., spent August 27 to 31 at the Washington office, in 
conference and in preparation of manuscript. 
Ralph Mathes has accepted an appointment as Junior Entomologist, 
for duty at the Monroe, Mich., corn borer laboratory, effective August 5. 
W. H. Larrimer spent August 28 to 31 at the field laboratory at 
Lafayette, Ind., in consultation with C. M. Packard and Prof. J. J. Davis 
regarding a manuscript on the Hessian fly in the State of Indiana. 
