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Number 183 ; January, 1930 

INSECTS. AFFECTING MAN AND ANIMALS 
F. C. Bishopp, in Charge 
W. G. Bruce went from Dallas, Tex., to Sanford, Fla., in the first 
week. of January, where he has undertaken a survey of conditions relating 
to the cattle grub. \ 
-C. Bishopp attended the meeting of the American Association 
of eaepnic Hntomologists at Des Moines, Iowa, at holiday time, and 
early in January-went from there to the region of Sheboygan Falls, Wis; 
where he conferred with county agents and addressed meetings of far- 
mers in regard to control of the cattle grub. He also conferred with 
the county agent, and with farmers, at Gold Hill, lowa, concerning a 
local program for the eradication of horse bots, and returned to Washing— 
ton January 12. } 
R. W. Welis, after spending several weeks in Texas, working on 
the cattle grub, left Dallas on January {1 and drove by auto to his sta- 
tion at Galesburg, Ill., where he arrived January 15. After a few days 
there he came +o Washington for sconference and to work up field. notes 
pes | the Fompining days of the month. . 
Frow ) January 20 to January 26 H. S. Peters was engaged upon an 
investigation of the cattle grub at Burkes Garden, Va., with particular 
reference to control by local residents. The work was ‘done in. coopera 
tion with L. I. Case, Extension Animal Husbandman, V. P. I. : 
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~“PROPICAL, SUBTROPICAL, AND ORNAMENTAL PLANT INSECTS 
A. C. Baker, in Charge 
In response to a request from the citrus growers of northern 
California, E. A. McGregor, of the field laboratory at Lindsay, Calif., 
went to Oroville, where, on January 16, he addressed the growers on ihe 
subject of control of the citrus thrips. This address was a part of the 
Citrus School program of that date. Particular stress was placed by Mr. 
McGregor on the part that dusting with finely ground sulphurs is playing 
in the control of this insect in central California. 

