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STORED—PRODUCT INSECTS 
E. A. Back, in Charge 
In its issue of December 2 The News—Herald, of Modesto, Calif., 
published a brief summary of the percentages of bean-weevil infesta— 
tions covering the years 1927, 1928, and 1929, for Stanislaus County. 
These percentages, based upon examinations made by the Bureau and sum— 
marized by C. K. Fisher, indicate that these infestations have been cut 
by more than 50 per cent, presumably as a result of the splendid coopera— 
TION Civenwinsthis Gdistric.: 
On December le Dwight F. Barnes, of the Dried-Fruit Insect Lab— 
oratory, Fresno, Calif., attended a meeting of the Entomological Club of 
Southern California, held at the Los Angeles County Museum. 
Dr. R. T. Cotton, accompanied by J. H. Cox, of the Bureau of 
Agricultural Economics, was present at Norfolk, Va., December 15, when 
wheat previously fumigated with the ethylene oxide-carbon dioxide mixture 
was run from the bins. Examinations indicated that the fumigant was very 
effective, and all parties concerned were highly pleased with this ad- 
ditional demonstration of satisfactory and safe control of weevils in 
terminal elevators. 
On December 9 and 10 Dr. Back attended the meetings of the In- 
secticide and Disinfectant Manufacturers Association, held at the McAlpin 
Hotel, New York City. 
W. D. Reed and E. A. Back attended the meetings of the American 
Association of Economic Entomologists, at Cleveland, Ohio, in the holiday 
season. 

COTTON INSECTS 
B. R. Coad, in Charge 
On December 18 C. H. Brannon, Extension Entomologist, North Caro-— 
lina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, visited the field 
laboratory at Tallulah for a study of cotton-—dusting machinery. 
U. ©. Loftin, Chief Entomologist to the Cuba Sugar Club Experiment 
Station, Central Baragua, Cuba, was a visitor to the field laboratory at 
Tallulah on December 27, 
Appointments of H. S. Young, W. L. Lowry, K. R. Vance, and B. A. 
Kennedy, temporary field assistants at the field laboratory at Tallulah, 
terminated in December. The appointment of H. S. Cavitt, temporary field 
assistant at the field laboratory at El Paso, Tex., terminated December 
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