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CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECTS 
W. H. Larrimer, in Charge 
The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advance— 
ment of Science, with affiliated societies, was held December 29, 1930, 
to January 35, 1931, at Cleveland, Ohio. Employees of this division in 
attendance were W. H. Larrimer, A. F. Satterthwait, F. W. Poos)=Geseum 
Packard, K. W. Babcock, R. T. Everly, C€. A. Crooks, B. A. App )iijueem 
Peirce, V. F. Kent, BE. W. Beck, S. 0. Hill, K. A: Bartlett, Psa 
L. H. Patch, P. Luginbill, F. L. Simanton, W. A. Baker, K. D. Arbuthmese 
R. J. Webb, L. G. Jones, and Ralph Mathes. 
On December 20, under the auspices of the New Orleans Federal Busi- 
ness Association, J. W. Ingram, located at Houma, La., gave a radio talk 
cn "Rice insects and their control," through station WWL, Loyola Uni- 
versity, New Orleans. 
Dr. W. J. Phillips, in charge of the Charlottesville, Vague 
laboratory, visited the Washington office on December 1. 
George G. Ainslie, Associate Entomologist, of the field labora- 
tory at West Lafayette, Ind., died suddenly of heart trouble on Friday 
night, December 19, while in travel status in Washington, D. C. The re— 
mains were taken by Doctor Larrimer to Knoxville, Tenn., for burial. 
W. R. Walton, Senior Entomologist, returned to Washington, De- 
cember 15, 1930, from Moorestown, N. J., where, since June 16, last, he 
had been acting in charge of the Japanese-beetle and Asiatic—beetle in- 
vestigations. Mr. Walton has resumed his duties in this division. 
INSECTS AFFECTING MAN AND ANIMALS 
F. C. Bishopp, in Charge 
On December 10 W. G. Bruce, in the course of an investigation of 
ticks in connection with relapsing fever, collected several ticks ina 
cave near Roanoke, Denton County, Tex. Several ticks became attached to 
his person. Some eight days later he developed a well-defined case of 
relapsing fever. 
J. L. Webb, of the Washington office, who made a trip to Iowa in 
November to investigate horse bots, returned to Washington December 10. 
F. C. Bishopp left Washington December 28, to attend the scien— 
sific meetings at Cleveland and to hold various conferences with other 
entomologists. 
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