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Dr. Vasco M. Tanner, of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 
recently spent about two weeks in the Museum, consulting with the Bureau 
specialists there and studying material of the genus Brachinus. 
Dr. W. A. Riley, of the University of Minnesota, called at the 
Museum on July 27 and consulted with some of the Bureau specialists. 
Dr. Alvah Peterson, in charge of investigations of the oriental 
peach moth, at Moorestown, N. J., called at the Museum July 31 to discuss 
certain phases of the development of the egg—parasite Trichogramma minutum 
Riley. 

COTTON-INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
B. R. Coad, in Charge 
On July 15, at the request of Dr. A. F. Woods, F. C. Bishopp made 
a trip from his headquarters in Washington to South Carolina to confer 
with State officials and others concerning recommendations for control of 
the boll weevil. 
B. R. Goad, in charge of the field laboratory at Tallulah, La., 
and R. L. Mitchell, airplane pilot, left Tallulah July 2 for Northville, 
Mich., to supervise the completion and installation of special equipment 
in the monoplane purchased for use in flight studies of the pink bollworn. 
in the latter part of July B. R. Coad visited Bryan, Tex., to con— 
fer with R. W. Moreland on the plans for investigations of the cotton 
bollworm in progress in that vicinity, and with Dr. F. L, Thomas, State 
Entomologist, on investigations of the cotton bollworm, flea hopper, and 
pink bollworm being conducted in Texas. Mr. Coad also visited Stillwater, 
Okla., for conference with V. V. Williams relative to investigations of 
the boll weevil being conducted there, and for two days attended a general 
conference with the entire group of experiment station, college, and ex- 
tension workers, engaged this season in the program for weevil control in 
Oklahoma. 
John F, Payne, pilot at the field laboratory at Tallulah, made two 
trips to Albany, Ga., in July to dust pecan trees in cooperation with J. 
B. Demaree, of the Division of General Orchard Disease Investigations, 
Bureau of Plant Industry, and G. F. Moznette, of the Division of Decid— 
uous—Fruit Insects. 
In July V. L. Pearson, Josh Randolph, and Dallas Sherman were ap- 
pointed temporary field assistants at the field laboratory at Tallulah. 
R. W. Moreland and John S. Graham, of the field laboratory at Tal- 
lulah, left there July 17 to conduct studies in life history and control 
of the cotton bollworm in the vicinity of Bryan, Tex, 
G. W. Berrier, temporary field assistant in the field laboratory 
at El Paso, Tex., has been detailed to Tlahualilo, State of Durango, Mex- 
ico, to carry on flight studies of the pink bollworn. 
