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GIPSY MOTH AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH INVESTIGATIONS 
A. F. Burgess, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
R. T. Webber will remain at the gipsy moth laboratory during 
the present season to continue certain biological and systematic studies 
relating to the parasitic Diptera. In the preceding five years he has 
made five trips to Europe and Africa, each of about six months' duration, 
for the collection of parasites. 
Raymond Evans, Chief, and G. R. Goergens, Administrative Assistant, 
of the Office of Motion Pictures, spent several days in New England about 
the middle of November, making motion pictures of the work of inspecting 
Christmas trees to prevent the spread of the gipsy moth. 
S. S. Crossman spent the first ten days of December in Washing-~ 
ton conferring with Bureau officials, and assisting in the arrangement . 
of three new motion-picture reels of the gipsy and brown-tail moths. 
‘These reels should be available early in March. 
A. F. Burgess spent a few days in Washington in December, con- 
ferring with Bureau officials. 
A. F. Burgess and C. W. Collins attended the meetings of the 
American Association of Economic Entomologists, Decem>er 27 to 30, at 
Nashville, Tenn, 
On January 4, 1928, A, F. Burgess addressed the tree wardens and 
moth superintendents at the meetings, in Worcester, Mass., of the Mass— 
achusetts Tree Wardens' and Foresters' Association. 
Two Shipments of the golden oak scale, parasitized by what ap- 
pears to be Habrolepis dalmanni, have recently been sent from Melrose to 
Dr. R. J. Tillyard, of New Zealand, where this scale is causing great 
“damage to the trees. 
CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. H. Larrimer, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
C. ©. Hill and H. D. Smith, of the Carlisle, Pa., field labora-~ 
tory, attended the fifth annual meeting of the Entomological Society 
of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg January 17. Mr. Hill spoke on the present 
status of the Hessian fly in Pennsylvania. He was elected President for 
‘the coming year, and Dr. E. H. Dusham, head of the Department of Entonm- 
“ology and Zoology, Pennsylvania State College, was elected Secretary. 
Dr. W. J. Phillips, in charge of the Charlottesville, Va., field 
laboratory, was in Washington on January 27, consulting with Bureau of- 
ficials. 
