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George Lamb, County Agent, Woodbury, N. J., called at the labora-— 
tory to obtain advice on the treatment of tomato seed beds which were 
infested with white grubs, thought to be larvae of the Japanese beetle. 
“omnes Handie, 0K: Courtney, J. P. Johnson, V. A. Johnson, and 
C. W. Stockwell, of the Japanese bectle office of the Plant Quarantine 
and Control Administration, have visited the laboratory several times, to 
discuss problems bearing on the quarantine situation. 
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DECIDUOUS-FRUIT INSECTS 
(Under the direction of Chief of Bureau) 
J. K. Holloway, Assistant Entomologist, who has been engaged in 
the Japanese beetle project at Moorestown, N. J., since 1927, has been 
transferred to the oriental fruit moth project and will be engaged in 
parasite investigations, with headquarters at the above place. He will 
be concerned principally with the mass production of parasites of the 
Oriental fruit moth and will receive foreign importations. 
G. J. Haeussler has transferred his headquarters in France from 
Antibes to Nice. His new location is nearer to the principal localities 
for collecting parasites of the oriental fruit moth in southern Europe 
and is one of the principal ports from which Shipments in that region 
may be made. 
Oliver I, Snapp was in Washington from January 27 to February 2 
to attend the conference on deciduous-fruit insect investigations and for 
consultations pertaining to the work of the peach insect laboratory 
at Fort Valley, Ga. 
Oliver I, Snapp and J. R. Thomson attended the meetings of the 
Cotton States Entomologists in Atlanta, Ga., February 5 and 6, at which 
both presented papers giving results of some of the peach insect inves— 
tigations conducted during the season of 1930. Mr. onapp was reelected 
Secretary-Treasurer of the organization for a three-year period. 
L. J. Bottimer and G. D. Reynolds, of the Food, Drug, and Insecti- 
cide Administration, were at the Fort Valley laboratory from February 9 
to 19 working on the project dealing with proprietary insecticides for 
the control of the San Jose scale. 
Oliver I. Snapp gave an address at a Kiwanis Club luncheon in Monte— 
zuma, Ga., on February 18, at which the peach growers of Macon County 
were guests. 
