So. 
TRUCK—-CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
J. E. Graf, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
J. E. Dudley, Jr., Madison, Wis., attended the meetings of the 
North Central States Branch of the American Association of Economic 
Entomologists, held at St. Louis, Mo., March 1 to 3. 
On March 22 Alfred Weed left Madison, Wis., for Twin Falls, Idaho, 
to confer with Walter Carter about plans for studies on the ecology of 
the pea aphid. 
K. L. Cockerham, Biloxi, Miss., spent several days of the first 
week of March at A. & M. College, Miss., conferring with members of the 
State Plant Board relative to cooperative work with the sweet—potato 
weevil in southern Mississippi. 
Joe Milam returned to Clarksville, Tenn., March 1, from a tem= 
porary assignment with the Federal Horticultural Board in the Southwest. 
On March 1 M. H. Atwood, formerly connected with the Federal 
Horticultural Board and this Bureau, was appointed Field Assistant and 
assigned to work on the sweet-—potato weevil at Grand Bay, Ala. 
J. W. McGlamery, for the past 6} years connected with the work 
on the sweet-potato weevil in Florida, resigned on March 2 to accept a 
Similar relationship with the Florida-State Plant Board. 
D. P. Ellington was appointed Field Assistant March 5, and assigned 
to the work on the sweet—potato weevil at Picayune, Miss. 
QO. E. Gahm has heen given a probationary appointment as Junior 
Entomologist, effective March 14, and assigned to the Mexican bean beetle 
laboratory at Columbus, Ohio. 
M. Brunson has been transferred from the Federal Horticultural 
Board to the suboffice at Picayune, Miss., under date of March 16, and 
assigned to the work on the sweet-potato weevil in Pearl River County. 
L. W. Brannon returned March 26 to Birmingham, Ala., from Columbus, 
Ohio, and will resume his investigations on the Mexican bean: beetle. 
W. H. White and C. H. Popenoe visited Coatesville, Pa., and vicin- 
ity on March 26 and 27 to make inspections of mushroom houses. 
J. E, Graf attended the conference on the pink bollworm held at 
Memphis on March 30. 
