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CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
W. H. Larrimer, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
In the latter part of March K. W. Babcock and A. M. Vance, of 
the European corn-borer laboratory at Arlington, Mass., spent about a 
week in Washington consulting with Bureau officials and preparing a 
manuscript. 
W. B. Cartwright, of the Sacramento, Calif., field laboratory, 
visited the Washington office March 27 to 30. He was then on his way 
to the European corn-borer laboratory at Arlington, Mass., to discuss 
matters concerning his proposed trip to the Orient for work on para=- 
sites of the European corn borer. 
W. J. Phillips, in charge of the Charlottesville, Va., laboratory, 
was in Washington March 26 for consultation with Bureau officials. 
R. A. Blanchard, of the Tempe, Ariz., laboratory, has accepted a 
transfer to take charge of the field laboratory at Sacramento, Calif. 
D. J. Caffrey spent March 12 to 15 and March 26 to 29 in the 
Washington office, consulting with Bureau officials regarding research 
on the European corn borer. 
Among the visitors at this office in March were A. C. Carton, 
Director, Bureau of Agricultural Industry, Lansing, Mich., C. P. Norgord, 
Assistant Commissioner, Department of Farms and Markets, Albany, N. Y., 
and Richard Faxon, of the Division of Plant Industry, Department of 
Agriculture, Columbus, Ohio. 
L. H. Worthley was in Washington March 20 to 22, on business re- 
lating to the Congressional hearings on the European corn borer, 
