A MONTHLY LETTER OF THE BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

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Number 172 August, 1928 

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: INSECTS AFFECTING MAN AND ANIMALS } 
F. C. Bishopp, in Charge 
On August 4 W. E. Dove and Frank Adams were the| victims ofa tragic 
accident which resulted in the death of Mr. Adams. Bhey weTé returning 
to their station at Uvalde, Tex., from a trip in an automobile to a near- 
by mountain canyon. In crossing what is usually a dry stream bed they 
encountered a sudden rush of water caused by a cloudburst higher up in 
the mountains. Both men and the car were swept down stream by the force 
of the water. Mr. Dove, by great good fortune, managed to lay hold of the 
branches of a tree, and some hours later was rescued from this position. 
Mr. Adams was not seen alive after the water struck the car. His body 
was found the next day, some distance below the river crossing. 
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Mr. Adams was a temporary field assistant at the time of his 
death, and was assisting Mr. Dove in studies of goat lice. He held the 
degree of Master of Science from the Southern Methodist University, 
located at Dallas, Tex. He was a careful and conscientious worker and 
showed great promise as an entomologist. 
On August 29 F. C. Bishopp and Dr. Marion Imes, of the Bureau of 
Animal Industry, left Washington on a trip to points in New York State, 
to investigate possible sites for cooperative work on control of cattle 
grubs, to be shared by the Bureau of Entomology and the Bureau of Animal 
Industry. 
Wesley G. Bruce has accepted an appointment as Assistant Entomol- 
ogist, and will be assigned to work on cattle grubs, with headquarters at 
Fargo, N. D. 
R. A. Roberts has accepted a temporary appointment as Field As- 
Sistant, and will be assigned to the field laboratory at Uvalde, Tex. 
C. BE. Abbott, a Junior Entomologist at the Dallas, Tex., labora- 
tory, has resigned, effective August Sl. 
This Division was represented at the Fourth International En- 
tomological Congress at Ithaca by F. C. Bishopp and W. V. King, both of 
whom presented illustrated papers. The title of Mr. Bishopp's paper was 
"The cattle-grub (Hypoderma) problem from an international point of view." 
Doctor King's paper was entitled "On the development of malaria parasites 
in the mosquito host." 
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