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

Number 173 September, 1928 
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DECIDUOUS—FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
A. L. Quaintance, in Charge 
Oliver I. Snapp, in charge of the peach-insect field laboratory at 
Fort Valley, Ga., was in Washington from September 12 to September 15 
for conference relative to the work at his station. 
C. H. Alden, Entomologist, Georgia State Board of Entomology, vis-— 
ited the field laboratory at Fort Valley for several days in the lat- 
ter part of August. 
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COTTON—-INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
B. R. Coad, in Charge 
Dr. Paul Vayssiére, associate director of the Entomological Sta— 
tion of Paris, was a visitor at Tallulah, La.;,; September 3 to 5. He 
was greatly interested in the organization and work of the Delta Lab- 
oratory, particularly in demonstrations of dusting cotton with ground 
machines and airplanes. 
S. F. Potts, of the Gipsy Moth and Brown-tail Moth Investigations 
at Melrose Highlands, Mass., was a visitor at the Tallulah Laboratory 
on September 25. He was especially interested in airplanes and equip- 
ment for dusting. 
On September 10 John H. Russell was appointed Field Assistant 
in Pink Bollworm Investigations at the field laboratory at El Paso, 
Tex. 
The following temporary field assistants at the Tallulah Labora— 
tory resigned in the month of September: OC. F. Rainwater, J. K. V. 
Stewart, D. H. Ratcliff, Geo. A. Noel, Fred B. Russell, S. T. Willianm- 
son, D. B. Sherman, Sloan E. Jones, Josh Randolph, J. G. Anderson, and 
W. R. Gore. The terms of appointment of H. D. Tate and T. E. Dawson 
expired September 17 and 30, respectively. 
