Cooperative Economic Insect Report, Vol. 14

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Excerpt from Cooperative Economic Insect Report, Vol. 14: January 10, 1964The six summaries of insect conditions that follow have been submitted in the 1963 Annual Report of the Regional Insect Control Project, with headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon. The first attempt to present information on the more importan insect pests of the Near East in the Cooperative Economic Insect Report was mad in 1955 following a request from the survey committee of the Entomological Society of America. For the benefit of ceir readers, it may be well to point out that the Regional Insect Control Project is a cooperative program operated by the Plant Pest Control Division, Agricultural Research Service, in accordano with an agreement signed on February 18, 1954, between the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the International Cooperation Administration (now Agency for International Development). At the present time, a staff of nine entomologists is stationed in seven countries working with the personnel of the U. S. Opera tions Missions and Ministries of Agriculture.The work of these entomologists is designed to fulfill commitments to the host countries, with respect to the evaluation of locust problems, the demonstration of control practices, development of insect surveys and the training of nationa in methods, procedures and the organization of applied entomology and plant quarantine work. During the last few years the Ministries of Agriculture have strengthened their Plant Protection organizations. An increased effort has bee made to collect, identify and record pest species of economic importance. Firs hand information on foreign pests should serve to familiarize the entomologist and the pesticide industry of the United States with the major pests in the are reported on. It should lead to better understanding and mutual interest in the entomological problems common to the United States and other nations. (edson é Hambleton, Assistant to the Director (foreign Technical Programs), Plant Pest Control Division, ars, usda, Hyattsville, Maryland 20781)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.