Item VRU/1/12/2 - Claude F Rivers Correspondence

Extent: 1 folder

Correspondents: D O Benson, Friends School, Saffron Walden, Essex (CFR to speak at the Natural History Society). D Bevan, Forestry Commission Research Station, Alice Holt Lodge, Hampshire (spraying experiments on Neodiprion sertifer and Bupelus piniarius; breeding Bupalus moths). S R Bowden. 55 Crouch Hall Lane, St Albans (diseased neobryonial larvae). M V Brian, The Nature Conservancy, Fursebrook Research Station, Wareham, Dorset (cecropia and actias selene moth cocoons for extracting the hormone, neotenin, suggestions for using other species including Saturniidai). Mr J M Branson, School Nature Study Union, Chelmsford, Essex (CFR to write an article for their journal and to post a notice advertising for help in collecting Large White Butterfly eggs and caterpillars). F D Buck, Hon. Editor, South London Entomological and Natural History Society, London (re paper by CFR appearing in the Proceedings of the South London Entomological and Natural History Society and MS of 'Advances in Insect Virus Research'). S T Chesterton, Forest Entomologist, Forestry Commission, Alice Holt Lodge (re sprayer machines). Messrs. Cooper, Pegler & Co., Burgess Hill, Sussex (treads for spray machine). L Christie, 137 Gleneldom Road, Streatham, London (breeding, sample of diseased Geo. larvae). H G Davies, Imperial College, London (request for living lepidopters) Dr E Duffey, Regional Officer, East Anglia, the Nature Conservancy, 6 Upper King Street, Norwich (CFR's article on the Marsh moth, comments on the use of records at the Conservancy, methods of recording within the reserves, on publishing and collecting lists from collectors, permission to collect at Holme Fen, Monkswood and Woodwalton reserves, CFR compiling information on the lepidoptera of Holme Fen (with Brian Gardner, the Woodwalton Fen bungalow). Robert C Godden, member of The Amateur Entomologists' Society, 64 Oakfield Park Road, Wilmington, Kent (polyhedral virus in Nymphalis antiopa). Mrs G Haggerd, 1 Tower Hill, Arundel, Sussex (diseased lapidea larvae). Dr J Harpez, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (P. brassicae and pine processionary, exchange of samples, discussion of experiments and conditions). E Higginbottom, The Butterfly Nursery, Hathersage, Derbyshire (P. ricini/cynthia hybrids, exchange of stock). H E Hinton, University of Bristol (culturing viruses in isolated tissue of spiracular gills, collecting Taphrophila and Lipsothrix in Cambridge). Mr Hodson (whether heavy egg laying by Pieris in the Thames Valley could be sprayed). T J Honeybourne, Lepidoptera Breeder, 97 Birchwood Road, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent (exchange of eggs including japonica and fugax, local names of A. mittrei, larvae from Japan, D. vanillae). Dr B Kettlewell, Genetics Laboratory, Dept. of Zoology, Museum of Oxford (Kettlewell's work on Grapolithe lamada on the Broads, Cambridge and Wicken, jet black females of O brumata - query if due to industrial melanism). John E Knight, Doughton Cottage, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (polyhedral virus in L. quercus and quercifolia, request to test virus on P. brassicae). Roger Laughlin, University of Durham, Sch. of Agriculture (problems hatching leatherjackets, culture method for Tipulids). W I St. G Light, Entomologist, MAFF, Ashford, Kent (request for CFR to look out for Pieris brassicae for field trials). Mr G Lovell, 100 Ridgeway Road, Long Ashton, Bristol (exchange of samples, Pernyi, secropia, selene, luna). Kennedy G McWhirter, Genetics Lab., Museum of Oxford (experiments with polyhedrosis of the clothes Moth using CFR's virus culture). H G Morgan, MAFF, Exeter, Devon (location of Cabbage White Butterflies outbreaks). G Murdoch, MAFF, Lawnswood, Leeds (collecting leatherjackets and locations of populations). James L Palmer, Editor, The Cornishman Newspaper Co., Penzance (request to act as observer for cabbage whites in Cornwall). J H Payne, Wellingborough, Northants (P. megaera). Mr Riley (rearing Nymphalis antiopa, finding Stilbia anomola in East Anglia at Thetford Chase - a new record for Norfolk). Miriam Rothschild, Elsfield, Nr. Oxford (use of the chalet on Woodwalton Fen). J H Styles, Forestry Commission, Alice Holt Lodge (breeding of L. Monacha, B. piniarius, Pine looper eggs, providing CFR with batches). P S Vincent, Pelham House, Bardwell, Bury St. Edmunds (request for silk moth caterpillars), Dr J Weiser, Ceskoslovenska AkademieVed., Praha-Dejvice, Czecho-Slovakia (exchange of Pieris brassicae, P cynthis and Phylosamia risini). Mr A Wheeler, Tadworth, Surrey (request to visit the VRU). Mr Ware, East Bridgham, Nr. Thetford, Norfolk (re spraying of Pine sawfly infected area). H C Woodville, MAFF, Starcross, Exeter (field experiments with virus of Neodprion sertifer).