Unidad documental simple VRU/1/9/2 - VRU Correspondence 1959: Claude F Rivers

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Btw CFR and Melville W Osborne, 'Breeder of Lepidopterous Pupae', Rahway, New Jersey, USA, re cocoons and pupae ready to send, visit to England, 11 Dec 1951, 12 Jan 1959. To CFR from HCPN, Ministry of Agric. Fisheries and Food (MAFF), 26 Nov 1958. Btw CFR and Rita Jones, Sec, for The Nature Conservancy, Government Offices, Bishopgate, Norwich, re permit for collecting in nature reserves including Monk's Wood, Woodwalton Fen and Holme Fen, request for copy of report and lists and report from Mr S Pooles of Peterborough, 8, 14 Jan, 4, 6 Feb 1959. Btw CFR and Les A J Jackman, Marine Exhibitors Ltd., Paignton, Devon, re request for overseas contacts for larvae incl. praying mantis, tropical moths and beetles, 20 Jan, 3, 12, Feb, 6 Mar 1959. To CFR from Mr Gerard, Entomologist, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., Harpenden, re Jeyes fluid technique for obtaining Tipulida and earthworms, 22 Jan 1959. Btw CFR and Peter Langton, C.N.H.S., Ent. Section, 22 Portugal Street, Cambridge, re CFS to give a talk at their next meeting, 29 Jan, 2 Feb 1959. Btw CFR and Roger Laughlin, ARC, University of Durham, Unit of Insect Physiology, 24 Leazes Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, re breeding hybrids, hybrid between oleracae and paludosa, fertility and breeding methods etc., 4, 10 Feb, 6 Mar, 30 Apr 1959. Bundle btw CFR, T J Honeybourne (Lepidoptera Breeder), Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, W G MacKenzie (Curator), Chelsea Physic Garden, London and Dr G Taylor (Director), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, re request for supply of citrus plants for work on the citrus red mite, C. prometha, 11, 16, 18, 19, 19, 20, 23 Feb 1959. Btw CFR and L M Cook, Dept. of Zoology, Oxford University Museum, request for help with study of the biology of Tiger Moth and viruses, 11 Feb, 6, 9, 18, 23 Mar 1959. Btw CFR and F T Bird, Lab. of Insect Pathology, Canada Dept. of Agric., Ontario, re Rivers' request for virus material for the Forestry Commission to control Neodiprion sertifer, 3, 25 Mar, 6 Apr, 4 May 1959. Btw CFR and Dr Chiswell, East Malling Research Stat., Maidstone, Kent, re Rivers visit to the Stat., 12, 16 March 1959. Btw CFR, June Ives, MAFF and R W Kemp, N.A.A.S., Sprowston Hall, Norwich, re information about blackcurrant sawfly in East Anglia, 12 Mar, 6 Apr 1959. Btw CFR and Oleg Lysenko, re Claude's recent visit to Yugoslavia, exchange of pupae including resistant stock of Pieris brassicae,, request for Sphinx ligustri, Ageaid urticae, Oleg to visit England, Dr Cowan, visit of Dr Chaloupka, 4 Apr, 21 Jul, 15 Aug, 9 Sep, 15 Oct, 13 Nov 1959. Btw CFR and G T Hills, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial research, Pest Infestation Laboratory, Slough, re loan of spray 'Kiekens Whirlwind Mistblower' for control of Neodiprion, Pine Sawfly, 10, 13, 16 Apr, 27 May, 2 Jun 1959. Bundle btw CFR, Jean B M Tulloch, MAFF, Woodthorne, Wolverhampton and Kenneth Smith, re leatherjacket survey, white butterfly virus, 6, 15, 24, 27 April, 7 May, 25, 27 Aug, 23 Dec 1959. Bundle btw CFR, J J Werner and Jack A Werner, Kiekens Whirlwind, Ltd., London, T E Pearson and R G Chatelain, ARC, London re the purchase of a spraying machine, 10 Apr, 25, 28, 30 Sep, 1, 2, 15 Oct, 13 Nov 1959. Btw CFR and S T Cowan, Curator, Nat. Collection of Type Cultures, London, visit arrangements for Oleg Lysenko and visit to VRU, 15, 16, 17 April 1959. To CFR from G T Bills (for Mr Parkin), Pet Infestation Lab., Slough re collection of KWH 75, 20 Apr 1959. Btw CFR and Denys B Long, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., Harpenden, re request for Plusia gamma eggs or larvae, Philosamia ricini for experiments, 22 Apr, 22 May, 2 Jun 1959. Btw CFR and Henry G Morgan, MAFF, Staplake Mount, Starcross, Exeter, Devon, re trying to locate a Cabbage white infestation to collect eggs for experiments, other insect reports in Deven/Cornwall, applying DDT, leatherjackets with tipula iridescent virus, 23, 27 Apr, 24, 27, 31 Jul, 7, 20, 31 Aug, 15, 30 Sep 1959. Btw CFR and Ann Y Perry, Homerton College, Cambridge, re request for caterpillars for teaching practice, 4, 11 May 1959. To CFR from Peter Vincent, 90 Maldon Road, Wandsworth, request for Saturnid's ova, 22 May To Mr Palmer, (Editor), 'The Cornishman', Penzance, re request to write about the work of the VU in the magazine, specifically the spraying of Pine Forest in Scotland with a virus from diseased sawfly caterpillars, trial in Thetford, virus for Cabbage Whites, 29 May 1959. Btw CFR and Dr V P Rao, Commonwealth Inst. of Biological Control, Indian Stat., Bangalore, India, re advice to send diseased larvae to Dr Steinhaus, California, diseased sugarcane borers, Cydxis leucostoma, the flush worm on tea, using bacteria to control insects, 30 May, 16 Jun, 28 Jul, 11 Aug 1959. Btw CFR and Jaroslav Weber, Biologicky Ustav, Prague, Czechoslovakia, re exchange of stock, resistant pupae, methods for rearing brassicae, [Oleg] Lysenko, 19 Jun, 1 Jul, 25 Aug 1959. Btw CFR and John H Styles, Entomology Stat., Forest Research Stat., Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, re CFR examination of diseased larvae from Styles, request for pupae for parasitic testing (CFR sent Cleora cinctaria), Protozoa infection, Miss Davies, visit to the VRU, 22, 28 Jul, 4, 6 Aug 1959. Btw CFR and H B Sargent, Porthleven, Helston, Cornwall, re movement of Cabbage White butterflies, brassicae eggs on broccoli fields, CFR looking for location to test a new biological control method on Pieris brassicae, 24, 27 Jul, 4, 9 Sep 1959. Btw CFR and R A French, Rothamsted Experimental Stat., Harpenden, reports of brassicae migrations including at Portleven, 30 Jul, 6 Aug 1959. Btw CFR and S R Bowden, Redbourn, St. Albans, re sent diseased P. napi and rapi larvae for testing by Rivers, dealing with bacteria in cages etc., 2, 7 Aug, 6, 12 Nov 1959. Btw CFR (for KMS) and Dr H Newton, MAFF, Wolverhampton, re migration of cabbage whites, virus from Pieris brassicae against rapae, 5, 7 August 1959. To CFR from [?], MAFF, 7 Aug 1959. Btw CFR and Richard Jones, Sevenoaks, Kent, re request to speak at the Leys Field Club meeting, 25 Aug, 2 Sep 1959. Btw CFR and William S Hedman, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA, caterpillars sent by Hedman, no virus, 2 Sep and nd c Sep, 1959. Btw CFR and J D Matthews, Forestry Commission, Alice Holt Lodge, Surrey, re information on sprayers for trees, 21, 25, 29 Sep 1959. Btw CFR and Cyril Sidor, Inst. Pasteur, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, re Claude's recent illness and visit to Yugoslavia, Sidor's publication in 'Annals', 21 Sep, 7 Oct 1959. To CFR from Miss E M Ball, Deputy Area Officer, The British Council, Cambridge, re Rivers' member of The Brains Trust, meeting with audience, 27 Nov 1959.