Series VRU/1/7/2 - VRU Correspondence: Claude F Rivers

Extent: 1 folder

Btw C F Rivers and Dr E Duffy, the Nature Conservancy, Bishopgate, Norwich, re report on visits to East Anglian Nature Reserves: Wood Walton and Monks Wood with B O C Gardiner re and work with Marsh moth, Hydrillula palustria, 3 Jan, 6 Mar 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Roger Laughlin, Unit of Insect Physiology, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, re leatherjackets, oleracea eggs, 16 Jan, 26 Aug, 2, 30 Sep, 29 Oct, 17 Nov 1958. Btw C F Rivers and A Valetta, B'Kara, Malta, re Valetta taking up residency at Homerton College, Cambridge, supply of Pieris brassicae eggs, Papilio machaon, whites and Red Admirals, 25 Feb, 6, 16, 20 Mar, 5, 9 Dec 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Ian Lorimer, Totteridge, London, re supply of larvae of Unipuncta larvae and some with a virus infection, 27 Feb, 17, 20 Mar 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Dr J Weiser, Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved., Biologicky Ustan, Czechoslovakia, re Conference on Insect Pathology and Biological Control (Aug 1958) in Prague: list of Czech. scientists involved, invite to CFR to attend and read a paper, exchange of butterfly and moth supplies, Philosamia, Rhodini fugax, Tipula paludosa, Mr Sidor, request for place for Miss Joan Davies from the Forestry Research Stat. interested in using hymenopterous parasites to control forest pests, 3 Mar, 15 Apr, 1, 16 May, 1, 29 Jul 1958. Btw F C Bawden, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Rothamsted Experimental Stat.,/ 53 Crouch Hall Lane, St Albans and J H Hitchborn and C F Rivers, re supplies and discussion of Pieris napi and rapae and paper 'Yellow-Green Larvae of Piperis Napi L.' by S R Bowden (3pp, nd, c 1958), 4, 10, 11, 13, 18, 24 Feb, 19, 25 Mar 1958. To Mr McWherter, genetics lab., Dept. of Zoo., Univ. Museum, Oxford from C F Rivers, re invite to the first Int. Conference of Insect Pathology in Prague and trip to Yugoslavia, 13 Mar 1958. To Mr Higginbottom, The Butterfly Nursery, Hathersage, Derbyshire from C F Rivers re supply of pupae of S. Ligustri and P. bucephala, 26 Mar 1958. Btw C F Rivers and D Bevan, Forest Research Stat., Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, re Prague conference, pine sawfly, Chinese oak silk moth (A. pernyi), fogging operation, 28 Mar, 15 Apr, 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Mr T J Honeybourne, lepidoptera breeder, 97 Birchwood Road, Wilmington, Kent, re exchange of supplies, breeding ligustri and bucephala, dominula, non-arrival of ramini larvae (in fields), C F R's visit to Yugoslavia, insect numbers down, Colias croceus scarce, 26, 28 Mar, 15 Apr, 18 Sep, 8 Oct 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Laurie Christie, Entomologist, Streatham, London, re supply of P. brassicae, test on diseased pernyi larvae from Fred Brown, 29 Mar, 14 Apr, 29 Sep, 7 Oct 1958. To Mr S Sircar, The Himalayan Butterfly Co., Shillong, Khasi Hills, India from C F Rivers, re supply of Anth. mylitta, Actis selene and Attacus edwardsii, 16 Apr, 16 Dec 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Mr A G McDonagh, Coleridge Boys' School, Cambridge, re breeding butterflies and moths for class demonstrations, 28 Apr, 1 May 1958. Btw C F Rivers and D Burgess, MAFF, Hull, E Parkin, Pest Infection Lab., Slough and KMS, re rock jars from Liversedge Textile Co., Clothes Moth virus experiment, with live T. bisselliella, experiment spraying bales, British Wool Federation and London wool sales, 12, 13, 14, 19, 27, 29 May, 3 Jun 1958. To C F Rivers from J M Davies, Forestry Commission, Alice Holt Lodge, re oak silk moth, Saturnia pyri, 15 May 1958. To C F Rivers from Sir Lawrence Bragg, the Davy Faraday Research Lab.,the Royal Inst., London, re moths from cupboards previously sprayed with clothes moth virus by Rivers, 6 Jun 1958. Btw C F Rivers and John E Knight, Ross-On-Wye, re diagnosis of cytoplasmic polyhedrosis in larvae of Hada nana from Cornish female, 27 Aug, 8 Oct 1958. Btw C F Rivers, Kenneth M Smith and S C Chandler, Ed., The Grower, London, re Cabbage White butterfly epidemic in Oxfordshire, use of granulosis virus against, Diamond backed moth question, 9, 22 Sep, 8, 10 Oct 1958. To C F Rivers from Prim. Dr Milan Nikolitsch, fasteur Instit., Novi Sad, Yugolslavia, written in German (Rivers visited Yugoslavia in 1958?), 25 Sep 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Dr Crooke Myles, Forest Research Stat. Alice Holt Lodge, sawfly infestation, biology of sertifer, 14, 17, 23 Oct 1958. To C F Rivers from Radoslav Obrtel, Czechoslovakia, re River's trip to Prague and Yugoslavia, Obrtel's study of insect pests of red clover, 21, 29 Oct 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Fred D Bennett, Entomologist, Commonwealth Inst. of Biological Control, Trinidad, testing froghopper Aenolamia specimens, 31 Oct, 12 Nov 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Mr F Rumsey, Banstead, dead Cardui with cytoplasmic polyhedrosis disease, 24, 25 Nov 1958. Btw C F Rivers and Dr W Golightly, MAFF, Nat. Agric. Advisory service (NAAS), Newcastle, re reports of large numbers of Tipulid (leatherjackets) in the north and request for samples, 24 Nov, 1, 3 Dec 1958. To Dr Newton, MAFF, Wolverhampton from C F Rivers, re request for Tipuliid samples, information on infestations, 25 Nov 1958.