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LaFiiyctto, Ind. Mr. Neumann ffr'^l'iii**''' from the University of Maine in 1914 

 and received liis masters decree at ('ornell University in 1915. He was coinieeted 

 with the Department of E^ntomology, State College of Pennsylvania, for thre(> years 

 before going into the service. 



Dr. Charles H. Gage, chemist and nict.ilhngist, and Dr. W. Dwight Pierce, ento- 

 mologist, have formed (he r!.'ige-Pi(>r(re l{(^sear(rh Laboratories. Their mail address 

 is P. (). Bo.x 17(57, Denver, (%)lorM(lo. It is expected that a number of laboratories 

 will be constructed and a large group of conunercial researcih scientists employed. 

 Entomological control work will be one of the branches of work carried out l)y the 

 consulting entomologists under Dr. Pierce's direction. 



A five day orchard tour was (H)iiduc(,('(l in Kansas, Sep(.ember 1 to 5, by 1']. (J. Kelly, 

 extension specialist, Kansas S(;ate Agri(;ultural College, with tiic following (bounty 

 agents cooperating: W. A. Wunscih, E. J. Macy, W. A. Hoys, F. J. Rol)bins, 10. II. 

 Ptacek, II. S. Wilson, J. V. Quigley, I. N. Chapman, A. D. Folker, F. II. Dillenback 

 and O. C. Ilagans. The trip included some of the best orchards of the state and not 

 only orchardi.sts, but men in other lines of business w(!re invited. 



Mr. S. I. Kuwana, director of the Imperial (Quarantine Hoard of Japan is now in 

 the United States, and insi)ect(Ki the work of the Department of Entomology of the 

 Kansas State Agricultural College September 10. The next day Prof. George A. 

 Dean accompanied Mr. Kuwana to Kansas City, where he was given an opportunity 

 to inspec^t som(^ of the large flour mills and grain elevators, and to study American 

 methods of handling flour and grain to prev(^nt and control in.se(;t injury. 



The teaching section of the Entomological Department, Clemson College, S. C, 

 is being considerably strengthened with ecjuijjment both in the Zoological Laboratory 

 and class room and in the Laboratory of Economic Entomology. The latter work 

 consists principally of the installation of spraying and dusting machiiu'ry, temj)era- 

 ture moistur(> control ap])ara(us, fumigation and cold storage and is arranged no as 

 to teach the fundamental principles and not the practice, 'the course; in practical 

 work follows the same line as heretofonv 



At tlu! last session of tlu; Washington state legislature, a bill was passed providing 

 for inspection of b(u\s and for educjitioiud propaganda n^garding beekee|)ing. The 

 work was assigned to the entomologist- of the State College; with authority to appoint 

 instructors. Mr. II. A. Scullen, at |)re.s(!nt extension (entomologist, on apicultun; for 

 tlu; northwestern stat,(!S, has bei^ii designated i)art-tim<i inspector with head(|uarter8 

 at Pullman. Mr. Scullen will divide; his time lictweeii extension work, inspection, 

 and instructional work at the State College. 



During the season 1918, the Washington Experiment Station in <()llal)ora(ion 

 with the liurejiu of Entomology curried on a study of cranberry insects with head- 

 quarters at Seaview, Wash. Mr. II. K. Plank was assigneel to this work by the 

 Hureau of lOntomology and A. Spuler and Mi.ss Orilla 10. Miner carried on tlu; work 

 on behalf of tlu; Washington Experiment Sta(ion. This year the same project has 

 been continued, the Experiment Station furnishing Miss Flora A. Friese. As evi- 

 dence of the close cooperation, Mr. Pl.ank ;inil Miss Friese wore married June 21. 



The following transfers have been made in the Hureau of Entomology: II. A. 

 Scullen, special field agent for Washington, ( )regon and Northern Idaho to cooperative 

 work in bee culture with the state of Washington; II. I), ^'oung, California citrus- 

 fruit insect investigations to the Insecticide' anel Fungie-ide Hoarel; W. S. Fields, 

 Hureau of Plant Industry to Federal Horticultural Hoard; R. W. Kellcy, oxiKjri- 

 mental fie'lel we)rk to take charge e)f Insecticiele anel Fungie'iele Labe)rate)ry ut Vienna, 

 Va.; 10. V. WalteT, e-xle-nsion work in Iowa to investigational work at Te'm[M', ,\riz. 



