"The Relation of Bees to Fire Blight," by H. A. Gossard, Wooster, 

 Ohio. 



"Some Old New Phases of Bee Disease," by E. F. PhiUips, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



"Preliminary Notes on the Value of Winter Protection of Bees," by 

 J. H. Merrill, Manhattan, Kan. 

 Number of hives wath a known quantity of honey and a known quantity of 

 bees placed on scales, and daily readings taken for two years indicate that 

 windbreak, plenty of stores, and packing are very essential. 



"Beekeeping in the California National Forests," by George A. Cole- 

 man, Berkeley-, Calif. (3-reel motion pictm'e.) 



"Sweet Clover as a Bee Pasturage," by George G. Ainslie, Knoxville, 

 Tenn. 



"Arsenical Poisoning of Bees," by W. A. Price, Lafayette, Ind. 



An invitation has been received to visit the C. P. Dadant factory 

 and bee yards at Hamilton, 111., January 3. Details will be 

 announced at this session. 



Transaction of business and selection of officers. 



Adjournment. 



Program 



Thursday, January 1, 1920, 10.00 a. m. 



Reading of Papers 



"Western Twig Pruners," by F. B. Herbert, Los Gatos, Calif. (8 

 minutes.) 

 Species concerned, manner of severing twigs, food plants, etc., of several 

 western twig pruners; all beetles. 



"The Pacific Oak Twig-Girdler {Agrilus angelicui^ Horn.)," by H. E. 

 Burke, Los Gatos, Calif. (10 minutes.) 

 Biological notes on a serious enemy of western oak shade trees. 



"Distribution of Shade Tree Insects in 1919," by W. O. Hollister, 

 Kent, Ohio. (10 minutes.) 

 This paper takes up the distribution and abundance of shade tree insects east 

 of the Mississippi River during this season. 



"Ten Years of the Oriental Moth," by H. T. Fernald, Amherst, Mass. 

 (5 minutes.) 



