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or should be, interested in greenhouse insects, and all naturally would 

 like to have a ready reference, I move that the Resolutions Committee 

 of the parent association be urged to incorporate in their resolutions 

 a request suggesting that the Society of American Florists publish this 

 paper. 



The motion was seconded and carried. 



Chairman Ruggles: Is there further business? 



On the committee to draw up recommendations with reference to 

 greenhouse material, besides Mr. Sasscer, I will appoint H. F. Dietz, 

 T. J. Headlee, Franklin Sherman, Jr., and G. M. List. 



If there is no further business, we will stand adjourned. 



Adjournment. 



NEW EUROPEAN BEE DISEASE THREATENS BEEKEEPING 



IN AMERICA 



Serious ravages causing almost complete destruction of the beekeep- 

 ing industry in portions of Europe by the "Isle of Wight'- disease has 

 started determined action by American beekeepers to save their business 

 from similar losses. 



"Isle of Wight" disease is caused by a parasitic mite in adult bees 

 and is easily transported by bees shipped from Europe to America as was 

 proved during the past summer when live bees carrying living mites 

 arrived in Washington from Scotland. Should this disease become 

 established in America, beekeepers, queen breeders and manufacturers 

 of bee supplies would quickly be ruined and horticultural interests would 

 be seriously damaged. 



A meeting was called at the Bee Culture Laboratory in charge of 

 Dr. E. F. Phillips of the Bureau of Entomology at Washington, D. C, 

 March 9, which was attended by specialists from several states and 

 Canada who are interested in measures to prevent the introduction of 

 the Isle of Wight disease into the United States and Canada. 



Among those at the meeting were Dr. L. 0. Howard and Dr. C. L. 

 Marlatt, Chief and Assistant Chief of the U. S. Bureau of Entomology, 

 Dr. E. F. Phillips, Government Apiarist, Prof. F. E. Millen, Apiary 

 Inspector for Ontario.. Canada; Prof. Geo. H. Rea, Pennsylvania State 

 College; E. G. Carr, Apiary Inspector of New Jersey, J. G. Sanders, 

 Harrisburg, Pa., President of the American Association of Economic 

 Entomologists, Prof. N. E. Phillips, Mass. Agric. College, and Dr. H. E. 

 Ewing, Expert on Mites, of U. S. Bureau of Entomology. 



