106 THE FLORIDA BUGGIST 
But common names are convenient for local usage, because they 
are in plain English, easier to spell and pronounce, and absolutely 
necessary to the economic entomologist who needs to discuss 
insect problems with many people. 
MODERN BEEKEEPING 
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bee, and it has been generally supposed that our first bees came 
from Germany, but Pellett, who is accepted as authority, states 
that they very probably came from Spain. The native black bees 
of Great Britain, France, Germany and Spain are said to differ 
but little. 
While the production of honey has for centuries been con- 
sidered a profitable undertaking, it was not brought to its present 
state of perfection until such men as A. I. Root, L. L. Langstroth, 
and a few others, by means of the invention of modern methods, 
gave it the prominence it now attains. The 8 and 10 frame regu- 
lation hive which was invented by Langstroth has been almost 
universally adopted by progressive beekeepers, thereby making it 
easier to handle the bees. 
Many states have beekeepers’ associations, and at their annua! 
meetings the most up to date methods for handling bees are 
discussed, and such men as E. F. Phillips, Kenneth Hawkins and 
others from the Department of Agriculture, as well as authorities 
like C. P. Dadant frequently attend. At the Iowa Experiment 
Station short courses in beekeeping are annually given, and at 
the Universities of Missouri and Texas departments of ento- 
mology have been offering courses in beekeeping for the regular 
University students; women as well as men select these courses, 
and upon completing their University course have pushed bee- 
keeping in their respective communities. 
Had it not been for this industry, the whole world would have 
suffered much more from the lack of sweets than it did during 
the past months, when war conditions made the amount of sugar 
available inadequate for the needs of mankind. 
Increase in the cost of honey, due to the big export demand 
created by the war, makes it safe to predict that the coming year 
will see the greatest effort ever made in furthering beekeeping. 
During the last half of this year, honey to the value of perhaps 
$2,000,000 was exported—about 10 times the valuation for any 
year previous to the beginning of the war—indicating that honey 
has ceased to be a luxury in the minds of the Allied Peoples. 
