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work would have come to an end, but the time required to 

 prevent this loss to the College greatly reduced the amount of 

 experimental work it was possible to do. Mr. Byard's death 

 the last of November means the loss to the College of a faith- 

 ful and industrious worker who had been for a number of years 

 connected with the apiary here, and who had given liberally 

 of his time and energy to the welfare of the work. 



Insects of the Year. 



While many kinds of insects were actively at work during 

 the year, no outbreak such as that of the bean caterpillar in 

 1919 developed in the State in 1920. 



As a matter of record it may be noted here that the gypsy 

 moth made its appearance in Amherst in 1920 for the first 

 time, but only in small numbers. Pelham and Belchertown 

 are now also infested. 



