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Apicultural Investigations (cooperation xoitJi the 

 following Federal agencies: State Department, 

 Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, 

 National Museum, Weather Bureau, Bureau 

 of Standards, and Bureaus of Plant Industry, 

 Chemistry, Agricultural Economics, and Home 

 Economics) (mail address, Bureau of Ento- 

 mology, United States Department of Agri- 

 culture, Washington, D. (7.).— The laboratory, 

 apiary, and headquarters for the bee-culture 

 investigations are located three blocks west 

 of stop 4 of the electric car line on Wis- 

 consin Avenue, north of the District of Co- 

 lumbia line. Telephone, Cleveland 998. The 

 only permanent field laboratory is that at 

 Laramie, Wyo. J. I. Hambleton, apiculturist, 

 in charge. The subdivisions of these investi- 

 gations are — 



Behavior of bees : Studies of the effect of 

 various stimuli within the hive and in the field 

 upon colony development and honey production. 

 J. I. Hambleton, apiculturist, W. J. Nolan, as- 

 sociate apiculturist, and others. 



Diseases and enemies of bees: Investigations 

 of bee diseases and enemies and of methods for 

 their control. J. I. Hambleton, apiculturist. 



Physiology of bees: Investigations by J. W. 

 Bulger, assistant apiculturist. 



Beekeeping regions : A survey of the principal 

 beekeeping regions of the United States. E. L. 

 Sechrist, associate apiculturist. 



Demonstrations in beekeeping: Conduct of 

 demonstrations in modern beekeeping practice, 

 and preparation of material for use by the Ex- 

 tension Service workers and other workers in 

 beekeeping. E. L. Sechrist, associate apicul- 

 turist, and others. 



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