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which was held at Chatham, January 23-26. A total of 142 exhibits consisting of 
9,556 ears were shown. 
It is evident from reports received from State and Federal inspectors that foreign 
shipments of fruit and rose stocks are showing considerable infestation with insects 
which are not known to occur in this country. Infested shipments have arrived 
during the period January 1 to February 24, 1923, inclusive, as follows: pupae of 
the Dagger Moth ( Acronycta auricoma Fab.) from France on fruit stocks, three times, 
rose stocks, once; nests of the Sorrel Cutworm, (. Acronycta rumicis L.) from France 
on fruit stocks, four times; nests of the White Tree Pierid, ( Aporia crataegi L.) from 
France on rose stocks, twice, and on pear and cherry seedlings, once; the Snagboring 
Emphytus (. Emphytus cinctus L.), on rose stocks from England, eleven times, from 
France, five times, and from Holland, once; one egg mass of the European Tussock 
Moth, ( Orgyia antiqua L.) was taken on pear seedlings from France. Doubtless 
other interceptions have been made, but have not been reported to Washington as 
yet. Plate 2 is reproduced for the benefit of those engaged in the examination of 
nursery stock. The insect material photographed was collected by Messrs. H. F. 
Dietz and D. C. Johnston. Similar material has been collected by Mr. E. N. Cory 
and assistants. Plate 3 in Volume 15, No. 1, of the Journal, illustrates nests of the 
White Tree Pierid in comparison with those of the Brown-tail Moth. 
Apicultural Notes 
The winter meeting of the Connecticut Beekeepers Association was held in con¬ 
nection with the Mid-Winter Exposition at the State Armory, Hartford, on January 
26. 
Ontario is to have $15,000.00 for the suppression of brood diseases during 1923: 
$5,000.00 is reported to come from the Dominion Government and $10,000.00 from 
the Province of Ontario. 
The Bureau of Entomology announces that a set of lantern slides on the anatomy 
of the honey bee with a lecture condensed from the bulletin by R. E. Snodgrass, is 
now available for the use of beekeepers’ associations. Applications should be made 
through the county agricultural agents. 
On February 7, Dr. E. F. Phillips gave a talk on beekeeping and the use of honey 
as a food over the broadcasting station of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (KSD). Re¬ 
ports of the receipt of the message have been received from points in Texas, Louisiana, 
as far east as Buffalo, N. Y., and north to Madison, Wisconsin. 
Meetings for beekeepers were held by Purdue University January 29 to February 
1 and at Cornell University February 20 to 23, both meetings being well attended by 
beekeepers of the respective states. Dr. E. F. Phillips of the Bureau of Entomology 
and Mr. George S. Demuth, editor of Gleanings in Bee Culture , took active parts in 
both meetings. 
According to Gleanings in Bee Culture , the dedication of the Miller Memorial 
Library of Apiculture will take place at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., 
August 13-18. It is expected that beekeepers from all over the United States and 
Canada will attend this meeting which will be held by the University of Wisconsin 
in co-operation /with the Wisconsin State Beekeepers Association. 
