February, ’24] 
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Mr. W. J. Nolan of the Bureau of Entomology left the first week in December for a 
short trip to Europe. While abroad he intends to meet some of the leaders in scientific 
apicultural work in France, Czecho-slovakia, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. 
Dr. A. P. Sturtevant who resigned from the Bee Culture Laboratory of the Bureau 
of Entomology, to accept the position of Assistant Professor of Bacteriology in the 
New York Homeopathic Medical College, has returned to Washington, and resumed 
his work on bee diseases. 
The Australian Government some time ago prohibited importation of adult bees to 
prevent the introduction of serious diseases of adult bees such as the Isle of Wight 
disease. An exception is made of the United States, this being the only country 
from which importations are permitted. 
A short course in Horticulture and Beekeeping will be given at the North Dakota 
Agricultural College during the week beginning February 11th. Although this is 
given primarily for beginners in beekeeping, the work will include much of value to 
those with more experience. Mr. L. T. Floyd, from the Manitoba Agricultural 
College will assist in the teaching work. 
The VII International Apicultural Congress will be held at Quebec on September 1st 
to 4th. Arrangements have been made for reduced railroad rates from various points 
in the United States and Canada. The preliminary program has been issued and 
copies may be obtained from M. C. Vaillancourt, Ministry of Agriculture of the 
Province of Quebec, Quebec. The final program will be issued in June and any 
suggestions for the program should reach the local secretary before that time. 
Arrangements have been made for the membership of individuals and societies to 
this Congress and the rates may be obtained from the Secretary. There will probably 
be a good attendance of beekeepers and investigators at this Congress, which is the 
first such Congress held in North America for many years. Mr. C. P. Dadant, editor 
of the American Bee Journal, Hamilton, Illinois, is the Vice-president of the Congress 
for the United States. Papers will be read in either French or English. 
Pacific Slope Notes 
Dr. A. L. Melander, State College, Pullman, Washington, has been elected one of 
three councilors of the newly formed Northwest Scientific Association. 
Messrs. H. M. Armitage, Entomologist, and A. J. Basinger and Harold Compere, 
Assistant Entomologists, formerly of the State Department of Agriculture, have been 
transferred to the Whittier laboratory of the California Agricultural Experiment 
Station, which has taken over the work on the biological control of insects. 
Notes on Medical Entomology 
According to Science , Dr. Asa C. Chandler has resigned from the Rice Institute, 
Houston, Texas, to accept a position as head of the department of helminthology in 
the School of Tropical Medicine at Calcutta, where he will devote most of his time to 
research on the hookworm disease. Dr. Chandler will sail for India early in January. 
According to the Public Health Reports of December 21, a number of cases of 
dengue are still being reported in Texas and Arkansas. It is noteworthy that no 
cases have developed through the season in the southeastern states. 
Mr. N. G. Wessels of the Union of South Africa is spending sometime in Texas 
studying the Angora goat industry in all its aspects. Owing to his interest in the 
