~-oe ; ars " 
G.H. Cale and L.R, Watson conducted an extension short course for 
during the week of August 23-28, This is 
hat has been scheduled. These courses 
ive beekeepers and the demand for 
Unfortunately this © 
beekeepers at Raleigh, N, C., 
the last of these short courses t 
have proved quite popular among extens 
this phase of beekeeping extension work is increasing. 
work can not be continued except in a limited way. 
G.S, Demuth attended a meeting of the Virginia State Beekeepers! As- 
sociation on Aneust 5 and a meeting of the West Virginia State Beekeepers! 
Association on August 10 and ll. 
In some portions of the clover region excellent crops of clover hon- 
ey have been produced this season and throughout this region the colonies 
of bees are in splendid condition for winter, The honey crop throughout 
the United States is prebably not far from the normal average per colony 
but the munper of colonies has greatly increased during the past few years, 

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“SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
J.L.Webb, Entomologist Acting in Charges, 
Last spring an arrangement was made with a group of Louisiana sugar 
planters to assist in financing an expedition to Cuba to collect tachnid 
parasites of the sugar-cane moth borer, EH. R. Barber went to Cuba with . 
four student assistants, and made his headquarters first at Mercedes and 
afterwards at "La Granja" agricuituretischool near Colon, From the au- 
thorities at "La Granja" much assistance was received, Living quarters 
were ppxyvided free, As Mr, Barber took an automobile with him, he was 
able to cover a wide stretch of territory in the search for parasites, 
T, E, Holloway received the parasites in New Orleans, and with one 
assistant Liberated them on the plantations, Nearly 6,500 parasites were 
collected, which exceeded an estimate made at the beginning of the season 
by about 1,500. About 48 per cent reached New Orleans alive, They were 
handied iff a special insectary built for the purpose, irst the puparia 
were placed under lantern globes on damp sand to allow the flies to emerge 
and more readily to prevent the release of secondary parasites, Then the 
flics were transferred ta larger cages where they were held for at least 
twenty-four hours, and finally they were taken to the plantations in 
cages made from old Schmitt insect boxes, These cages were small enough tit i 
be carried easily in automobiles and trains, and were found to be quite suc- 
sessful, | ad 
As the work went on it became noticed in the press, and later repre- 
sentatives from two moving picture companies - Pathe and Selznick ~ asked 
pertiission to make picttires of the flies. A couplete reel was prepared by 
Pathe, iliustrating ail phases of the work from the collection of the pupa- _ 
Tia in Cuba to the release of the flies on the plantations in Louisiana. 
this reel is being exhibited by the New Orleans Times-Picayune in moving’ <= — 
pictyre theaters in every town and city in southern Louisiana, The Selg- : 
eget company have incorporated a few scenes in one of the news weeklies 
put out by them, and this is being shown throughout the country, 
ab pes eee pee ees on ent Ge after a rather successful 
Sree sone hs ANd: released in about forty fields in Bhar 
Si , OM One or more plantations of every contributor to the fund 
Provided by the sugar planters, 
