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BEE CULTURE, 
H. F. Phillips, In Charge. 




















S$. Demuth is at Fennville, Mich., continuing his work on the effects on 
raying fruit trees. 
ns are under way for beginning eabiaakration work in beekeeping during the 
)fiscal year. The work will be inaugurated in certain Southern States, includ- 
forth Carolina, where BE. G. Carr made a preliminary survey last autumn. The 
1 be conducted in cooperation with the States Relations Service. 
heavy packing used in the wintering of the colonies in the Drummond apiary 
uite beneficial, the only colonies lost during the winter being those which 
weak in the fall as to make wintering virtually imponetoA es 
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a CEREAL AND FORAGE INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
Wi W. R. Walton, Acting In Charge. 
‘The attention of those in charge of field stations in this Branch is called to 
lesirability of keeping their correspondence with this office relating to sup- 
d accounts separate from matters pertaining to the scientific phases of the 
| Communications relative to supplies and accounts should be made the matter 
Gparate letter although such letters may be inclosed under the same cover with 
‘cations of a technical nature when convenient. This management will very 
\ilitate the issuing of requisitions for supplies, the handling of accounts 
30 the issuance of authorizations and transportation requests. Several heads 
ld stations have already adopted this custom and they will of course continue 
“present. All communications will continue to be addressed as at present. 
. W. Barber, recently attached to the Charleston, Mo., field station, has kick 
erred to the range-caterpillar work, located at Maxwell, N. Mex. 
is station formerly maintained at Blk Point, S. Dak., has been transferred to 
ity, Iowa, ~The present address of this station is 5205 Morning side Ave, 
ty, Iowa. | 
_ N. Wilson reports that experiments relating to Laphygma frugiperda carried | 
Ploride and Georgia during the past winter indicate that the insect did not 
1 in surviving the winter much north of the latitude of Gainesville, Florida, 
E. Smith reports that an inspection of the region in the Merrimac Valley of 
land which was heavily infested with grasshoppers and treated with poisoned 
| 4st summer reveals the fact that very few grasshopper eggs are to be found 
fe this spring. 
GC, M. Packard recently inspected the Sacramento Valley of California in search 
jessian fly and reports that the pest is apparently absent there at this time, 
CITRUS FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
0. L. Marlatt, In Charge. 
R. S. Woglum has submitted a manuscript, revising and bringing down to date 
| fumigation practice for citrus orchards. Messrs. Back and Pemberton have sub- 
te for publication a manuscript enti tled "The Melon Fly in Hawaii," illustrated 
Bt loa study of this insect. J.D. Neuls has submitted a short paper on 
be-palm scale, also known as Blanchard’s scale, It is expected that all of 
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