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arts and sciences, Proc. v.52, p. 455-569, Boston, 1917, (Sontribution 
from the Entomological lab, Bussey institution Harvard Univ. 118) 
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BEE CULTURE 
E. F. Phillips, Apiculturist in Charge. 

E, W. Atkins attended the meeting of the Kansas Reekeepers* Association 
at Topeka on January 7-8 and that of the Missouri Apicultural Society on January 
16-18. He will remain in Missouri throughout February. 
A. F, Atwater left California to work in Arizona from January 14 to 26 and 
leaves for two weeks in New Mexico, after which he will return to California, 
C. E. Bartholomew attended Farmers week at Ft. Collins January 14-19 at 
which time the Colorado Beekeepers’ Association met. He will work in Colorado 
wring February. 
Geo. &. Demuth attended the meeting of the Naw Jersey Beekeepers’ Associa- 
tion at Trenton, January 24-25. 
Morley Pettit, formerly lecturer in beekeeping at the Ontario Agricultural 
Jollege was in Washington January 1-2, 
P, W. Erbaugh spent the month of January in Michigan and will then go to 
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David Running began work in New York but has been compelled to resign 
because of illness, 
J, H. Wagner has resigned, effective January 15. 
Ward H. Foster of Colorado has been appointed and has left for work in 
ashington, Oregon, and Montana. 
G. C, Matthews left Wisconsin on January 20 and will remain for a time 
in Minneasota. 
Geo. S, Demuth attended the meeting of the North Carolina Beekeepers’ 
Association at New Berne on January 10. 
Arrangements are being made for a series of meetings in California begin- 
ning March Ist to be conducted by Messrs. Demuth and Atwater assisted by state 
men, These will deal entirely with the bee disease situation in California 
hich is acute, 
E. F, Phillips will attend the Tennessee Beekeepers’ Association meetings 
at Nashville, February 1st. 
E, L. Sechrist left January 26 for Ohio to conduct extension work in 
that state. 
SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 
W. D. Hunter, Entomologist in Charge. 
Doctor Hunter who has been spending the greater part of his time in Texas 
supervising the work of controlling the pink bollworm was in Washington from Jan- 
uary 7 to 15, 
T.E. Holloway arrived in Washingten on January 7 and remained for one week. 
F. C, Bishopp spent ten days in Washington from January 2 to 12. 
J. D. Smith, formerly employed by the Bureau and the Georgia State Board 
of Entomology at Valdosta, Georgia, has been transferred to the Deciduous Fruit 
Insect Investigations with headquarters in Washington. 
