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G. G. Matthews left Minnesota on March 15 and returned to Wisconsin for a 
series of meetings. <p: id 
EB. F. Phillips attended the meeting of the Pennsylvania Beekeepers Associ- 
ation at Lancaster, March 15-16. . 
The G. B. Lewis Co., Watertown, Wisconsin, has place at the disposal of the 
Department their advertising space for April as a means of informing beekeepers of 
the need for more honey in 1918, cf 
Plans for club work in beekeeping have been submitted to the States Relatior 
Service. 
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SOUTHERN FIELD CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS, 4 
W. D. Hunter, Entomologist in Charge. , 
E. A. McGregor reported in Washington in order to complete his revision of 
the genus Tetranychus and to make plans for next season’s work on cotton insect 
pests in the Imperial Valley of California. ie, 
R, H. Hutchison has been assigned to the investigation of the body and hea 
louse with headquarters in New Orleans. , J 
J. U. Gilmore has opened a station at South Boston, Va., for work on tobacco 
insects. | 
F, L,Chamberlain has been assigned to work on the tobacco budworm with head- 
quarters at Quincy, Fla. ig 
A. K. Pettit connected with the Dallas laboratory has enlisted in the coast 
Artillery and left for his post, March 5. | 
E. H. Gibson has been commissioned a lieutant in the Sanitary Corps of the 
U. S. Army and has joined his command at the cantonment. | 
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DECIDUOUS FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS, 
A. L. Quaintance, Entomologist in Charge. 
Under an allotment of $10,000 from the Act for Stimulating Agriculture, a= 
vailable until June 30, 1918, scouting work has been begun to determine the pre- 
sent distribution of the Oriental peach moth, Laspeyresia molesta. A con- 
ference of interested Entomologists was recently held in Washington and plans for 
the work thoroughly discussed, The following were present at the conference? | 
H. N. Cory, of Maryland. 
P, Garman 
W. J. Schoene, of Virginia. 
T. J. Headlee, of New Jersey. 
Wesley Webb, of Delware. 
C. A. McCue, 
L. M. Peairs, of W. Virginia. 
W. E. Britton, of Connecticut. 
Messrs. W. B, Wood, W. D. Whitcomb and Dr.) Ba blie 
Quaintance, of the Bureau of Entomology. ¢ 
Owing to delay in receiving notification of the meeting Prof. J. G. Sanders — 
was not able to be present. Dr. E. P, Felt and Prof. Geo. G. Atwood were unable — 
to come to Washington, but expressed their active interest in the matter. 4 
Mr. A. J, Ackerman, who was assist Mr. Simanton at Benton Harbor, Mich. in 
connection with orchard insecticide investigations, has been transferred to the 
Bureau’s laboretory at Bentonville, Ark., where he will be in charge of the field 
Operations in connection with apple insect investigations at that place, 5. oll 
E. H. Siegler, who has been in Washington preparing reports and manuscripts 
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