
Fae 
Prof. J. S. Hine, of the University of Ohio, attended the meetings 
of the American Ornithologists' Union, and while here visited the Section 
of Diptera and looked over some new material in the horseflies. Prof. 
Hine has a monograph of the North American horseflies in preparation. 
Dr. George Salt, of Bussey Institution, Harvard University, visited 
the Division on November 30, and will spend several days here examining 
the collection of aculeate Hymenoptera for stylopized individuals. 
Dr. A. G. Boving's paper on "Immature stages of Eumycterus (7?) 
Saccharidis Barber, with comments on the classification of the tribe 
Barini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)," has appeared in the October number 
of Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 
BEE CULTURE INVESTIGATIONS 
James I. Hambleton, Apiculturist, in Charge 
While attending the meetings of the Louisiana State Beekeepers’ 
Association at New Orleans in the middle of November, Jas. I Hambleton 
looked over the beekeeping rehabilitation work being carried on there. 
On the outskirts of New Orleans a concentration camp has been formed 
which contains over 1,000 colonies of bees that are to be distributed 
to the beekeepers who lost their bees in the recent flood. This work is 
made possible through the fine cooperation and indefatigable efforts of 
Harry D. Wilson, Commissioner of Agriculture of Louisiana, W. E. Anderson, 
State Entomologist, Jes Dalton, President of the Louisiana State Beekeep-— 
ers' Association, and Dr. L. C. Spencer, one of the beekeeping leaders 
in the State. The American Red Cross contributed liberally to this work, 
and the railroads and express companies also gave their services free to 
assist in the reestablishment of beekeeping in that part of the valley 
which was destroyed when the levees gave way. 
Dr. A. P. Sturtevant, in charge of the Intermountain Bee Culture 
Laboratory, reports satisfactory progress with the cooperative experi- 
ments on wintering which the Station is performing in conjunction with 
0.A.Sipple, State Apiarist, Bozeman, Mont.; R. C. Richmond, State Agri- 
cultural College, Fort Collins, Colo.; and some of the prominent bee- 
keepers in the State of Wyoming. J. E. Eckert, Associate Apiculturist, 
who was largely responsible for the preparation of most of the colonies, 
reports that all experimental colonies were in excellent shape at the 
beginning of winter. 
E. L. Sechrist is planning to take an exhibit to San Francisco 
in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Honey Producers’ 
League, which will be held January 25, 26, and 27, 1928. The exhibit will 
be part of the National Honey Exposition. 
