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that region. The more important problems demanding immediate attention are 
the spruce budvorm, larch sawfly, and certain problems in forest products, ( 
Doctor Greham expects to be in Washington some time next month to confer with: 
officers of the division and organize a plan of studies for the coming year. 
R. a. St. George suvervised additionel steaming tests at the Naval 
‘factory the first part of January, to determine fatal temperatures 
us povder-post beebies in lumber, : 
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"iight state that we ere going to try out Douglas fir poles treated 
with the pressure creosote prosess, and we are placing an order for 1,000 
of these poles trestec. with poe SU ey cell process, We find that these poles 
can be furnished through commanies having pressure treating plants at Portland, 
and if they prove satisfactory we would tet er put in our own pressure treating 
plant," 
Doctor Snyder has prepared & short article for the Cverhead Section 
of the National Electric Lignt Association, in, which he has recommended 
impregnating the entire pole with coal-tar creosote, 
Dr. T. E. Snyder left Washington on January 24 for Ancon, C. Ze,. 
Panama, where tests are to be continued with wood preservatives to protect 
timber from attack by wood~boring insects, especially termites, By means of 
an agreement with Doctor Quaintance, Doctor Snyder will be greatly aided in 
this work through cooperation with J. Zetek. 
H. B. Pierson has recently been appointed Entomologist in the Forest 
Service, under the technical direction of the division of Forest Insect 
Investigations, utilizing cooperative funds supplied by Maine timberland: 
omers, Yor hevenal wears Mr. Pierson has been serving as State Forest 
Entomologist in Maine uncer the direction of the State Forest Service, 
Supported by the timberland owners, ‘The present arrangement wiil-meke it 
possible for him to maintain closer relations with the Northeestern Forest 
service Experiment Station and represent the Bureau of Entomology in 
cooperative vork at that station. 


MISCELLANEZOUS INVESTIGATIONS 
(Items from the National Museum contributed by S. A. Rohwer) 
Dr, William M. Mann recently returned froma trip to Mexico, where he 
has been investigating the fruit fly. It was expected that Dector Mann would 
