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J. N. Tenhet of the Quincy, Fle., laboratory left Quincy November 28 
for Clarksville, Tenn., where he will remain some time. 
A rather extensive acreege of cigarette tobacco will be planted in 
portions of northern Floride the coming season for the first time. Plans 
are being made by the Bureau to determine practical methods of insect cone 
trol for this type of tobacco under the existing conditions. Previous to 
this time the region mentioned has restricted itself to the cigar-—wrapper 
type of tobacco. . 
T. E. Holloway was in southern Georgia for a short time during Novem 
ber obtaining the results of experiments on control of the sugar-—cane 
mee@lybug. J, We Ingram was afterwards sent there from his station at 
Crowley, La., and has been engaged in starting field experiments of the same 
kind on a larger scale, 
T. BE. Holloway and We. E. Haley, assisted by J. W. Ingram, have been 
making examinations on Louisiana plantations for the Cuban tachinid parasite 
of the sugar-cane moth borer, which was released at 41 places during 1920. 
They found the parasite at 16 plantations, at 6 of which it had never been 
recovered before, At some time since 1920 the parasite has been recovered 
at 32 plantations out of the 41, There are indications that the parasite 
is becoming distributed over the sugar section, “though there is no proof 
that it is controlling the borer at any one place. 
T. C. Barber traveled in northeastern Mexico during November, investi- 
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gating sugar-cane insects and making a general collection of the insects 
of economic importance in that region. 
BES CULTURE INVESTIGATIONS 
EZ. F, Phiilips, Apiculturist in Charge 
Dr. BE. ¥. Phillips is attending a series of meetings of beekeepers in 
North Dakote, South Dakota, Montana, i/yoming, Colorado, and illinois. 
W. Je Nolan is leaving the first week in December for a short trip to 
Europe, While abroad he intends to meet some of the leaders in scientific 
apicultural work in France, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. 
Dr. Ae FP. Sturtevant will return to resume his work on bee diseases 
about December 1. 
C. L. Fluke, Professor in Entomology, University of Wisconsin, was a 
recent visitor at the Bee Culture Laboratory, 
The Australian Government some time ago prohibited importation of adult 
bees to prevent the introduction of serious diseases of adult bees, such as 
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