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FOREST INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
F. C. Craighead, Entomologist, in Charge 
Dr. Craighead has returned to the office after an extended trip in- 
specting field laboratories and control projects. The work at Asheville, 
N. C., Bogalusa, La., Petersham, Mass., and the Kaibab and Bitterroot Na- 
tional Forests was visited during the summer. 
William Middleton left for Asheville September 14 for a two weeks! 
trip to assist in the studies of the southern pine beetle at that point. 
Several local cutbreaks in the vicinity of Asheville afford unasual oppor- 
tunities for detailed study. 
In the latter part of September R. A. St. George left Asheville, 
where he has been detailed for the summer, proceeding to Bogalusa, La. He 
will make an examination of experimental studies being conducted on lands of 
the Great Southern lumber Company, and will also meet several representa- 
tives of the Texas Mill Managers' Association to discuss means of assisting 
on problems in Texas. 
Contimed and alarming reports are being received of extensive bark- 
beetle damage throughout the Southern States. In some casés the southern 
pine beetle has been responsible but in eastern Texas the damage seems to be 
due to the continuation of the umusual drought of last year. The timberland 
owners in this State are making urgent appeals for assistance. 
The field activities have about closed in most of the western stations 
and the men are returning to the permanent headquarters at Palo Alto, Calif., 
and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. J. M. Miller reports that following the unusual 
drought of last year more timber has died from the attack of the western pine 
beetle than on any previous occasion in his observations of the last 15 years. 
Dr. IT. E. Snyder reports that studies of specimens of Reticulitermes 
flavipes Kol. from Illinois and Arkansas indicate that they may be a race’ 
morphologically close to R. lucifugus Rossi of Burope. Specimens of lucitucus 
in Trance appear to be close to flavipves., Since the original habitat of 
flavipes is not definitely known (either Mexico, the United States, or Europe), 
further study of the morphology and biology of these races may prove inter- 
esting. R. flavipes and R. lucifugus occur both in the United States and in 
Burope. 

BEE CULTURE INVESTIGATIONS 
3 James i. Hambleton, Apiculturist, in Charge 
Lloyd M. Bertholf and Carlton E. Burnside have resigned their temporary 
appointments as Junior Biologists. Mr. Bertholf has returned to his duties 
as Professor of Biology at Western Meryland College, and Mr. Burnside has re- 
sumed his graduate work at the University of Michigan. 
