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TAXONOMIC INVESTIGATIONS 
S. A. Rohwer, Entomologist, in Charge 
Prof. J. D. Hood, of Rochester University, spent the Christmas 
vacation week at the Division of Insects, studying the Museum Collection 
of Thysanoptera, 
Marold S, Fevers, a vosigraduate student of the Ohio State Une one 
sity, spent several days o: his christmas vacation at the Museum, identify- 
ing his large collection oz Ohio Mallophega, | 
Junior Entomolozisé Raymond G. Shanon has resigned to accept a 
vosition with the Argentina government . ais work will be the study of the 
mosquitoes and other disease- carrying inse3s of Argentina, Negotiations 
for his appointment were effected through the Rockefeller International 
Health. Board, and the work will be performeé in cooperation with that 
Board. Mr. Shannoa, accompanied by his wife, will. sail from New York 
January 70. 
G. H. 3, Tate, of New York, was at the imseum for several days of 
the last week in December, making photographs ¢ certain moths of the 
subfamily Eadeninaes 
A. B. Gahan attended the meetings of the Yational Societies recently 
held at Kansas City, 
BEE CULTURE INVESTIGATION: ~ 
James I, Hambleton, Apiculturist, in charge - 
James I,“ Hambleton attended the meeting of the Illinois state Bee- 
keepers! Association at Springfield on December Sey, SOs > 
Dr. A. P. Sturtevant spoke before the Ontario Beekeepers! Associa- 
tion at Toronto on December 2 and 3. Over 400 were in attendance at one 
of these meetings, ot 
E, L. Sechrist was in New York Gity on December 18 to investigate 
the needs of comb honey grading. Among the establishments visited was 
the Herchel Jones Marketing Service. R,. B. Willson, Extension specialist 
in Apiculture for New York State, was present to go over the situation 
with Mr. Sechrist, . : 
Je H. Eckert, formerly Associate Professor of Zoology and Entomology 
at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, has: 
accepted a position in the Bee Culture Laboratory as. Associate Apiculturist,. 
Recent visitors at the Bee Culture Laboratory included Dr. s. Soudek, 
in Charge of Beekeeping at the Zoological Institute of the College of 
Agriculture and Forestry, Bruno, Czechoslovakia; E. R. Root, President 
of the A, I. Root Co,; R, B. Willson, Extension Specialist in Apiculture 
for New York State; and Geo. H, Rea, Extension Apiarist in Pennsylvania, 
