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18 Biacik Hills beetle, ‘The average diameter of the trees cut was 22 inches 
mt the average infested length 45 feet. The arew covered was 6,340 acres 
ad the cost per tree will not exceed $1.50, 
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4 J. E, Patterson is at present in the Yosemite National Park to make 
xaminations on the areas where control work was conducted prior to 1920, 
Jn object in particular of this trip will be to determine the spread, if: 
any, of the lodgepole pine needle-miner to new areas and to study the 
distribution and habits of the Pandora moth in this region. 
At the Wood Turners! Convention, held during the latter part of June 
it Chisago, Tll., Carl Stossel of the Carl Stossel & Sons Company, Front 
Roy, Va., spoke of the experimental work in cooperation with the Forest Insect 
investigations of the Bureau of Entomology %o solve their insect problems, 
ma oxpressed his appreciation of the beneficial results. Mr. Stossel also 
prepared 4 brief outline of the work, which is to appear in the August number 
Of the Wood Turning Magazine. The studies related to insects affecting crude 
nd finished products and methods of control. 
Dr, T. E. Snyder made a brief inspection of the spread of the southern 
Bene beetle in swtheru Virginia, perticularly in the vicinity of Richmond 
and Williamsburz, on July 23. At Williamsburg, Va., termites have done 
serious damage to Bruton Parish Chiveh - probably the oldest Protestant church 
building existing in this country today. The woodwork of the building has 
been replaced several times during the history of the church, and the early 
Tecords of the church contaia statements that the building was in a serious 
State of decay, The termites had peretrated the lime mortar of the brick 
walls and had also come up tnrough timbers of the flooring sunk in coarse grote, 
ahe damage to the church is being repaired, 
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EE CULTURE INVESTIGATIONS 
E. F, Phillips, Apiculturist in Charge 
4 The anrmmal meeting of beekeepers sponsored by the University of Wisconsin 
Will this year be held at Madison, beginning August 13, On Friday, August 17, 
the library of beekeeping literature establishe2 in memory of Dr, Charles ¢. 
iller will be formally dedicated, and on the following day a memorial tablet 
will be unveiled in the church at Marengo, I11., in which he worshiped for 
many years, Following the unveiling of the tablet, an informal reception 
Fill be held at Doctor Miller's old home near Marengo. The entire week will 
50 @ large extent consist of a memorial to Doctor Miller, The Bee Culture 
Mffice is planning an extensive exhibit to be shown at this meeting, and in this 
work is receiving the cooperation of several other offices of the Department 
which have work touching beekeeping. Three hmndred samples of honey from all 
parts of the United States will oe exhibited, together with numerous charts, 
maps, and other material which will be interesting and instructive, The 
chemical composition of an average honey will be shown by bottles containing 

