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Samuel Blum, of the Columbia, S. C., station, has been granted 
“six months! leave of absence without pay to enable him to proceed to 
Russia in an effort to rescue his sisters from danger of starvation. 
He passed through Washington in early October and was accompanied by 
_ Philip Luginbill, who spent several days in Washington for official 
purposes. 
W. J. Phillips, in charge of the Charlottesville laboratory, 
visited the Washington office during early October for the purpose of 
consultation. 
. Dex cter H, Craig, field assistant in insect control, attached to 
the corn-borer investigations, resizned from the service, effective 
September 11, for the »urpose of entering a commercial school. Mr. 
Craig expects eventually to enter a large manufacturing concern in an 
executive capacity. 
BEE CULTURE INVESTIGATIONS 
EK. F, Phillips, Apiculturist in Charge 
The temporary appointments of Effie M. Ross, Winifred S. Hull, 
and Paul Smith have been terminated, the work for which they were 
employed having been closed for the season. 
The beekeeping seminars, formerly held twice a month, will, for 
the immedizte future, be held only on the second Wednesday of each 
Semonthn at S p. m. 
Recent visitors at the Bee Culture Laboratory were Dr. S, 0, 
Mast, Johns Hopkins University; H. F. Wilson, University of Wisconsin; 
George H, Rea, Pennsylvania State College; and Kennith Hawkins, formerly 
an agent of the office, now aha the G, B, Lewis Company, Watertown, 
Wis, 
FRUIT INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
A. L. Quaintance, Entomologist in Charge 
O. I. Snapp, in charge of the Fort Valley, Ga., laboratory, writes 
as follows: 
"The first plum curculio adult of tne taira genera- 
tion left the soil in the insecteary on October 7, 
This is an important and interesting discovery 
in the life history of this insect, on account 
of its relation to control measwes, 

