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_ EXCHANGE OF USEFUL INSECTS 
. G,.J, Haeussler reports that, from a. total of 1,340 cocoons of’ Mae~ 
rocentrus ancylivorus forwarded to Japan in June ani delivered to Dr‘ , 
“gashii of the Imperial Acricultural Experiment Station at Nishigehara, an 
emergence of 64,34 percent was obtained, - The, greater portion ofthese _ 
were liberated in Schizuoka Prefecture where the orienta@ fruit moth -in- 
festation is consistently heavy. <A portion of the material was retained 
in the laboratory for insectary rearing and for further distribution to 
other infested areas, aise | ee) 
Mr. Haeussler reports collections during August of twigs infested 
with the oriental fruit moth, totaling 42,089. The Greater part of these 
.. were! obtained from Okayana-ken and Nagano-ken, Japan, While the percent - 
age of parasitization is consistently higher in CHosén (Korea), yet the 
number: of species.represented in the Japanese collections is much larger. 
- ‘Considerable numbers of Dioctes. molestae emerged ‘fron the,.Chosen material, 
and.as these were not required for shipment to the Unitéd States they 
were forwarded to Doctor Ishii for liberations in Tokyo and Kanagawa pre- 
‘fectures. The earlier surveys have shown that this valuable parasite does 
not occur in that section, _ i" | 
BEE CULTURE 
vs The subject.of laboratory quarters for various offices of this diviaé 
, Sion has received considerable attention during the past month. Warren 
Whitcomb, Jr,.,.in charge of the Southérn States bée culture field labor- 
~ atory, Baton Rouge, La., writes thht a conference of Federal men and memb- 
ers of the. experiment station was held in the office of the Director of 
the experiment station to discuss space requirements ina proposed new 
building. If funds become availablé ‘it is planned to erect a building 
, agproximately 60 ft. by, 160 ft. to house all the Federal and experiment 
station men,. 4. P,. Sturtevant,.in charge, of the U. $. Intermountain States 
bee, culture field laboratory,. Leranis, Wyo.', reports that the University 
of Wyoming turned over for tlie use of his laboratory enlarged and greatly 
improved quarters, With curtailments of various kinds the order of the 
. day, improvements of this sort are greatly appreciated, The third office 
to be affected. is the laboratory at Somerset, Md, The Public Works Ad 
sministration has allotted finds for a laboratory building at the Belts— 
ville farn, | ewe “hats sae ze 
