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On February 11 to 13 J. A. Beal and G. R. Struble, of the Ber— 
menoy, Calif., field laboratory, made a trip to Strawberry, Stanislaus 
National Forest, where they obtained brood bark and green logs for con- 
tinued biological studies of the western pine beetle and the fir engraver 
beetle. 
A cabinet for maintaining four stages of constant—temperature 
conditions has been built into the laboratory at Berkeley, and will be 
used by Mr. Beal in his studies for the determination Of optimum tem- 
perature conditions for the western pine beetle. 
J. N. Jeffrey, who has been under appointment by the California 
State Board of Forestry, is now assigned to cooperative work with the 
Berkeley laboratory. The object of the study is to determine the nu— 
tritional requirements of the western pine beetle. 
R. E. Campbell, of the soil-insect investigations of the Division 
of Truck-Crop Insects, Alhambra, Calif., visited the Berkeley laboratory 
on February 6. 
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INSECTS AFFECTING MAN AND ANIMALS 
F. C. Bishopp, in Charge 
F. @. Bishopp made a trip through the Southeastern States during 
the first ten days of the month. On February 2 and 3 he visited the 
Charleston, S, C., field laboratory, and on February 4, 5, and 6 he was 
in attendance upon the meetings of the Southern Agricultural Workers at 
Atlanta, Ga. He was in Orlando, Fla., February 8 and 9. 
H. H. Stage, who for several years has been the entomologist of 
the Cotton Belt Railroad, was appointed Associate Entomologist, effec- 
tive February 13, and was assigned to take charge of the mosquito field 
laboratory at Portland, Oreg. Prior to reporting there on March 2, Mr. 
Stage spent several days studying mosquito material in the National Mu— 
Seum. In company with Dr. L. 0. Howard, he attended the meetings of the 
New Jersey Antimosquito Association, at Atlantic City, N. J., February 
mo) tO 20. 
The malaria mosquito laboratory, which has been located at Mound, 
La., for several years past, has been moved to Orlando, Fla. Personnel 
and equipment left Mound on February 24. George H. Bradley is acting 
in charge. 
F, C. Bishopp has been elected a member of the National Malarial 
Committee, which usually meets annually in conjunction with the Southern 
Medical Association. 
