of Chino and San Bernardino, Calif, LExperiments for the control of this 
insect. with calcium cyanide are now being conducted in cooperation with 
C. M. Packard of Cereal and Forage Insect investigations, 
BEE CULTURE INVESTIGATIONS 
E. F. Phillips, Apiculturist in Charge 
BE, F, Phillips attended the annual meeting of the Ohio State B dasa hs 
Association held at the Chic State University, Columbus, on February 7 and § 
and the following week attended.a special series of neatnee for beekeepers 
held by Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. While in Lafayette Doctor Phillips 
spoke before the monthly meeting of the extension staff of the University. 
rd. I. Hambleton attended the two series of meetings held by the Univer- 
sity of Illinois, one at Carbondale February 20 and 21 and the next at DeKalb 
February ece.and 23. 
E. be Sechrist attended a series of annual meetings of the State Beekeepers! 
Association in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri, beginning on Feb- 
ruary 1. 
R. B. Willson, a cooperative appointee of the Ree Culture office, spoke 
the evening of February 27 over the radio troadcasting station WEAF, Nes York, 
on the uses of honey. 
FOREST INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
F, ©. Craighead, Entomologist in Charge 
Dr. Craighead spent a fev days in early February at the Appalachian Forest 
Experiment Station, Asheville, N.C. The need for entomological work in connection 
with the investigations of this station were very apparent, particularly in con- 
nection with studies of fire injury where a decision as to what part insects 
play in causing the death of scorched trees is essential. 
Dr. T. BE. Snyder spent the month of February in Panama and the Canal 
Zone where he established a series of cooverative experiments with several 
wood=-using industries in testing the effects of various preservative treatments 
against termites. It has been found that results secured at East Falls Church, 
Va., can not be relied upon for these tropical species. J. Zetek, of the 
section of Fruit Insect Investigations, has given Dr, Snyder valuable assistance. 
During the last week in February Dr. M, W. Blackman, Dr. S. A. Graham, 
and H, B. Peirson came to Washington to Pelion #08 for future investigations 
