the more important eastern forest insscts.’ Dr. Blacianan algo. 
ys -orking vith the scolytid col lection. vr, Graham will: concen= 
ntions on the jack pine sa-fly defoliations in Minnesota and 
in this coming summer. It has developed that this infestation is much 
more extensive than was at first reported and in many places blocks of timber 
covering entire townships are dead. Mr, Peirson is planning to devote his 
attentions largely to tne spruce budvorm this summer. be is nov working up 
some deta to show the loss of yield on those trees ‘hich’ vere not killed during 
the late epidemic, 
Field activities | are beginning in the West. J. M. Miller and his associa 
have. been working on the San Joaquin Exverimental Project, Calif., and already 
some trees have been treated, + va 
Dr. H. ©. Burke reports on a field trip to Pacific Grove, Calif., where 
the. Monterey: pines are being severely injured. by a savily SS cee He has. 
sent in a sumrary of all the research problems under way in the ¥ Hest) which 
Will de compiled vith that for the Hast to show the activi bile of the section: 
@s 2 whole, 
F. P, Keen has been devoting much of his time recently to a summary of 
all the preceding exverimental vork of the section on the slash problem, It 
is hoped that this general statement will be ready for publication before 
long and that it will be of much value to foresters’ and lumbermen. “It’is 
surprising to note the uniformity of opinion of all the forest entomologists 
in the States on the entomological aspects of slash disposal. Apparently 
there is little evidence that this material acts as a serious menace from the 
insect standpoint. - 
J. E. Patterson has submitted a final report on the Antelope Creek 
Project in Oregon. This work has been continued for three years, and as 
logging operations accompanied control a great part of the treated material 
could be utilized. An epidemic infestation has been reduced to normal at 
very little cost and a great saving, illustrating in a striking vay how 
effective a combination of control and lumbering is ain ‘Peducing the bark- 
beetle menace, . 
J. C,. Evenden reports results on a control praject in lodgepole pine — 
in the Helena National Forest, Mont. Ninety-four per cent reduction of 
infestation was segpiee while on the check area a Resse eer increase yee noted, 
R. A. St. George has been. gathering data on the annual loss: of crude 
forest products in the Southeastern States oy means of questionnaires sent to 
all the lumber and manufacturing concerns. Many replies have been of baer 
detail and interest and tend to indicate ‘that these losses are consid oReaiaas 
higher than previous estimates of the section indicated. 
Dr. A, G, ‘Boving from time to time has been translat ving the more im- 
portant of Dr, Ivar Trigardh's pepers on forest entomology. Since these dre 
