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‘FOREST INSECT IlVE STICATIONS 
F.C. Craighead, Entomologist, in Charge 
Willian iddaleton, of this office, gave an illustrated address on 
“iSome Insects Attacking Shade Trees" at the Institute for Tree Workers 
held in New Haven, Conn.; January 26, eo 
pr. Craighead attended: a meeting of the Appalachian Forest Research 
Council at Richmond, Va., on-‘Jamuary 5. ‘This Council is composed of a 
group of representative men from:educational institutions, State organ— 
izations, and lumbering concerns interested in forestry. They review the 
work of ‘the forest station and suggest proposals for the‘lines of study - 
hat will be of particular benefit to the development of good forest 
practices. As LE GT was passed and transmitted to Dr. H ward expressing 
their appreciation of the as sistance rendered bd the Bureau of En tois0 logy 
during the past season. z | ' q 
Recently a mudber of men from the Forest Service: experiment stations 
were on detail in Washington. ‘this afforded an oppor tunity ton) numerous 
discussions of the insect ‘problens in various regions. . ) 
Field work has*been Behan cure tie ett all the men*have been at 
Winter headquarters preparing reports on projects under way during the 
summer. J. lie Iiller and-J.- C. Evenden attended the Forest Service 
investigative meetings in their respective segs Bec anc +, epor veg on 
cooperative work’ of the past ‘summer. 
JAPANESS BIBTIE INVESTT ‘CATIONS 
Loren B. Smith, Zntomologist, in piece | 
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2. R. Leach attended the meeting of the Greens Section, Us S. Golf 
Association, held in Chicago on January 8, end spoke on "A Method of Grub— 
proofing ‘Durf.i 
L. B. Smith addressed a meeting of the Eastern Nurserymen's Asso- 
Clation, held at Trenton, N. Jeo Jenner y) 1. 
A meeting of the Advisory Committee 6n Japanese Beetle ‘Control was 
held at Philadelphia on January <6, for the purpose of-discussing matters: 
of policy ani future plans on Japanese béetle control. work. ' Those present 
were Dr. «a. le Quaintance, Byreeu of Entomology, \ Washington, De O-s HONS eae 
P, Willits, Secretary of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pa., Hon. W. Bs. Duryee, 
secretary oz Agriculture, Trenton, N. J. Harry B. Weiss, Chief of Bureau 
of Statistics and Inspection, Trenton, Dr. T. J. Headlee, State Entomologist, 
New Brunsvicit, i. J., C. H. Hadley, Director, Bureau of Plant’ Industry, 
F Sar: yi, T ag 5 47 : W 
Harrisburg, ras, L. B. Smith and C. W. Stockwell, Japanese Beetle Laboratory, 
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