On October 2 (Monday) there will be a presentation of ideas on the subject: "Evaluating the impact of honey bees and other bees on pollination." This symposium will be a part of the Entomological Society of America's Eastern Brnach Meetings held at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence Rhode Island. The speakers are: Prof D.H. Morse (Brown Univ, Moderator) Prof P G Kevan (Guelph Univ, Plant breeding sys and pollination) Prof J.D. Thomson (St Univ NY, Rel effectiveness of pollinators) Prof R.C. Plowright (Univ Toronto, Competition btwn bees) Dr S W T Batra (USDA Beltsville, Solitary bees as pollinators) Dr P F Torchio (USDA Logan, OSMIA on tree fruits) Dr S Buchmann (USDA Tucson, Long-term pollen records of H Bz) Dr R Nowogrodzki (Cornell, Changing role of beekeeping in agri) Prof E E Southwick (St Univ NY, Assessing impact of bees on crops We hope you can get there! More information from: Prof H Y Forsythe Jr Programm Committee University of Maine Dept Entomology Orono, ME 04469 Tel: 207/581-2957