16 pbehidknt's address. 



who was Chief Assistant under Professor Riley, was appointed 

 head of the Division when his chief resigned to take up the ento- 

 mological work of the U. S. National Museum. 



In an address given by Dr. Howard before the members 

 of the Seventh International Zoological Conference at Boston, 

 in 1907, he said, "At the present time the Entomological 

 Division has been given Bureau rank, its Budget for the pre- 

 sent year is 340,000 dollars (£68,000), and its pay roll includes 

 100 scientific assistants and 250 other employees." 



Included in this small army, besides the regular staff in the 

 offices of the Bureau at Washington, there are the staffs and 

 field agents of the Experiment Stations scattered all over the 

 States, in charge of well known entomologists. Other experi- 

 ments are carried otit in conjunction with the State Ento- 

 mologists of the various State Agricultural Colleges and 

 Experiment Stations, which State Agricultural Colleges came 

 into existence in every State and Territory on the passing of 

 the Hatch Act of 1888. 



The literature issued by the Entomological Bureau in the 

 form of Bulletins, Technical Series, Farmers' Circulars, and 

 Monographs would form a small entomological library ; and 

 through them, the names of such investigators as Riley, 

 Howard, Marlatt, Hopkins, Webster, Banks, Coquillet, Ash- 

 mead, and many others, have gained a woi'ld-wide reputation. 



From July, 1888 to 1895, "Insect Life," vols, i-vii., was 

 Issued by the Federal Department, "devoted to the economy 

 and life history of insects, especially in their relation to 

 agriculture." This fine series contains special articles by the 

 staff, bulletins, papers, and notes from all parts of the world. 

 Its place is now taken by a series of monographs and papers 

 issued in bulletin-form. 



On November 12, 1889, the first annual meeting of the 

 Association of Economic Entomologists was held at Washing- 

 ton ; its membership was 49, at the present time it totals 329. 

 The proceedings of the Association were published as bulle- 

 tins of the U. S. Department until 1908, when the Associa- 



