THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 95 



an adjoining room, contained samples of apparatus and breeding devices, 

 as well as insect collections, which added much interest to the meeting. 

 On Tuesday evening the Association and the Entomological Societ}' of 

 America were the guests of the Cambridge Entomological Club, and on 

 Tliursday morning the members had the opportunity of witnessing a 

 spraying demonstration at Arlington with high-power sprayers, as the 

 guest of Mr. H. L. Frost. 



The attendance at each session numbered over loo members and 

 visitors, nearly every section of the United States and Canada being 

 represented. 



The Association commended the work which is being done to control 

 the Gypsy and Brown-tail moths in New England, endorsed the bill 

 before Congress to provide for the establishment of standards of purity of 

 insecticides and fungicides, and advocated the passage by Congress of a 

 national law to prevent the importation of dangerously injurious insects 

 and fungus diseases from foreign countries. 



The report of the Secretary showed that the Association was 

 increasing in membership, and was in good financial condition. The 

 Journal of Economic Entomology, which is the official organ of the 

 Association, was also reported by the business manager to be in a thriving 

 condition. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, 

 Prof E. D. Sanderson, Durham, N. H.; First Vice-President, IJr. H. T. 

 Fernald, Amherst, Mass.; Second Vice-President, Prof. P. J. Parrott, 

 Geneva, N. Y.; Secretary, A. F. Burgess, Washington, 1). C. 



SYNTOMID MOTHS WITH BANANAS. 



BY J. \VM. COCKLE, KASLO, B C. 



The article on the occurrence of the various forms oi ceramidia, by 

 Prof Cockerell, published in the February number of the Canadian En- 

 tomologist, has suggested to me that many collectors could avail them- 

 selves of the opportunity of collecting these beautiful moths if they 

 were aware of the i)revalence of them amongst bananas. Besides the 

 capture of the specimen recorded by me in the Canadian Entomologist 

 for 1904, I have secured at various times quite a number of cocoons of 

 this Gjenus. 



Pupation takes place in tlie centre of the bunch of bananas, the 

 cocoon being generally attached to the centre stalk. The [>upa is enclosed 



