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large number of Noctuids on decomposing animal matter, especially on 

 some partially decomposed deer hides. 



Mr. Grote -reported having taken Audela acronyctoides ; one male was 

 captured this month at light. He thought that this was the first time it 

 had been taken in New York State. 



Mr. Saunders referred to the fact that in the location where he resided 

 large numbers of the larva; of Clisiocampa sylvatica had died from a fun- 

 foid disease, and asked whether any of the members had tried solution of 

 yeast as an insect destroyer, as lately suggested by Dr. Hagen. 



Prof. Comstock stated that he had fed several larva; on leaves dipped 

 in yeast, but so far the yeast-fed larva; had thrived remarkably well ; his 

 experiments had only been continued but a short time, hence he was not 

 prepared to give any definite opinion on this subject. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



On Friday afternoon the closing session of the Club was held. 



Dr. Morris stated that an apiarian in his neighborhood had been 

 severely censured by some fruit-growers because his bees had pierced 

 their peaches, grapes, etc., and destroyed the fruit; he asked whether the 

 bees really were the original authors of the mischief, or whether they only 

 attacked such fruit as had been previously pierced by birds, wasps and 

 other insects. He knew that writers differed on this subject, and men- 

 tioned that Prof. Cook and Prof. Riley take opposite sides here. 



Prof. Macjoskie thought that the mandibles of bees were not strong 

 enough to tear the outer covering of peaches or grapes. Prof. Comstock 

 was of a different opinion. Prof. Riley remarked that in some articles 

 which he had published in the New York Tribune he had proved that 

 bees are the depredators, and made some further interesting statements on 

 this subject. 



Dr. LeConte spoke of the destruction of some of our valuable forest 

 trees by various insects, and requested the members during the next year 

 to collect facts and to report them at the next meeting, so that the nature 

 of their depredations may become fully known and further remedies may 

 be suggested. 



Mr. Minot offered some very interesting remarks on the larva; of a 

 number of species of water insects, chiefly Dipterous, illustrated by many 

 beautiful drawings of the larvae highly magnified. 



Mr. Lintner referred to the importance of the study of aquatic larvae, 



