6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 



because the collections and records are centralized at Pusa so far as 

 the Agricultural Department is concerned. But these Meetings are not 

 confined to the Agricultural Department, and it may be that it might 

 be advantageous for our Meetings to be held elsewhere, at least 

 occasionally. I merely throw out the suggestion, which is for you 

 to consider in order that you in your turn may be able to make any 

 suggestions you think proper, at the close of this Meeting, regarding any 

 subsequent ones. 



(3) You have been asked to bring with you to this Meeting written 

 papers or notes on any subjects regarding which you have information 

 to lay before the Meeting. The object of this is to facilitate securing a 

 proper record of the Proceedings. At the 1915 Meeting the record kept 

 proved so incomplete that it was not worth publication. At the 1917 

 Meeting notes were taken as far as possible and these were worked up 

 afterwards to form the Proceedings which were published and circulated 

 to all of you. I may tell you that it took a great deal of hard work 

 to go over the mass of notes taken and to rewrite, as far as possible in 

 their own words, what everyone had to say about every subject. I 

 leave it to you to say how far we succeeded. We at least rest content 

 in the knowledge that we did our best. 



At the present Meeting the papers submitted will be read either in 

 whole or in part or in abstract or merely by title — according to their 

 general interest. After each paper is read, it will be open for general 

 discussion. 



Since our last Meeting the War has caused us to mourn the loss of a 

 valued colleague who attended our First Meeting here four years ago. 

 Edward John Woodhouse died of wounds received in action in France 

 on 18th December 1917 at the age of 33. At the outbreak of war he was 

 a Captain in the Bihar Light Horse and in 1915 he joined the Indian 

 Army Reserve of Ofiicers, being subsequently attached to a Cavalry 

 regiment. 



I first met Mr. Woodhouse in December 1910 when he came to Pusa 

 to consult regarding the Agrotis ypsilon campaign at Mokameh. The 

 use of poisoned bran baits, which had been recommended by Mr. Lefroy, 

 had ]5roved a failure, as the baits had dried up without being touched 

 by the caterpillars, and it was not evident what was the next step to 

 take. Just previous to this we had received some circulars about their 

 traps from the Andres-Maire Company at Alexandria and, knowing 

 from pre\nous experience of sugaring in England that Agrotis 

 moths were attracted to sweet baits, I suggested a trial of these traps, 

 and it was arranged that one should be got out for Pusa and another 

 one for Sabour. The result of the trial was completely successful and 



