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past in Massachusetts is simply one dependent upon the support in future given those in 

 charge of the work ; that with proper support financially this pest will be absolutely wiped 

 out of existence in America, and that the achievement will be the greatest yet attained, 

 and one of which we shall all feel proud, while it will redound to the credit of economic 

 entomology all over the civilized world. 



F. M. W. 



Mr, Fernald asked if anyone was aware of wilful and malicious importations of 

 injurious insects from Europe, referring in this connection to the report of the possible 

 transportation of certain American insect pests in the opposite direction. He was himself 

 aware of no such cases. 



Mr. Smith said the only case known to him was the importation of the Ailanthus 

 silkworm. 



Mr. Sirrine, referring to Mr. Webster's communication, said that he had found about 

 the 1st of July instances of the purchase of apple trees badly infested with living San 

 Jose scale, which had supposedly been effectually treated before being sold and sent out, 



Mr. Smith said that he was aware that these trees had been treated with gas during 

 the winter, and described the methods which had been followed. In the examination 

 made by himself he had found no living scales, but undoubtedly some living specimens 

 had been left, and probably from these the trees had become re-S:tocked. He pointed out 

 the necessity of examining every scale before it was possible safely to pronounce stock 

 immune, and therefore the impracticability of giving any such indorsement to nurseries. 



Mr. Riley emphasized the extreme difficulty and great liability to error on the part 

 of entomologists should they follow the plan of pronouncing any particular nursery free 

 from scale. In some cases circumstances may warrant such an indorsement, especially if 

 there is reason to believe that the insect in question is recently introduced and therefore 

 confined to a restricted area or single point of infestation, as seemed, indeed, to be the 

 case in the first discovery of the San Jose scale in the east. In such cases it may not be 

 necessary to give publicity to the point of infestation if proper measures are being taken to 

 suppress the insect. It was on this basis that he acted in the case of the San Jose scale ; 

 but when an insect is known to be widely disseminated a full public statement of the 

 extent of the infested locality is desirable. 



Mr. Smith agreed with Mr. Riley as to the difficulty of pronouncing any nursery 

 untainted, and had decided for himself not to give clean bills of health to any nurseries in 

 future. 



Mr. Southwick read a paper entitled " Economic Entonomological Work in the 

 Parks of New York City." 



Mr. Webster read a paper on the "Insects of the year in Ohio." The time available 

 for the reading of papers having expired, the three following, whose authors were absent, 

 were read by title only, viz.: — "On the Natural Conditions which Afiect the Distribution 

 and Abundance of Coccidse," by T. D. A. Cockerell, Las Oruces, N. Mex.; "How shall 

 we Improve our Collections?" by 0. P. Gillette, Fort Collins, Colorado; and " Carbon Bi- 

 sulphide for Crayfish," by H. E. Weed, Agricultural College, Miss. 



The following resolution relative to the Gypsy Moth Commission, introduced by Mr. 

 Howard, was now brought up and received the unanimous indorsement of the Association : 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this Association that the present Gypsy Moth Commission is prosecuting 

 its work in the most intelHgent and praiseworthy manner, and that its hands should be upheld by the State 

 authorities. 



Mr. Lintner presented the following resolution, which was also unanimously adopted • 



Resolved, That this Association has learned with deep regret of the intended discontinuance of Insect 

 Life with the present number. In consideration of the unusual value of this publication, the eminent 

 ability with which it has been conducted, the high appreciation in which it has been held by all of our ento- 

 mologists and those in other countries, and the importance of the published investigations into the life his- 

 tory of insects, largely on their economic aspect, this Association earnestly requests of the Department of 



Agriculture that the resumption of the publication of this invaluable publication may be directed at no 



difetant day. 



