October, '21] proceedings pacific slope branch ^dl 



INIanhattan, Kans. Aug. 4, 1921. 

 E. O. Essig: 



University of Calif. 



Berkele}^ Calif. 

 As President of the American Association of Economic Entomologists I am pleased 

 to extend congratulations and greetings to the Pacific Slope branch of the Association 

 upon the occasion of its sixth annual meeting. Your splendid meetings in the past 

 and the program you have arranged for at this meeting speak well for the enthusi- 

 asm, energy and enterprise of its members. I am sure the entire membership of the 

 American Association of Entomologists wishes the members of the Pacific Slope a 

 most pleasant and profitable meeting. Very sincerely yours, 



(signed) Geo. A. Dean, President 



A/tertwon Session Aii^tist 5 



At the close of the formal presentation of papers the closing business 

 meeting was held. The nominating committee reported as follows: 

 Report of Nominating Committee 



The following were nominated for office during the ensuing year: 



For Chairman, A. L. Lovett, Corvallis, Oregon. 



For Secretary-Treasurer, E. O. Essig, Berkeley, California. 



These were duly elected. 



It was m,oved and carried that a program committee be appointed by 

 the Chairman to act with the chairman and secretary as ex oflRcio 

 in the preparation of next year's program. 



Following a discussion of some points regarding nomenclature of our 

 western insect form.s it was moved and carried that the Chairman ap- 

 point a Nomenclature Com.mittee to pass upon matters of nomenclature 

 for our western forms and submit recommendations to the parent nomen- 

 clature committee. 



The following Comm.ittees were appointed: 



Editorial: W. B. Hermes, Chairm.an, H. vS. Smith. 



Affiliation: R. W. Doane, Chairman, E. C. VanDyke, H. E. Burke. 



Program: H. J. Quayle, Chairman, D. B. Mackie, Ralph H. Smith. 



Nom.enclature : Edwin C. Van Dyke. Chairman, L. P. Rockwood, A. L. 

 Melander. This concluding the session the m.eeting was declared ad- 

 journed until next year. 



A. L. Lovett, Secretary-Treaurer. 



PART II. PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS 



Morning Session August 4, iu:oo a.m. 



Chairman E. O. Essig: We will now ]:)roceed to the presentation of 



the formal program of papers. Tlie first is a symposium: Nicotine Dust 



Sprays and Mechanical Devices in Insect Control^ 



'Unfortunately no records were made of the very interesting discussions of the papiers 

 given and these arc, therefore, not included. 



