October, '21] European corn borer conference 455 



Early planted corn is most likely to become infested, consequently somewhat later 

 planting usually results in relatively less injury. 



The following were present: *Geo. G. Atwood, Dept. Farms and Markets, Albany, 

 N. Y. *E. D. Ball, U. S. Dept. Agric, Washington, D. C, H. N. Hartley, U. S. Bur. 

 Entomology, Silver Creek, N. Y., Erie G. Brewer, U. S. Bur. Entomology, Cambridge, 

 Mass., *L. Caesar, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Ontario, *D. J. Caffrey, 

 U. S. Bureau of Entomolog}^ Arlington, Mass., *E. C. Cotton, State Dept. Agricul- 

 ture, Columbus, 0.,*H. G.Crawford, Dominion Dept. Agric, Ottawa, Canada, C. R. 

 Crosb}', Cornell Univ. College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y., *J. F. Cunningham, Ohio 

 Farmer, Cleveland, O., *J. J. Davis, Purdue Univ. Agric. Expt. Sta., Lafayette, Ind., 

 F. C. Fall, U. S. Bur. of Entomology, Stoneham, Mass., *Richard Faxon, State Dept. 

 Agrir.,Elyria,0., *E. P. Felt, State Entomologist, Albany, N. Y., *F. A. Fenton, Iowa 

 Agric. Expt. Sta., Ames, Iowa, W. P. FHnt, State Nat. Hist. Survey, Urbana, 111., 

 *Arthiu- Gibson, Dominion Dept. Agric, Ottawa, Canada, *H. A. Gossard, Ohio 

 Agric. Expt. Sta., Wooster, O., *R. W. Harned, Miss. Agric College, Agricultural 

 College, Miss., *J. S. Houser, Ohio Agric Expt. Station, Wooster, O., P. A. Howell, 

 U. S. Bureau Entomolog\', Berlin, N. H., L.L. Huber, Columbus, O., *M. B. Jimison, 

 County Agric. Agent, Sandusky, O., *K. F. Kellerman, Federal Horticultural Board, 

 Washington, D. C, W. H. Larrimer, U. S. Bureau of Entomology, West Lafayette, 

 Ind., Floyd DeLashmutt, County Agric. Agent, Oak Harbor, O., *Russell Lord, Ohio 

 State College of Agriculture, Columbus, O., L. S. McLaine, Dominion Dept. of Agric. 

 Ottawa, Canada *E. W. Mendenhall, Bureau of Plant Industry, Columbus, O., 

 *W. A. Orton, Federal Horticultural Board, Washington, D. C, *Herbert Osborn, 

 Ohio State University, Columbus, O., *T. H. Parks, Ohio State University, Columbus, 

 O., R. H. Pettit, Mich, Agric. College, E. Lansing, Mich., *Saul Phillips, U. S. Bureau 

 Entomology, Cambridge, Mass., T. R. Richardson, U. vS. Bur. Entomology, Albany, 

 X. Y., G. A. Runner, U. S. Dept. Agric, Sandusky, O., *A. F. Satterthwait, U. S. 

 Bur. Entomology-, Webster Groves, Mo., *C. H. Sears, The Sears & Nicholas Can- 

 ning Co., Chillicothe, O., *L. J. Tabor, State Dept. Agric, Columbus, O., R. A. 

 Vickery, U. S. Bureau Entomology, Cambridge, Mass., *W. R. Walton, U. S. Bureau 

 Entomolog3% Washington, D. C, *C. G. Woodbury, Bureau Raw Products Research, 

 National Canners Assoc'n., Washington, D. C, *L. H. Worthley, U. S. Bur. Ento- 

 mology', Cambridge, Ohio. 



Those marked with an asterisk made the trip to Ontario Sept. 16-17, where an 

 exellent opportunity was afforded to observe the ravages of the pest and to better 

 form an opinion relative to the present and possible future status of the insect. 



In Canada the party was joined by Dr. J. H. Grisdale, Deputy Minister of Agri- 

 culture of the Dominion of Canada and the following connected with the Dominion 

 and Provincial Corn Borer Investigations, H. F. Hudson, W. N. Keenan, R. H. 

 Painter, L. J. vSimpson, and J. G. Spencer. 



The secretar}^ of the conference, J. J. Davis had the minutes of the meeting mimeo- 

 graphed and has a few extra copies which can be obtained as long as the supply lasts. 



