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practical fruit grower for test, in order to ascertain "whether they 

 had any merit, before asking the entomologists to devote a large 

 amount of time to testing materials, many of which would prove 

 worthless. 



Mr. Slingerland stated that he thought this was the right method 

 to follow and that he knew of one case where a manufacturer was 

 having an insecticide tested, at the expense of the company, before 

 putting it on sale. 



By vote of the Association the report was accepted and the recom- 

 mendations adopted. 



The Committee on Nomenclature presented the following report 

 concerning the list of common names of insects submitted by Mr. 

 Hopkins : 



SPECIAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE 



Concerning the list of names submitted by Professor Hopkins your commit- 

 tee would recommend that the author's use of the names be commended and 

 that their use by our members be advised, but that considering the fact that 

 they have not been open to examination by the society or discussion by the 

 commitee, their final adoption and incorporation in the list approved for uni- 

 versal use be deferred. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Herbert Osborx. 

 E. G. Titus, 



A. L. QUAINTANCE, 



Committee. 

 On motion the report was adopted as read. 

 ' The Auditing Committee presented the following report : 



REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE 



We have examined the financial accounts of the Secretary and find them 

 correct. 



W. F. FiSKE, 



W. E. Britton. 



By vote of the Association the report was accepted. 

 The report of the Committee on Membership was next presented, 

 by Mr. H. E. Summers. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP 



The committee has followed the policy of being rather strict in the inter- 

 pretation of the rule regarding the admission of active members, and, on 

 the other hand, of being as liberal as the rules seemed to allow in admitting 

 to associate membership, with the idea of encouraging those who certainly 

 have the intention of pursuing economic entomology as a profession, practi- 

 cally the only requirement for associate membership being that the candi- 

 date be vouched for by two active members and that he be occupying some 



