Program 



"Wednesday, December 29, 1 p. m. 



Reading of Papers 



"Some Notes on the Geological History of the Paeasitio Hy- 

 MENOPTERA, " by Charles T. Brues, Boston, Mass. (15 minutes.) 



Some data which bear on the understanding of the group, the rela- 

 tionships of recent faunae and their usefulness in practical entomology. 



''The Ermine ^NIoths," by P. J. Parrott, Geneva, N. Y. (15 min- 

 utes.) 



A discussion of the discovery of a species on imported seedlings and 

 of the economic importance of the insect. 



"Further Observations on the Apple Leaf Hopper (Empoasca 

 MALI) AND Notes on P. nitela and P. cataphracta, " by F. L. Wash- 

 burn, St. Anthonj^ Park, Minn. (15 minutes.) 



"Notes on the Life History of Fidiobia flavipes Ash., an Egg 

 Parasite of the Grape Root Worm (Fidia viticida Walsh)," by 

 A. G. Hammar, Washington, D. C. (10 minutes.) 



"Methods Used in Rearing the Grape Root Worm (Fidia viti- 

 cida Walsh) and the Codling Moth (Carpocapsa pomonella L.)," 

 by A. G. Hammar, Washington, D. C. (10 minutes.) 



"Spraying for the Codling Moth," by E. P. Felt, Albany, N. Y. 

 (10 minutes.) 



"Work on the Apple Maggot," by W. C. O'Kane, Durham, N. H. 

 (6 minutes.) 



A summary of the work undertaken in New Hampshire to determine 

 unknown points in the life history and habits of Rhagoletis pomonella, 

 and to test certain proposed means of control. 



"Notes on the 10-Lined Potato Beetle in Montana," b}^ R. A. 

 Cooley, Bozeman, Mont. (10 minutes.) 



"Insects Notably Injurious in Louisiana During 1908-'09," by 

 Arthur H. Rosenfeld, Baton Rouge, La. (5 minutes.) 



"Some Insects of the Year in Canada," by Arthur Gibson, 

 Ottawa, Canada. (10 minutes.) 



"Insect Notes from Illinois for 1909," by John J. Davis, Urbana. 

 111. (10 minutes.) 



Notes on injurious insects occurring in the State during the past year. 



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