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which are confronted with some serious problems dealing with individ- 

 ual and social well-being because of the activities of noxious insects. 



From time immemorial the inroads of injurious insects on agricul- 

 ture have been regarded as inevitable handicaps for which there was 

 little or no amelioration. But in the period in which we have lived 

 and worked there has been marked reversal of ideas on the part of the 

 public in their thinking about insects, which is no more strongly indi- 

 cated than in the dependence upon official entomologists for advice 

 and direction, and in the high standing of the entomological profession 

 in the varied organizations engaged in the promotion of agriculture. 

 The entomologists in the agricultural institutions have been foremost 

 in calling public attention to the importance of injurious insects and 

 in devising methods by which they may be repressed, or losses by them 

 reduced. Besides, they are also to be credited with having forced 

 these facts upon farmers and for inaugurating far-reaching and effect- 

 ive policies which have been recognized in legal enactments. The 

 results in farm economy by the encouragement of foresight and con- 

 fidence for indifference or apprehension with respect to certain destruc- 

 tive insects, and the elimination of a large element of chance in the 

 production of various crops bj'^ the development of a scientific basis 

 for remedial and repressive measures have been of inestimable value. 

 The rapidity of development and the present financial support are 

 convincing proofs of the vitality of entomological effort of today in 

 this country and of its increasing economic importance in the eyes of 

 the commercial and scientific public. 



Vice-President Worsham: You have heard this splendid paper 

 by our President. The discussion will take place at the session tomor- 

 row morning. I wish to take this opportunity, however, to state 

 that we are very greatly indebted to our President for this splendid 

 paper which has been so well prepared and which contains so much 

 thought and valuable information. 



President P. J. Parrott: We will now take up the regular 

 program, and listen to a paper by Mr. F. L. Washburn on "Today's 

 Work in Applied Entomology." 



TODAY'S WORK IN APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY 



By F. L. Washburn 

 (Withdrawn for publication elsewhere) 



Mr. F. L. Washburn: I wish to state that I sent copies of the 

 statements given in this paper to different entomologists, so that they 



