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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLO- 

 GISTS 



Program 



Wednesday, December 30, 1.30 p. m. 



Reading of Papers 



"The Nicotine Sulphate — Bordeaux Combination," by V. I. Safro, 

 Louisville, Ky. (15 minutes.) 



" Insecticidal Properties of Various Sulphides and Polysulphides," by 

 P. J. Parrott and W. J. Schoene, Geneva, N. Y. (o minutes.) 



This paper will deal with the results of experiments with insecticides containing 

 sulphides and polysulphides of sodium, potassium, calcium, and barium as re- 

 gards effectiveness against various injurious insects. 



"A New Contact Insecticide," by W. M. Scott, Baltimore, Md. (15 

 minutes.) 



Results of experiments in the use of a dry barium sulphur compound as compared 

 with lime-sulphur solution for the control of the San Jose scale and the oyster- 

 shell scale. 



"Recent Results in the Use of Dust Sprays for Controlling the Corn- 

 Ear Worm," by J. W. McCulloch, Manhattan, Kans. (7 min- 

 utes.) Lantern. 



Results of experiments using dust sprays. 



"The Corn-Ear Worm and Its Control," by L, Haseman, Columbia, 

 Mo. (10 minutes.) Lantern. 



A brief discussion of the pest; its work, and treatment for control. 



"Further Use of Poisoned Bran Mash Flavored with Fruit Juice for 

 Controlling Insects," by George A. Dean, Manhattan, Kans. 

 (12 minutes.) Lantern. 



This paper deals with the effectiveness of this bait in controlling army worms in- 

 vading fields and gardens; also in controlling variegated cutworms, black crickets, 

 and grasshoppers. 



"Grasshopper Control in New York State," by E. P. Felt, Albany, 

 N. Y. (8 minutes.) 



Observations on a grasshopper outbreak and methods of control. 



