8 

 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS 



Program 



Wednesday, January 2, 10.00 a. m. 



Reading of Papers 



"Entomological Extension Work in Pennsylvania," by C. H. Hadley, 

 State College, Pa. (15 minutes.) Lantern. 



Discussion of the organization, scope, and general conditions characterizing 

 the work in this state. 



"Planning a State Extension Project in Entomology," by T. H. Parks, 

 Manhattan, Kan. (15 minutes.) 



Planning the work and working the plan. 



"Municipal Control of the Spring Canker Worm," by S. J. Hunter, 

 Lawrence, Kan. (15 minutes.) Lantern. 



An account of the methods employed and the results obtained by the city com- 

 missioners of Lawrence, Kan., in checking a serious out-break of the spring 

 canker worm. 



"Notes on Fumigation of Orchids, " by E. R. Sasscer and H. F. Dietz, 

 Washington, D. C. (15 minutes.) Lantern. 



Dealing primarily with the fumigation of orchids at the ports of entry under 

 vacuum conditions, — also including a list of orchid insects. 



" Mira saltator Lindm, as a Parasite of the Hessian Fly," by W. R. 

 McConnell, Carlisle, Pa. (10 minutes.) 



Notes on the Ufe history of a parasite originally described from Russia but not 

 recorded from this country. 



"Grasshopper Observations, Experiments and Demonstrations in 

 Arizona, During 1917," by A. W. Morrill, Phoenix, Ariz. (10 

 minutes.) 



Report of observations on feeding habits and injuriousness of differential grass- 

 hopper and of experiments and demonstrations with poisoned baits against 

 this and other species. 



"A New Method of Combatting the Chinch-Bug," by W. P. FUnt, 

 Springfield, 111. (10 minutes.) 



Results of experiments conducted during the summer of 1917 using soluble 

 poisons to kill chinch-bugs. 



" Fluctuations of the Clover Aphis Epidemic in South Idaho, " by A. C. 

 Burrill, Moscow, Ida. (5 minutes.) 



