JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 



OFFICIAL ORGAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS 



FEBRUARY, 1913 



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In view of the recent discoveries in medical entomology, many of 

 which were made by economic entomologists, it is gratifying to know 

 that other professions are recognizing the importance of those sanitary 

 precautions which from his knowledge of the subject, the economic 

 entomologist deems essential. In the Proceedings of the American 

 Society of Civil Engineers Vol. XXXVIII, No. 9; issued in November, 

 1912, there is a short paper (page 1567) on ''Prevention of ^Mosquito 

 Breeding" by Mr. Spencer Miller, and (page 1575) an admirable 

 illustrated paper on ''The Sanitation of Construction Camps" by 

 Mr. Harold Farnsworth Gray. The latter paper deals with the fly and 

 mosquito problems and treats particularly of the disposal of waste. 

 As much of the construction work is in charge of civil eilgineers, articles 

 of this character are certain to be productive of salutarj- results. 



W. E. B. 



The admission of the Apiary and Horticultural Inspectors Asso- 

 ciations as sections of the Society means separate meetings in these 

 two subjects and is a natural introduction to other sectional divisions. 

 This action does not necessarily imply any lowering of membership 

 standards. There has been a great broadening in the field of economic 

 entomology during the past decade and there is no reason to think 

 that the process has reached its limit. The recognition of this and 

 the adaptation of the program to the pressing and diversified needs of 

 our increasing membership will result in more successful meetings 

 and a stronger association. Our aim should be to provide facilities 

 for the satisfactory discussion of any phase of economic entomology 

 at each meeting and to arrange for the speedy publication of the Pro- 

 ceedings. The imposition of time hmits at our gatherings, though 

 sometimes necessary, is unsatisfactory, since arbitrary rules may pre- 



