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chitinized. The skin of the body is smooth and a small lateral seta occurs near the 

 middle of each of the anterior two segments. These bod}' seta-, if uniformly present, 

 are extreme^ fine. There is a fringe of about thirty hairs surrounding the posterior 

 extremity and evidently of service in keeping the larva at the surface when breathing. 

 These hairs are rather stout, adhere apically and form combinations which could 

 easily be mistaken for fleshy lobes. a2364. 



E. P. Felt. 



Gipsy Moth Conference. On February 22d a conference was held at the office of 

 State Forester F. W. Rane, 6 Beacon St., Boston, at which were present representative 

 entomologists and foresters from the different New England States and New York. 

 Dr. L. O. Howard, Chief of the Bureau of Entomology, and his assistants in the 

 Gipsy Moth work, and Mr. G. E. Clement and Mr. S. W. Dana of the U. S. Forest 

 Service also attended. There were present Mr. E. S. Brigham, Commissioner of 

 Agriculture of Vermont, J. A. Roberts, Commissioner of Agriculture of Maine, Major 

 E. E. Philbrook, in charge of Moth Work in Maine, State Forester Viles of Maine, 

 Prof. W. C. O'Kane, State Entomologist of New Hampshire, Mr. C. H. Hadley, 

 Assistant Entomologist of New Hampshire, Prof. J. H. Foster of the New Hamp.shire 

 State College, Mr. P. W. Ayers, Secretary of the Society for the Protection of New 

 Hampshire Forests, of New Hampshire, Prof. A. E. Stene, State Entomologist of 

 Rhode Island, Prof. M. R. Blackburn, New York State College of Forestry, Syracuse, 

 N. Y., Mr. George G. Atwood, State Horticultural Inspector, Albany, N. Y., Mr. 

 W. S. Regan, Assistant Nursery Inspector of Massachusetts, Mr. Allen Cham- 

 berlain of Boston, Messrs. Bailey, Cook, Gould, and State Fire Warden A. W. 

 Hutchins of the State Forester's office, Mr. H. A. Reynolds, Sec'y, Massachusetts 

 Forestry Association, Dr. W. M. Wheeler of Bussey Institution, Messrs. Rogers, 

 Worthley, and Burgess of the U. S. Bureau of Entomology. 



The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the gipsy moth work with particular 

 reference to its bearing on the forest problem. As a result of recent experiments 

 and observations it has been determined that the gipsy moth does not feed as readily 

 on some kinds of foliage as on others, and that there is also a variation in the amount 

 of feeding on certain trees which is done by the small and by the large caterpillars. 

 As a result of this work it is now deemed practicable, in certain types of woodland, 

 to eliminate the favored food plants and in this way the remaining trees are not injured 

 and the territory can be cared for with very little expense. This opens a practical 

 method of handling some of the woodland areas in the infested territory and it is 

 desired to consider this matter from all sides and to secure the interest and cooperation 

 both of the entomologists and foresters in the various states concerned. A report 

 was given of the experiments which have been carried on to secure information on 

 different phases of this work and a statement made of the experiments which it is 

 proposed to conduct during the coming season. The U. S. Forest Service is now 

 working in cooperation with the Bureau of Entomology on the syhicultural aspects 

 of the gipsy moth problems and Mr. G. E. Clement, one of the trained foresters of 

 that Service, has been detailed to look after that part of the cooperative work. The 

 meeting was of much interest to all the officials concerned, and resulted in bringing 

 up for discussion several features of the work which heretofore had not been taken up 

 in a broad way. It was the desire of all to work in harmony and with as close coopera- 

 tion as possible, so that the greatest amount of work could be accomphshed and 

 unnecessary duplication avoided. 



Those present at the meeting were the guests of Prof. Rane at luncheon at the City 

 Club, and it was the unanimous opinion of those present that the conference was of 

 much value, not only to those who attended, but to all the States represented. 



A. F. Burgess. 



