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Program 



Thursday, January 1, 1.30 p. m. 

 Reading of Papers 



"The Occurrence of the Warble Fly, Hypoderma hovis, in Canada," 

 by C. Gordon Hewitt, Ottawa, Canada. (5 minutes.) 



"Control of the Onion Thrips and Onion Maggot," by H. T. Ji'ernald, 

 Amherst, Mass. (10 minutes.) 



"A New Destructive Cutworm of the Genus Paragrotis Occurring 

 in Western Canada," by Arthur Gibson, Ottawa, Canada. (5 min- 

 utes.) 



Preliminary note on the occurrence and destructive nature of a new enemy of cereals. 



"Reducing Insect Injuries on Stored Corn," by W. E. Hinds, Auburn, 

 Ala. (15 minutes.) 



Outlining factors predisposing to injury, extent of injury, methods of preventing 

 and reducing it. 



"The Western Corn Root Worm in the South," by Geo. G. Ainslie, 

 Nashville, Tenn. (5 minutes.) 



"Thrips attacking Oats," by C. Gordon Hewitt, Ottawa, Canada. 

 (10 minutes.) 



"The Life History of the Green Soldier Bug, Nezara hilaris," by R. 

 D. Whitmarsh, Wooster, Ohio. (5 minutes.) 



"Experiments against the Tarnished Plant Bug as an Enemy of Peach 

 Nursery Stock," by C. R. Crosby, Ithaca, N. Y. (10 minutes.) 



"Further Data on the Control of the Fruit-tree Leaf Roller," by 

 Glenn W. Herrick, Ithaca, N. Y. (10 minutes.) 



"The Egg Laying Habits of the Pecan Twig Girdler, Oncideres cingu- 

 latus Say," by C. L. Metcalf, Raleigh, N. C. Lantern. (7 minutes.) 



"Notes on Forest Insects," by E. P. Felt, Albany, N. Y. (10 minutes.) 



"Notes on the Life History, Distribution and Efficiency of the Egg 

 Parasite of the Chinch Bug," by J. W. McColloch, Manhattan, 

 Kans. (10 minutes.) 



This paper will deal with the length of the life cycle, number of broods, habits, 

 distribution in Kansas, and percentage of parasitism at various times during the 

 summer. 



