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The mite, on first glance, looks like Tetranychus bimaculatus but can readily be 

 separated from this species by the fact that in P. pilosus Can. & Fanz., the bristles 

 arise from prominent tubercles. 



S. W. Frost, Research Laboratory, Arendtsville, Pa. 



Eviropean Corn Borer {Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn.). The past few weeks have 

 demonstrated that but one generation of this pest will occur this year in the known 

 New York infested area. This, if it proves to be normal, means a greatly reduced 

 probability of injury for much of the corn growing area of New York state, though 

 in the warmer parts, for example south of Poughkeepsie, no such exemption from a 

 second brood with probable serious losses can be expected. This not altogether unan- 

 ticipated development has little bearing upon the behavior of the insect in the corn 

 belt where the longer season is favorable for presumably two and possibly three gen- 

 erations with accompanying serious injuries. An infestation in New York territory, 

 even if there be but one brood, is a constant menace because of the opportunities for 

 spread. 



The recent discovery at North Collins, Erie County, of a corn borer now 

 identified as Pyrausta nubilalis means an infestation three hundred miles west of 

 anything heretofore known to exist. It also suggests the possibility of the moths 

 having been carried by railway trains, since this infestation is within five miles of the 

 Lake Shore Michigan Southern Railway. The Schenectady area is traversed by the 

 main line of the New York Central and also has near its center Rotterdam Junction 

 with direct railway service over the Boston and Maine from the older infested area 

 near Boston, Massachusetts. There is fair to good railway service between the three 

 points. The recent find and the relationship existing between the occurrence of the 

 insect and railways is worthy of careful consideration. 



E. P. Felt. 



ANNUAL MEETING, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC 

 ENTOMOLOGISTS 



St. Louis, Mo., December 31, 1919 to January 1 and 2, 1920 

 The 32nd Annual Meeting of this Association will be held at St. Louis, Mo., on 

 the above-mentioned dates. Notices have already been sent to members with a 

 request for titles of papers which they may wish to present at this meeting. Titles 

 must be in the hands of the secretary by November 8, in order to have a place on 

 the program. Applications for membership may be secured from the secretary or 

 from the chairman of the Committee on Membership. It is desired that all appli- 

 cations be filled out, endorsed, and placed in the hands of the chairman of that com- 

 mittee prior to the time of the meeting. It is hoped that the forthcoming meeting 

 at St. Louis will be largely attended, and that it will be one of the best meetings the 

 association has held for many years. 



A. F. Burgess, Secretary. 



Dr. Edna Mosher, recently of the Ohio State University, has accepted a position 

 in the Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. Mex. 



