340 JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY [Vol. 5 



Proceedings of the Second and Third Annual Meetings 



of the Pacific Slope Association of Economic 



Entomologists 



Owing to an extended absence from the State on the part of the 

 Secretary, the proceedings of the Second Annual Meeting of the Pacific 

 Slope Association of Economic Entomologists was not published and 

 is here given only in part. 



The second annual meeting occurred March 31st and April 1st, 

 1911, in Berkeley at the University of California in affiliation with 

 the newly organized Pacific Association of Scientific Societies. The 

 Entomology Building served as headquarters for the members. The 

 following extracts are taken from the minutes of the meeting. 



Friday, 9.30 a.m., March 31, 1911 



Altho a preliminary business meeting had been arranged for 11 

 o'clock, this was postponed in order to attend the special University 

 meeting held at this hour. 



Friday, 1.30 p.m., March 31, 1911 



The meeting, convening in the lecture room of the Entomology 

 Building, was called to order by Professor C. W. Woodworth, Presi- 

 dent of the Association. 



On motion of Secretary Herms, seconded by Mr. J. T. W. De Jong, 

 a special business session was called for 7.30 p.m. of that day. 



The following papers were then read and discussed. 



1. "Some Insect Pests of California Oaks," by Professor R. W. Doane, Leland 

 Stanford University. (Appears in this number of the Journal.) 



2. "CaUfornia Redwood attacked by Termes flavipes KoU.," by W. B. Parker, 

 U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology. (Pub. in Journal of Economic 

 Entomology, Vol. 4, No. 5.) 



3. "Development and Life History of Red Scale {Chrysotnphahis aurantii Mask.). 

 Professor H. J. Quayle, University of California. (See Bulletin 222, University of 

 California Experiment Station.) 



4. "The Leakage Problem in Fumigation." Professor C. W. Woodworth, L^niver- 

 sity of California. (Pub. in Vol. 4, No. 4, Journ. of Economic Entomology.) 



5. "The Fructification of the Fig by Blastophaga." C. P. Rixford, U. S. Dept. of 

 Agi'iculture, Bm-eau of Plant Industry. (Appears in this number of the Journal.) 



6. "How long do Hymenopterous parasites live" (read by title). Prof. S. B. 

 Doten, University of Nevada. (See Technical Bulletin No. 78, Agr. Exp. Station, 

 L^niv. of Nevada.) 



