I'rt/. Cook iciiKuks lliaL the secretion of the Apiiids gives excellent 

 lioncv. lie has tasted it from those on ehn and poplar, and it is delici- 

 ous. Tliat from the- hark lice is liorrihlc. and last year when the bees, 

 during the abundance ol these lice gathered so much of it, tons of hone}' 

 were spoiled and had to be sold for manufacturing and commercial 

 purposes. 



Dr. Cook also made some remarks on "The Choke Cherrv Torlri- 

 cid Moth Co.axid cerasivorana Fitch." 



The larva of this insect whicli liad been very common ni Michigan 

 this summer, spun an immense quantity ol Silk, much like the tent of 

 the tent Catipillar C. amauana, Harr. , though it not only lived but fed 

 in the tent, obtaining fresh food by drawing, twigs and branches into its 

 web. In some cases shrubs two inches in diameter and ten feet high 

 had been deflected several inches from tlie usual vertical position by this 

 strong net. Prof Cook had taken bushes to his Laboratory, and found 

 that these large bushes were drawn to the wall of the room several inch- 

 es distant It was asked how such small insects could exert such force, 

 except that the fibers of the web contracteil. Prof. Lintner thought the 

 force came from the numerous and repeated attachments to the tlireads. 

 i''.ach time drawing the object a little nearer. 



Prof. Riley agrees with Prof Lintner; tlie thread is so strong, so 

 MJten crossed and doubled, and, always a little stretched, that very grad- 

 uallv and almost imperceptibly these results are obtained. 



Prof Riley then described a very peculiar Tineid cocoon obtained 

 from a larva on apple. The larva spins three stout threads, fastened to 

 as many distinct points, and converging to a c(>mmon centre and at this 

 point it spins a loose mesh-like cocoon in which it pupates. The cocoon 

 swings free, and is supported anteriorly by two and posteriorly by one oi 

 ihe.se threads. He asks whether any similar structure liad been noticed. 



Prof Westcott savs that on two evenings the past season Lachiiosier- 

 iia /uiilis CA.m.Q to light in immense numbers. His son and himself at 

 his street lamp gathered 780 of the insects. Usually fusca is the com- 

 mon species there, but of those taken this season less than 3 percent 

 witvQ/usca and the balance fuiilis. In the face of the severe \\'eather they 

 had last winter this was somewhat remarkable. 



On motion of Prof Riley the club adjournetl until .Aug. 28. 



August 28. The club met pursuant to adjournment at 7 P. M. 

 Prof. J, A. Lintner in the chair, 12 members {present 



On motion of Prof. Kellicotl, seconded by Prof Rile}', Mr. Smith 

 was appointed a committee to provide a distinctive badge for members ol 



