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In reply to Prof. Smith, Mr. Fletcher said that there was no intention of 
always having the meetings of the Association of Economie Entomologists at the 
same time and place as the Committee of the Association of Agricultural 
Experiment Stations. The place of meeting would be decided annually. As to 
covering the same ground, if the Association of Economie Entomologists continued 
to exist, it would draw into its membership entomologists from all parts of the 
world while the committee could only contain the entomologists employed at the 
various experiment stations. In answer to Dr. Weed he was sure that others 
than experiment station entomologists would always feel themselves to a large 
extent outsiders. 
Prof. A. J. Cook of Michigan, read a paper on “ Work of the Entomologists in 
Experiment Stations,” in which he gave his ideas of the manner in which bulletins 
should be prepared and detailed his own method of reaching the agricultural 
publie. 
There was an interesting discussion on these subjects participated in by 
Messrs. Woodworth, Harvey, Weed, Smith and Aldrich. Dr. Weed spoke of the 
plan of furnishing articles to the manufacturers of the plates known as “ patent 
insides,” which get a large circulation in rural papers. 
Prof. Smith thought the best way to reach farmers was attending and deliver- 
ing addresses at farmers’ institute meetings. 
There was considerable discussion as to the advisability of using old and 
well known information in bulletins. It was, however, generally conceded that 
this was necessary so as to make the bulletins of the greatest use to agriculturists. 
Frequently well known insects appear in destructive numbers and it is necessary 
to give their complete life history. 
Prof. J, B. Smith spoke on “ Fertilizers as Insecticides,” giving his experience 
with Kainit, and muriate of potash. He spoke highly of their use against cutworms 
_and species of aphides which worked beneath the surface of the ground. 
Prof. Riley gave some of his experience with ashes and other materials con- 
taining potash. Mr. L.O. Howard read a valuable and extremely interesting paper 
on “The Habits of Pachyneuron,” which demonstrated the good work which is 
being done by the entomologists of the Division of Entomology at Washington, 
The question of breeding these and other hymenopterous parasites was discussed 
by Messrs. Howard and Harvey. In answer to questions from Messrs. Harvey, 
Fletcher, Cook and Summers, Mr. Howard gave instructions as to the best method 
of rearing, mailing and mounting specimens. 
Mr: Smith read some notes on the Plum Curculio in which he gave the results 
of some observations upon eggs laid in apples. He found that the larvee came to 
maturity only in such fruit as fell from the tree. He was therefore of the 
opinion that it was necessary for it to be in a state of partial decay. He had 
found the characteristic injury and larve of the curculio in the young fruit of 
Amelanchier Canadensis. He pointed out the importance of collecting and des- 
troying all fallen fruit. 
This subject was spoken on by Messrs. Beckwith, Harvey, Gillette, 
Woodworth, Cook and Fletcher. Prof. Smith gave also “an experience with the 
Rosebug,” giving an account of serious injury by this insect in Southern New 
Jersey during the past season. All remedies tried had proved of no avail on 
account of the enormous numbers of the beetles. Hehad used pyrethrum, copper 
fungicides, kerosene emulsion, tobacco, whitewash. The greatest measure of 
success had followed the use of a “slodge soap.” He believed the only remedy 
for grapes was to bag the bunches. 
Messrs. Howard and Alwood made remarks on this subject and the meeting 
adjourned. 
