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Still another insect that seems to find the heat and drought of the 
present season most congenial and favorable for its multiplication 
and enjoyment is that household pest the ‘‘silver fish” (Lepisma 
domestica Pack.). Everywhere among books and papers, on closet 
shelves, between piled dishes, on all folded clothing and curtains 
containing starch the little nuisances, large and small, may be seen 
darting to cover upon the slightest disturbance, and in many cases 
the damage done is very serious, especially to costly books, collections 
of pictures, and to lace curtains. The only resource of the house- 
keeper has been to dust pyrethrum powder profusely over her books 
and unframed pictures, to remove all ornamental papers from the 
shelves of china closets and sideboards, and to frequently examine 
and shake out draperies and clothing liable to attack. 
There are a few other species that have for brief periods proved 
troublesome, but those noted are the most prominent and irrepressible. 
W hat the effects of the unusual season will be upon field-crop pests 
remains to be ascertained. Earlier in the season chinch bug, Hessian 
fly, and grain-feeding Aphididz were very prevalent and destructive 
in Missouri and adjoining States, and it can only be learned by the 
starting of fall crops in what numbers these have survived. It is to 
be hoped, and may reasonably be expected, however, that the great 
losses in almost all crops will be, in some measure, compensated by a 
marked reduction in the number of destructive insects. 
The secretary read several letters from absent members expressing 
regrets at not being able to attend the meeting, including ‘a letter 
from Secretary A. L. Quaintance, who was detained on account of 
pressing work, and also a letter from Director William Trelease, of 
the Missouri Botanic Gardens, cordially inviting the Association to 
hold its meeting of 1903 in St. Louis during the Louisiana Purchase 
Exposition. 
The committee on nomination proposed the following officers for 
the ensuing year: 
President, A. D. Hopkins, Morgantown, W. Va. 
First vice-president, E. P. Felt, Albany, N. Y. 
Second vice-president, T. D. A. Cockerell, East Las Vegas, N. Mex. 
Secretary, A. L. Quaintance, College Park, Md. 
The report of the committee was accepted and the above-named 
officers elected. 
The committee on resolutions made the following report, which was 
accepted and adopted: 
Resolved, That this Association, at its first meeting since the death of Dr. Otto 
Lugger last May, desires to place upon record its deep regret at the loss it has sus- 
tained by his untimely removal. Economic entomology has been deprived of an 
able exponent, and the members of this association feel also that they have per- 
‘sonally to lament a true and warm-hearted friend. Dr. Lugger has long been 
