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privileges of membership, by sending three delegates, furnishing a list of mem- 

 bers and a report of the proceedings thereof to this Society at its annual winter 

 meeting. 



Honorary members, for a time stated or for life, may be elected at any an- 

 nual meeting by a two-thirds vote of the Society. 



Mr. Harris presented the following report on Entomology: 

 EEPOET OF COMMITTEE ON ENTOMOLOGY. 



By J. 8. Sarris, La Crescent. 



Mr. President and Gentleyten : 



I find my name appears as a member of the committee on 

 entomology and suppose that a report is expected at this meet- 

 ing. I have not very much of interest to report. 



In the year 1888 some species of bugs have been as festive as 

 of yore; others seem to have taken a partial lay off to recuperate, 

 or perhaps to prepare a protest to wise members of our legis- 

 lature against the extravagance of providing for a state entomol- 

 ogist, or possibly it might have been presidential year with them 

 and they have neglected business in order to get the biggest 

 bugs into office. Neverthless a few of them have jiut in good 

 time. 



The canker worm. (GhalaeTia vernata) were not nearly as numer- 

 ous as they had been for a few seasons just preceding, and they 

 did but very little injury to our apple trees. This lact should 

 not throw us off our guard or decrease our watchfulness. This 

 insect is subject to attacks from many enemies or it might soon 

 get beyond human control. I presume the drought of last year 

 (1887) caused a scarcity of food for the birds and that they 

 preyed upon them more than usual during the season. 



The American tent caterpillar (Clisocamjm Americana) which 

 was so plentiful in 1886 and 1887, preying upon almost every 

 kind of tree and shrub, was scarcely observed last year. I do 

 not know that any bird feeds upon it; they may possibly in 

 in seasons of scarcity. (For a fuller description see Vol. 15, page 

 366.) 



The white grub larva of the May beetle has been very destruc- 

 tive to strawberry plantations in portions of the state. 



Cabbages were considerably infested with worms of at least 



