WINTER NUMBER Al 
Arecas, Kentias, Phoenix, and Pandanus. I killed them by dust- 
ing powdered pyrethrum into the buds.” 
It would be interesting to know if the larvae also feed on the 
palms. 
REPORTS OF MEETINGS OF THE FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGI- 
CAL SOCIETY 
Sept. 27, 1920. The Society met in Language Hall at 4:30, 
President Merrill in the chair. The following members were 
present: Merrill, Chaffin, Stirling, Davis, Reese, Fattig, Wat- 
son, Berger, Stone, Montgomery. 
Letters were read from U. C. Loftin, Tucson, Ariz., and H. B. 
Loding, Mobile, Ala. Mr. Loding suggested the use of a weak 
solution of cyanide in the Loftin mosquito traps. In the dis- 
cussion which followed the consensus of opinion was that such 
a procedure would be dangerous for general use. 
The paper of the evening on “Diseases of Bees’’ was given by 
C. A. Reese. He gave a brief but comprehensive statement of 
the diseases of honey bees and their treatment. (This infor- 
mation will appear in The Florida Grower.) 
Under the heading of Brief and Timely Notes, Mr. Stirling 
called attention to the meeting of the state beekeepers which 
would be held in Gainesville on Oct. 6. Professor Watson pre- 
sented a chart showing the relation of the winter weather to the 
abundance of the Velvet Bean Caterpillar the following season. 
It appears that very severe frosts cause the extermination of 
the insects and results in smaller numbers and later arrival the 
following season. The milder frosts during the past two years 
have resulted in an increasing amount of injury. 
Mrs. S. F. Richmond of Loughman, Fla., and Miss Stella Brod- 
nax of Jacksonville were elected to membership in the Society. 
Oct. 25, 1920. The Society met in Language Hall at 4:30. 
Mr. H. P. Loding, proprietor of The Gem Floral Garden, Mobile, 
Ala., and Professor R. W. Harned, Agric. Coll., Miss., were 
elected members. 
The paper of the evening was given by Dr. Montgomery on 
the Mexican Bean Beetle which has recently obtained a foothold 
in Alabama. The speaker called attention to the severe damage 
inflicted by this insect on beans and cowpeas and the freedom 
