28 THE FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST 
Mrs. Long, a teacher in the Methodist Missionary School at 
Juiz de Fora, tells us that she has frequently seen the moleques 
(negro urchins) in the school there pull off the heads and wings 
and eat the remainder with a great deal of gusto. 
There is no reason why one should have a great aversion to 
eating tanajuras. They are absolutely cleanly about their for- 
micary. For thousands, possibly millions of generations they 
have lived upon nothing but mushrooms. They are much more 
cleanly and certainly more appetizing in appearance than either 
oysters or shrimp, though of course their color is somewhat 
dark, almost black. 
If any of you are “from Missouri” on this proposition, just 
make us a visit next spring (October or November) and we will 
give you an opportunity of changing your mind. 
REPORTS OF MEETINGS. 
August 9, 1923.—A special meeting of the Society was held 
during Farmers’ and Fruit Growers’ Week at the University. A 
large number of visitors and members were present. President 
G. F. Merrill presided. The paper of the evening was by Mr. 
Yothers on “Citrus Conditions in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas 
and in the Satsuma District of Alabama”. This paper is printed 
in full in this issue of the Entomologist. 
September 21—A meeting of the Society was held during 
County Agents’ Week. 
Meeting was called to order by the temporary chairman, J. R. 
Watson. Members present, Beyer, Briggs, Burger, DeBusk, 
Gomme, Kime, Link, O’Byrne, Warren and Watson. A large 
number of visitors were also present. 
The subject of the meeting was “Most Important Insect 
Problems and Their Control.” This was discussed by a number 
of the county agents. 
The first speaker, E. F. DeBusk, Extension Citrus Patholo- 
gist, formerly county agent of Lake County, spoke of the aphid 
injury to the watermelon crop and control measures. He brought 
out very strongly the idea of agitation for a bill to the legislature 
to standardize spray materials. 
