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  PROCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  FOURTH 
  ENTOMOLOGICAL 
  MEETING 
  

  

  man 
  should, 
  in 
  the 
  first 
  place, 
  become 
  more 
  alarmed 
  at 
  the 
  danger 
  from 
  

   disease 
  carriers 
  than 
  from 
  their 
  vegetarian 
  brethren, 
  the 
  former 
  constitu- 
  

   ting 
  a 
  direct 
  attack 
  on 
  his 
  person, 
  the 
  latter 
  threatening 
  his 
  food 
  supply. 
  

   Hence 
  at 
  the 
  present 
  moment 
  the 
  general 
  public 
  is 
  probably 
  more 
  inter- 
  

   ested 
  in 
  what 
  is 
  called 
  " 
  medical 
  " 
  entomology 
  than 
  the 
  agricultural 
  

   branch 
  of 
  the 
  subject. 
  But, 
  as 
  time 
  goes 
  on 
  and 
  the 
  human 
  race 
  increases 
  

   in 
  numbers 
  and 
  presses 
  on 
  the 
  soil, 
  it 
  is 
  evident 
  that 
  the 
  proportion 
  of 
  

   crop 
  which 
  we 
  can 
  afford 
  to 
  give 
  up 
  to 
  the 
  insect 
  world 
  must 
  be 
  less 
  and 
  

   that 
  in 
  the 
  end 
  control 
  of 
  the 
  vegetarian 
  insects 
  becomes 
  also 
  a 
  question 
  

   of 
  race 
  preservation. 
  It 
  is 
  recognized 
  by 
  every 
  one 
  that 
  insect 
  control 
  is 
  

   a 
  matter 
  of 
  the 
  greatest 
  difficulty. 
  As 
  a 
  rule, 
  the 
  smaller 
  the 
  animal 
  

   the 
  more 
  difficult 
  it 
  is 
  to 
  control 
  (what 
  is 
  lost 
  in 
  size 
  is, 
  in 
  fact, 
  gained 
  

   in 
  elusiveness) 
  and 
  thus 
  if 
  any 
  real 
  control 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  established 
  this 
  can 
  

   only 
  be 
  done 
  by 
  methods 
  of 
  great 
  subtlety 
  based 
  on 
  a 
  very 
  complete 
  

   knowledge 
  of 
  the 
  habits 
  of 
  the 
  pests 
  we 
  are 
  dealing 
  with. 
  The 
  moral 
  is 
  

   I 
  think 
  plain. 
  Gentlemen, 
  you 
  have 
  a 
  large 
  programme 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  you 
  

   and 
  I 
  will 
  not 
  detain 
  you 
  longer. 
  I 
  again 
  wish 
  you 
  a 
  successful 
  conference 
  

   and 
  a 
  pleasant 
  stay 
  at 
  Pusa. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Milligan 
  was 
  followed 
  by 
  the 
  Chairman, 
  Mr. 
  T. 
  Bainbrigge 
  

   Fletcher, 
  Imperial 
  Entomologist, 
  who 
  addressed 
  the 
  Meeting 
  as 
  

   follows 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  Opening 
  Address 
  by 
  the 
  Chairman. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Milligan 
  and 
  Gentlemen, 
  In 
  the 
  first 
  place 
  I 
  wish 
  to 
  thank 
  Mr. 
  

   Milligan 
  on 
  behalf 
  of 
  this 
  Meeting 
  for 
  the 
  kindly 
  words 
  which 
  he 
  has 
  

   just 
  addressed 
  to 
  us. 
  It 
  is 
  no 
  easy 
  matter, 
  as 
  Mr. 
  Milligan 
  has 
  had 
  to 
  

   do 
  on 
  this 
  occasion, 
  to 
  address 
  three 
  meetings 
  in 
  one 
  day 
  on 
  such 
  

   diverse 
  subjects 
  as 
  Mycology, 
  Chemistry 
  and 
  Entomology. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  once 
  again 
  my 
  privilege 
  to 
  welcome 
  to 
  Pusa 
  the 
  various 
  delegates 
  

   who 
  have 
  come 
  here 
  to 
  represent 
  Local 
  Governments 
  and 
  Departments 
  

   at 
  this 
  Meeting, 
  and 
  on 
  behalf 
  of 
  the 
  Entomological 
  Section 
  of 
  this 
  

   Institute 
  I 
  offer 
  you, 
  gentlemen, 
  a 
  hearty 
  welcome. 
  Our 
  only 
  regret 
  

   is 
  that 
  your 
  stay 
  here 
  will 
  be 
  comparatively 
  brief, 
  as 
  the 
  business 
  before 
  

   us 
  will 
  not 
  occupy 
  more 
  than 
  this 
  week. 
  But 
  whilst 
  you 
  are 
  here 
  I 
  

   hope 
  that 
  you 
  will 
  realize 
  that 
  our 
  resources 
  are 
  at 
  your 
  disposal 
  and 
  

   that 
  any 
  help 
  or 
  information 
  which 
  we 
  can 
  afford 
  will 
  be 
  given 
  to 
  the 
  

   best 
  of 
  our 
  ability. 
  The 
  sessions 
  of 
  the 
  Meeting 
  will 
  occupy 
  our 
  mornings 
  

   but 
  the 
  afternoons 
  will 
  be 
  free 
  for 
  you 
  to 
  consult 
  our 
  collections, 
  records 
  

   and 
  library 
  and 
  we 
  hope 
  that 
  you 
  will 
  take 
  full 
  advantage 
  of 
  doing 
  so. 
  

  

  These 
  Meetings, 
  as 
  I 
  told 
  you 
  on 
  the 
  last 
  occasion, 
  are 
  intended 
  to 
  be 
  

   as 
  informal 
  as 
  possible 
  and 
  are 
  meant 
  to 
  provide 
  a 
  means 
  for 
  mutual 
  

   help 
  and 
  discussion 
  regarding 
  all 
  branches 
  of 
  Indian 
  Entomology. 
  

  

  