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no objection to the report of the committee it will be ac- 

 cepted. 



A Member: Mr. Chairman, I want to say just a word. 

 I am a Wisconsin born man. Seven years ago T had the 

 privilege of attending the state meeting held in the city of 

 Oshkosh at that time, and if you could have been there and 

 compared that meeting with the meeting held here to-day 

 you would say that fellow from Wisconsin that Mr. Cur- 

 tis has just referred to, that wrote that lettter, ought to 

 go away back and sit down and shut up. They were not 

 in it. 



Mr. Rogers : Mr. Chairman, I think it would be proper 

 for this Society to extend a vote of thanks to the committee. 

 I feel that they are on a line of work which is going to do a 

 whole lot of good, and I, for one, would make that motion 

 before this Society, that we extend a hearty vote of thanks 

 to the committee for their work thus far. 



Motion seconded and passed. 



President Gold: I have had a request to call for the 

 reading of the report of the Committee on Injurious Insects. 

 We will ask Dr. Britton to present the report. 



Report of Committee on Injurious Insects. 



The season of 1909 was remarkable on account of the 

 abundance of aphids of all kinds, and much damage was 

 done to fruit trees in various parts of the state. The most 

 serious injury to bearing trees was caused by the Rosy Apple 

 Aphis, which is known in literature under various scientific 

 names, such as Aphis sorbi Kalt.. A. />yn'' Boyer, and A. mal- 

 ifoliae Fitch. Though the scientific identity of the insect 

 apparently has not been established, the common name Rosy 

 Apple Aphis is generally accepted and is an appropriate one. 

 The damage in the southwestern portion of the state was so 

 great that bearing trees made little growth and the leaves 



