Appendix C 



REPORT OF THE ENTQMOLOGIC FIELD STATION 



CONDUCTED AT OLD FORGE, N. Y., IN 



THE SUMMER OF 1905 



JAMES G. NEEDHAM 



In accordance with instructions from the State Entomologist I 

 proceeded to Old Forge, N. Y. at the middle of June 1905 to con- 

 tinue the study of aquatic insects and their relation to the food 

 of fishes, that was begun at Saranac Inn in 1900. Through the 

 cooperation and courtesy of the New York State Forest, Fish and 

 Game Commission, laboratory (juarters were soon provided in 

 the Old Forge hatchery and a gtiod collecting boat was placed at 

 my disposal. I was again fortunate in having an experienced 

 and capable collaborator in the person of l)r C. I5etten who, while 

 giving special attention to collecting and rearing caddis flies, 

 took a large part in all the other work of the season. 



To Mr Llenry Davidson who was in charge of the hatchery, and 

 to Mrs Davidson, we were indebted for much information and assist- 

 ance, and for the kindly and helpful interest they took in our work. 

 Mr A. C. Church, whose house adjoins the hatchery, very kindly 

 placed a convenient dark room at our disposal. The friendly in- 

 terest of the people of Old Forge, the good collecting grounds near 

 at hand, the varied and interesting fauna, and, during a fair propor- 

 tion of the time, pleasant weather for outdoor work, all joined to 

 make the field season of 1905 (June 15-August 20) very pleasant 

 and fairly productive of good results. Visits to our station, for 

 the purpose of inspecting our work and of collecting in the field 

 with us, were made by Dr Felt, by Assistant State Entomologist 

 Mr D. B. Young and by the late lamented State Zoologist, Dr F. 

 C. Paulmier, whose untimely death has removed from service a 

 most capable student of the fauna of our State. 



The work done by us was all in continuation of that done before 

 and already reported upon in Bulletins 47,68 and 86 of this museum. 

 Dr Betten gave his chief attention to collecting and to rearing 

 caddis flv larvae and was very successful in that work. The results 



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