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aiul on its staff was an eutoniologist, Mr. D. L. Van Dine, who 

 rendered valnable assistance to the small farmer in coping with 

 frnit insect pests, and in aiding the local health anthorities 

 in mosquito control hy the introduction of the top-minnows now 

 so abundant and widely spread in our ponds and marshes. 



So it will be seen that there were tliree separate staffs of 

 entomologists in Honolulu — the staff of the Federal Experiment 

 Station, the staff of the Planters' Association, and the staff of 

 the Board of Agriculture and Forestry. Under the circum- 

 stances, it would not be remarkable if a certain amount of 

 duplicating or overlapping should occur in entomological work, 

 with the prospect of considerable waste of energy and time in 

 future research, and for that reason, and because of the gen- 

 n-al interest taken in Hawaii's indigenous insect fauna, and 

 th(^ insect fauna of other countries which might be closely 

 allied thereto, it appeared advisable tliat a society of entomolo- 

 gists be formed for the purpose of interchanging views on 

 entomological subjects, to promote and encourage friendly 

 relations among all who uiiglit in any way be interested in this 

 particular science, and to engender the spirit of co-operation 

 and co-ordination, in so far as was possible, among all the 

 workers in Hawaii ; and iu the forming of this society all of 

 the scientists above named became prominent pioneers. 



When the society was organized, in December, 1904, it was 

 practically understood, as now, that insects already in the Ter- 

 ritory, and those from foreign coimtries closely allied thereto, 

 Avhether of a beneficial or an injurious nature, should constitute 

 the dominant feature of papers and discussions presented, or 

 made the subjects of consideration at meetings of the society. 



There were fifteen members at the time of organization, 

 namely, R. C. L. Perkins, G. W. Kirkaldy. F. W. Terry, J. 

 Kotinsky, O. H. Swezey, A. Koebele, Alexander Craw, W. M. 

 Giffard, W. A. Bryan, D. L Van Dine, R. S. Hosmer, C. F. 

 Fckart, C. J. Austin, Brother Matthias ^e\vell, and Mrs. O. 

 IT. Swezey. Of this numljer eight were (entomologists who were 

 actively engaged in professional work iu the Territory, while 



