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quarters, but will be more fully organized 

 and equipped in the autumn of 1908. In 

 the' new building to be erected ample 

 laboratory space will be given, and a spa- 

 cious insectary will be erected, with an 

 isolated building for fumigation experi- 

 ments. Professor Enzio Renter, a well- 

 known writer on economic entomology, is 

 in charge of this work in Finland ; and 

 with the additional facilities expected 

 there are sure to be more than commen- 

 surate results of practical value. 



SOUTH AMERICA 



Outside of the field of the investigation 

 of mosquitoes, excellent work on which has 

 been done by Dr. Lutz and Dr. Goeldi of 

 Brazil, the situation is much the same as 

 it was in 1894. Since that time, however, 

 an important investigation of the locust 

 ravages in Argentina was made by a 

 North American entomologist. Professor 

 Lawrence Bruner, whose expenses were 

 paid by an association of merchants in 

 Buenos Ayres. An admirable report was 

 published, which does credit to American 

 entomology. Subsequently the well known 

 French entomologist, Professor J. Kiinckel 

 d'Herculais, was employed to continue 

 these investigations, which he did with the 

 success to be expected. 



Quite recently the government of Chile 

 has undertaken systematic work in eco- 

 nomic entomology, and has appointed a 

 young native scientific man, Professor M. 

 Rivera, professor of entomology at the 

 Santiago Agricultural School, to take 

 charge of this work, and to establish a gov- 

 ernment research laboratory at Santiago. 

 Professor Rivera has just visited Europe 

 -and is at present in the United States, in- 

 forming himself as to methods, books, ma- 

 chinery and equipment, and is arranging 

 for an exchange of useful insects between 

 Chile and the other countries. 



In the 1894 address the important earlier 



work of Mr. Edwyn C. Reed was men- 

 tioned and it is interesting to note that at 

 the present time his second son, Mr. Charles 

 S. Reed, natural-history professor at the 

 Concepcion Agricultural and at other col- 

 leges, is interesting himself in economic 

 entomology. He has written several 

 pamphlets on noxious insects and on 

 Chilean birds that have been published at 

 his own expense. 



SOUTH APEICA 



Great progress has been made in this 

 part of the world since the publication of 

 the last address. In 1895 Mr. C. P. Louns- 

 bury, of Massachusetts, was appointed en- 

 tomologist to the government of the Cape 

 Colony. His work was excellent from the 

 start. He has conducted investigations of 

 a high value to the colony, and to the whole 

 of South Africa. Governmental confi- 

 dence in his ability has been shown by in- 

 creased facilities; he now has four assist- 

 ants, a clerk, five hands for rough work, 

 and various other assistants when needed; 

 this is for the ordinary work of the office. 

 In addition legislative action provides for 

 nursery inspection and restrictions on the 

 transportation of plants, and in other 

 directions. The animal diseases experi- 

 ment station is entirely under the charge 

 of the office, and sums have been appro- 

 priated for locust destruction. The work 

 done by Mr. Lounsbury has been of most 

 varied character, and of the most excellent 

 quality; his investigation of the South 

 African ticks has been of striking value, 

 and a model for investigators in other 

 parts of the world. 



In Natal Mr. Claude Fuller ranks as 

 government entomologist and chief locust 

 officer; he is also a chief inspector under 

 the plant diseases act, and the officer ad- 

 ministering the burr-weeds and Scotch- 

 thistle exterminating acts. He has two as- 

 sistants, Mr. A. E. Kelley and Mr. von 



