No. 145. 



ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.* 



May 11th, 1915. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., Vice President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Scientific Meeting were confirmed. 



The Secretary read a Report on the Additions made to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of April 1915. 



The House-Fly Campaign. 



Prof. H. Maxwell Lefroy, M.A., F.Z.S., Curator of Insects, 

 gave an account of the House-Fly Exhibition to be held in the 

 Society's Gardens, and exhibited specimens of various kinds of fly- 

 traps which would be on view to the public. The habits of the 

 common house-flies and blow-flies would also be shown, as well as 

 samples of the chemicals and appliances useful in dealing with 

 fly- outbreaks. 



For the benefit of health officers, the publications dealing with 

 flies had been collected, and would be available for consultation 

 by those interested. 



Attention was drawn to the fact that not much practical 

 information was available, and the need of immediate research 

 was emphasised. Definite problems were indicated, whose selection 

 would greatly help any campaign against house-flies or blow- flies. 



A special illustrated pamphlet dealing with the life-history of 



* This Abstract is published by the Society at its offices, Zoological Gardens, 

 Eegent's Park, N.W., on the Tuesday following the date of Meeting to which 

 it refers. It will be issued, along with the ' Proceedings,' free of extra charge, 

 to all Fellows who subscribe to the Publications ; but it may be obtained on the 

 day of publication at the price of Sixpence, or, if desired, sent post-free for 

 the 6um of Six Shillings per annum, payable in advance. 



