24 ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS. 



At the conclusion of the president's address the secretary was or- 

 dered to extend the thanks of the association to President Garman 

 for his interesting and valuable address, and to send to him greetings 

 of the season and best wishes for his speedy recovery. 



Mr. Newell stated that in his opinion entomologists, with but few 

 exceptions, had neglected giving the attention and study to insect 

 problems affecting the public health that the importance of the sub- 

 ject justified. Entomologists have laid great stress upon the impor- 

 tance of their work in combating insects injurious to crops and fruits, 

 and have made many estimates, showing, in dollars and cents, the 

 amount of damage done, yet the public health and human life is of far 

 more importance than the prevention of mere financial loss. The 

 control of yellow fever and of malaria is an entomological problem 

 entirely, yet it has been largely in the hands of physicians; and the 

 medical fraternity, because of the impossibility of obtaining from 

 the entomologists adequate knowledge regarding the life histories of 

 insects instrumental in spreading disease, have themselves been forced 

 to take up entomological and life-history work. The insect problems 

 which are intimately connected with the dissemination of diseases, 

 both of human beings and of live stock, are certainly of sufficient 

 importance to warrant much more attention being paid them by the 

 entomologists. The latter should be able to anticipate, in a measure, 

 the entomological knowledge that is likely to be needed by physicians 

 and should, by study and investigation, prepare themselves to furnish 

 this information when it is needed — oftentimes in dire emergencies, 

 when there is no leisure for investigation and life-history work. 



Mr. Britton said that physicians often appear loath to ask informa- 

 tion of entomologists. There ought to be an effort made on both 

 sides, however, to get together and work in harmony. It is an im- 

 portant fact that yellow fever may occur in other places than the 

 natural habitats of Stegomyia. In the year 1794, 160 cases occurred 

 in and about New Haven, Conn. It is probable that these originated 

 from mosquitoes brought on a ship from the West Indies. How far 

 north does the Stegomyia occur in the Mississippi Valley ? 



Mr. Hunter answered that Stegomyia has been found in St. Louis. 



At the conclusion of the discussion on the president's address, the 

 report of the secretary-treasurer was read and approved. 



An assessment of $1 was levied on the members present. 



Mr. Herbert Osborn, chairman of the committee on nomenclature, 

 presented the following report : 



