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occupy the whole of the sand district in South Jersey, and that the 

 larvae are in great abundance everywhere in the brush lands, even down 

 to the shore. It is utterly impractical from this fact to take any meas- 

 ures to destroy the larvae, since thousands of acres of uncultivated land 

 are infested to a really startling extent! 



Mr. Alwood said that he was also in the rose-bug region, but that he 

 never met them in such numbers as were described by Mr. Smith. In 

 his experience the kerosene emulsion would kill them readily, and he 

 was able to keep them down by the use of arsenites. He stated that he 

 was not fully satisfied as to methods of treating this insect, but fully 

 expected to master it in the future. 



Mr. Howard asked where the pyrethrum for these experiments was 

 obtained. 



Mr. Smith replied that he had been at special pains to get a fresh mate- 

 rial in New York City, both of Buhach and of the Persian powder, and 

 that Colonel Pearson, in his determination to get the best, paid $2 for a 

 pound of a guaranteed article in Philadelphia. 



NOVEMBER 13— MORNING MEETING. 



Twenty-one persons present, Dr. Eiley in the chair. 



The assessment imposed at the previous meeting was called for by 

 the president, and $4.25 was paid over to the Secretary to reimburse him 

 for expenses incurred and to be incurred. 



The election of officers for the next meeting was then taken up, and 

 resulted as follows : 



For President James Fletcher. 



For Vice President F. H. Snow. 



For 'Second Vice President Herbert Osborn. 



For Secretary L. 0. Howard. 



On motion of Mr. Howard, the committee on cooperation was con- 

 tinued. 



Mr. Smith stated that many of the bulletins of the stations did not 

 Teach him, and he asked rather than moved that each member of the 

 association mail to each other member a copy of every bulletin so is- 

 sued, and also that each member receiving such copy acknowledge 

 receipt to the sender. 



Mr. Forbes agreed to this proposition. It was not until he attempted 

 to gain a review of the work of the year that he found how many bulle- 

 tins he lacked. 



Mr. Woodworth asked that each member of the association be fur- 

 nished with a list of the members. 



Mr. Howard asked that the members of the staff of the Entomological 

 Division be included. 



Mr. Forbes moved that the invitation of Entomological Club of the 

 A. A. A. S., that this association meet with them next year at Wash- 

 ington be accepted. 



