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In reply to Prof. Smith, Mr. Fletcher said that there was no intention of 

 always having the meetings of the Association of Economic Entomologists at the 

 same time and place as the Committee of the Association of Agricultural 

 Experiment Stations. The place of meeting would be decided annually. As to 

 covering the same ground, if the Association of Economic Entomologists continued 

 to exist, it would draw into its membership entomologists from all parts of the 

 world while the committee could only contain the entomolos^ists employed at the 

 various experiment stations. In answer to Dr. Weed he was sure that others 

 than experiment station entomologists would always feel themselves to a large 

 extent outsiders. 



Prof. A. J. Cook of Michigan, read a paper on " Work of the Entomologists in 

 Experiment Stations," in which he gave his ideas of the manner in which bulletins 

 should be prepared and detailed his own method of reaching the agricultural 

 public. 



There was an interesting discussion on these subjects participated in by 

 Messrs. Woodworth, Harvey, Weed, Smith and Aldrich. Dr. Weed spoke of the 

 plan of furnishing articles to the manufacturers of the plates known as " patent 

 insides," which get a large circulation in rural papers. 



Prof. Smith thought the best way to reach farmers was attending and deliver- 

 ing addresses at farmers' institute meetings. 



There was considerable discussion as to the advisability of using old and 

 well known information in bulletins. It was, however, generally conceded that 

 this was necessary so as to make the bulletins of the greatest use to agriculturists. 

 Frequently well known insects appear in destructive numbers and it is necessary 

 to give their complete life history. 



Prof. J, B. Smith spoke on " Fertilizers as Insecticides," giving his experience 

 with Kainit, and muriate of potash. He spoke highly of their use against cutworms 

 and species of aphides which worked beneath the surface of the ground. 



Prof. Riley gave some of his experience with ashes and other materials con- 

 taining potash. Mr. L. 0. Howard read a valuable and extremely interesting paper 

 on " The Habits of Pachyneuron," which demonstrated the good work which is 

 being done by the entomologists of the Division of Entomology at Washington, 

 The question of breeding these and other hymenopterous parasites was discussed 

 by Messrs. Howard and Harvey. In answer to questions from Messrs. Harvey, 

 Fletcher, Cook and Summers, Mr. Howard gave instructions as to the best method 

 of rearing, mailing and mounting specimens. 



Mr. Smith read some notes on the Plum Curculio in which he gave the results 

 of some observations upon eggs laid in apples. He found that the larvae came to 

 maturity only in such fruit as fell from the tree. He was therefore of the 

 opinion that it was necessary for it to be in a state of partial decay. He had 

 found the characteristic injury and larvse of the curculio in the young fruit of 

 Amelanchier Canadensis. He pointed out the importance of collecting and des- 

 troying all fallen fruit. 



This subject was spoken on by Messrs. Beckwith, Harvey, Gillette, 

 Woodworth, Cook and Fletcher. Prof. Smith gave also an experience with the 

 Rosebug," giving an account of serious injury by this insect in Southern New 

 Jersey during the past season. All remedies tried had proved of no avail on 

 account of the enormous numbers of the beetles. He had used pyrethrum, copper 

 fungicides, kerosene emulsion, tobacco, whitewash. The greatest measure of 

 success had followed the use of a " slodge soap." He believed the only remedy 

 for grapes was to bag the bunches. 



Messrs. Howard and Alwood made remarks on this subject and the meeting 

 adjourned. 



