AprH, '15] 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES 



307 



Prof. A. E. Stene, State Entomologist, Kingston, R. 1. 



Mr. C. W. Loveland, Assistant Entomologist, Providence, R. I. 



Dr. W. E. Britton, State Entomologist, New Haven, Conn. 



Mr. I. W. Davis, Assistant Entomologist, New Haven, Conn. 



Dr. T. J. Headlee, State Entomologist, New Brunswick, N. J. 



Mr. Philip B. Ayers, Secretary of Society for the Protection of New Hampshire 



Forests, Boston, Mass. 

 Mr. E. L. Reynolds, Secretarj^ of Massachusetts Forestry Association, Boston» 



Mass. 



Mr. C. B. WiUiams, Mr. Ernest Hargreaves, and Mr. George H. Corbett, 

 Carnegie Scholars, who are studying problems in Economic Entomology in this 

 country; and a number of representatives of the Bureau of Entomology en- 

 gaged in all different hnes of investigation and field work which are being 

 carried on in connection with the gipsy moth project. 

 Other officials having charge of moth work in Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio, 

 were not able to be present at the meeting. 



The meeting was called to order by Dr. Howard and a statement was given by 

 representatives from each state and the Dominion of Canada concerning the pxisting 

 conditions and the methods which were being used to control both the gipsy and 

 brown-tail moths. 



This was followed hy a brief statement by Dr. Howard, in which he indicated that 

 Federal work on these two insects had been brought about largely because of the fact 

 that the states infested were attempting to control these insects. He further stated 

 that there seemed to be httle disposition on the part of Congress to discontinue ap- 

 propriations so long as it could be shown that the states were doing their part in 

 stamping out these pests. 



Statements were then made by members of the Federal gipsy moth force in regard 

 to the different hnes of work which were being carried on and the results which have 

 been accomphshed. 



The parasite and other experimental work was briefly outlined by the writer, and 

 the sylvicultural work, scouting work and quarantine work, was discussed by Messrs. 

 Clement, Worthly and Rogers. 



At the afternoon session a general discussion was taken up in regard to the desira- 

 bility of more uniform legislation in the different states and suggestions were made 

 relative to changing some features of existing laws so as to bring about better results. 

 Sufficient time was available, so that different men in attendance had an opportunity 

 to discuss features of the work in which they were most interested, and it was the 

 opinion of those present that much benefit and a better understanding of conditions 

 in different parts of the infested territorj^ would result. 



During the conference it was brought out that a change in the gipsy moth quaran- 

 tine regulations was pending and that the Federal Horticultural Board expected to 

 permit the shipment of Christmas trees and Christmas greens in the fall of 1915, 

 after they had been inspected. The pr-esent regulations do not permit the shipment 

 of material of this sort outside the areas under quarantine for the gipsy moth. It 

 was the opinion of those present that Christmas trees and greens could not be satis- 

 factorily inspected, owing to the large amount of material which is moved in a short 

 period of time. 



On motion of Dr. Hewitt, the thanks of the meeting were extended to Dr. Howard 

 and the wTiter for calling the meeting and it was voted to hold a similar meeting 

 next winter. 



A. F. Burgess. 



