JOURNAL 



OF 



ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 



OFFICIAL ORGAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS 



Vol. 8 OCTOBER, 1915 No. 5 



Report of Special Meeting of the American Association of 

 Economic Entomologists, Berkeley, California, 

 August 9 and lo, 1915. 



A special meeting of the American Association of Economic Ento- 

 mologists was held at the L^niversity of California, August 9 and 10, 

 1915. Joint sessions were also held with the Pacific Slope Association 

 of Economic Entomologists. 



The attendance at each session averaged 45. Among the members 

 and visitors present were the following: 



E. A. Back, Honolulu, H. T.; E. D. Ball, Logan, Utah; F. C. Bishopp, Dallas, 

 Texas; LawTence Bruner, Lincoln, Xeb.; A. F. Burgess, Melrose Highlands, Mass.; 

 R. E. Campbell, Hayward, CaKf.; Mrs. R. E. CampbeU, Hayward, Calif.; H. G. 

 Champion, Oxford, England; Leroy Childs, Hood River, Oregon; T. D. A. Cocker- 

 ell, Boulder, Cahf.; G. A. Coleman, Berkeley, Calif.; R. A. Cooley, Bozeman, Mont.; 

 W. M. Davidson, Wabiut Creek, Calif.; E. M. Ehrhorn, Honolulu, H. T.; E. O. 

 Essig, Berkeley, Calif.; S. W. Foster, San Francisco, Calif.; Geo. P. Gray, Berkeley, 

 Calif.; Ralph Hopping, San Francisco, Cahf.; L. O. Howard, Washington, D. C; 

 S. A. Johnson, Ft. Collins, Colo.; A. L. Melander, Pullman, Wash.; J. M. Miller, 

 Ashland, Oregon; R. L. Nougaret, Wahiut Creek, Cahf.; C. E. Pemberton, Hono- 

 lulu, H. T.; D. O. Robinson, Imperial, Cahf.; E. E. SchoU, Austin, Texas; Mrs. 



E. E. Scholl, Austin, Texas; H. S. Smith, Sacramento, Cahf.; A. T. Speare, Hono- 

 lulu, H. T.; Mrs. A. T. Speare, Honolulu, H. T.; A. E. Stene, Kingston, R. I.; A. F. 

 Swain, Berkeley, Calif.; O. H. Swezey, Honolulu, H. T.; Mrs. O. H. Swezey, Hon- 

 olulu, H. T.; T. D. Urbahns, Pasadena, Calif.; E. P. Van Dyke, Berkeley, Cahf.; 



F. A. Varrelman, Berkeley, Cahf.; H. L. Viereck, Sacramento, Cahf.; Alfred Warren, 

 Honolulu, H. T.; G. P. Weldon, Sacramento, Cahf.; H. F. Wilson, Corvalhs, Oregon; 

 and G. N. Wolcott, Rio Piedras, Porto Rico. 



In the absence of President Herrick the meeting was called to order 

 by Prof. R. A. Cooley, first vice-president of the Association. 



A committee consisting of H. F. Wilson and the secretary were 

 appointed to arrange the program and Dr. L. O. Howard was called 

 to the chair. 



The following address was presented by Vice-President Cooley: 



