Insect Problem 

 Studied Here by 

 Entomologists 



Insect pests of tjfre western Pacific 

 face a bleak future with some of 

 the leading entomologists of the 

 nation now in Honolulu to conduct 

 a historic meeting to evolve methods 

 of combatting the tiny visitors. 



The three day conference, first of 

 its kind ever held, begins Tuesday 

 and has been arranged by the Pa- 

 cific science board of the national 

 research council in conjunction with 

 the navy department, Hawaiian 

 Sugar Planters association and other 

 scientific groups. 



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Arriving: from the mainland this 

 morning- were Harold J. Coolid^e, 

 executive secretary of the science 

 board; Dr. C. P. Causen, principal 

 entomologist of the U. S. bureau of 

 entomology and plant quarantine in 

 Washington, D. C. and Theodore R. 

 Gardner of the nation entomology 

 bureau. 



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Edward H. Bryan Jr. is the Hono- 

 lulu representative of the science 

 board who will participate as well 

 as representatives from HSPA. 



From the meeting a detailed set of 

 quarantine regulations covering in- 

 sect pests of Micronesia is expected 

 to evolve. 



