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The Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar Herbst) enters upon the 
scene at least two weeks before its first crescent cuts are made in the 
fruit, ready and free to devote all its energies to obtainiugthe supply 
of food needed for the development of its eggs and for the labors attend- 
ing its complicated and painstaking method of oviposition. 
Seventeen species of insects are named above, each one of which is 
feeding voraciously during the blossoming of our fruit trees. Possibly 
as many more could be added to the list, all of which could best be 
destroyed by arsenical spraying. 
It is therefore respectfully submitted whether there should be the 
intermission of spraying as proposed, urged, and sought to be made 
compulsory through legislation, until it shall appear beyond all contro- 
versy that the interests of the agriculturist and the fruit-grower — each 
carefully considered and perhaps weighed one against the other — really 
demand it. 
In the discussion following, Mr. Webster stated that he had as yet 
reached no positive opinion as to the poisoning of bees by spraying. 
Mr. Garman had observed in one instance a bee alight on a recently 
sprayed tree and suck up from a leaf a drop of the liquid containing 
London purple. He had no doubt that thirsty bees did sometimes get 
in this way some of the poison, but whether it was sufficient to injure 
them or not was a question requiring investigation. 
The Association then adjourned to meet at 2 o'clock p. m. 
FIFTH SESSION— AUGUST 16. 
The Association was called to order by Vice-President Smith at 
2 p. m. 
The committee on nominations reported the following officers as its 
selection for the next meeting : 
For President, L. O. Howard, Washington, D. C. 
For Vice-President, J. B. Smith, New Brunswick, N. J. 
For Second Vice-President, F. L. Harvey, Orono, Me. 
For Secretary, C. P. Gillette, Fort Collins, Colo. 
On motion the by-laws were suspended and the secretary was in- 
structed to cast the ballot of the Association in favor of these nomina- 
tions. They were declared elected. 
The following paper was then read: 
