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should recall those of well-known entomologists, or serve to honor the 
names of the originators. This remark indicates how prevalent yet 
the idea seems to be that natural history names are for the purpose of 
honoring those who coin them, or those for whom they are coined, 
rather than of advancing knowledge. 
The San Jose Scale in the East — When we announced, at the meeting 
of the American Association for the Advancement of Science last sum- 
mer, that the San Jose" Scale (Aspidiotus pemiciosus) had been found 
in the vicinity of Charlottesville, Va., we were not aware that this 
species had obtained a foothold at other points in the East; but during 
the month of March of the present year specimens of this insect were 
received from De Funiak Springs, Fla., and from Charles County, 
Md., with reports indicating that very considerable damage had 
already been done in both localities. In April it was received from 
Lewisburg, Pa., but is apparently limited to a few pear trees and one 
apple tree. Since the publication of the last number of Insect Life, in 
which reports from Messrs. D. W. Coquillett and E. A. Schwarz were 
printed, the Division has, with the aid of the Virginia State Board 
of Agriculture, conducted fumigating operations at Charlottesville, 
which we hope have stamped out the insect in that locality. A report 
on these operations is given in this number. Careful study is now being 
made of the occurrences in Florida and Maryland, and in the latter 
case, on account of its proximity to Washington, the insect will be 
most carefully watched, and exterminated if possible. 
The almost simultaneous appearance of the insects in great numbers 
in these three widely separated localities indicates that there is every 
probability that it exists at present in other — perhaps many other- - 
eastern orchards. In Virginia and Maryland the insect was undoubt- 
edly introduced upon nursery stock pur chased from eastern nursery- 
men. More of this same stock must have been sent out at about 
the same time. In view of this strong probability notices hav^ been 
sent to all the agricultural newspapers describing the scale and urging 
fruit-growers to examine their orchards carefully and report to the 
Department. An emergency bulletin, condensed from the forthcoming 
annual report of the Entomologist, and giving a complete account of the 
insect and the best remedies to be used against it, has been prepared 
and is ready for distribution to all applicants. It is too early to pre- 
dict the consequences of the appearance of this extremely destructive 
species on the Atlantic coast, but the Department will do all it can to 
aid those concerned in stamping it out, as it has done at Charlottsville. 
