JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 
OFFICIAL ORGAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS 
~ OCTOBER, 1923 ” 
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A greatly depleted supply of lumber and high prices have brought all 
phases of the forestry problem to the front. There are highly developed 
systems for fire protection in some areas and large sums are being ex¬ 
pended for reforestation. Both of these are extremely desirable, yet 
insects, as shown by the investigations of Dr. Hopkins, are responsible 
for greater losses in our forested areas than the more spectacular fires. 
Comparatively little has been done in the development of practical 
methods for reducing insect depredations in woodlands. This is some¬ 
thing that must come in the near future and is being developed in portions 
of the United States and Canada, work in the latter country being 
stimulated largely by the extensive depredations of the spruce bud worm. 
The resume given on preceding pages of this issue is a most fitting tri¬ 
bute to an earlier worker. It should result not only in giving credit 
where credit is due but also serve to call attention to an exceedingly 
important and difficult line of work which should receive more attention 
from entomologists. The extensive planting of young trees in connec¬ 
tion with reforestation programs is resulting in more problems, since 
experience has shown that certain insects are not slow to take advantage 
of the situation. Forest entomologists must develop methods which will 
make the new plantings reasonably safe from injury as well as devise 
means for reducing insect injury to the older growth and various forest 
products. Insects affecting shade and park trees have so much in 
common with forest insects, that the two should not be separated. It is 
illogical to spend large sums for fire protection of woodlands and for 
reforestation, both highly desirable, and allow these efforts to be nulli¬ 
fied to a great degree by preventable insect depredations. In other 
words, a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. Can the entomologist 
aid in making a stronger chain? 
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