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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 
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C. H. Hadley, Harrisburg, Pa.; M. P. Zappe, New Haven, Conn.; G. A. Dean, 
Washington, D. C., L. H. Worthley, D. J. Caffrey and D. W. Jones, Arlington, 
Mass. 
A conference called by State Director of Agriculture Truax at Wooster, Ohio, in 
July, was attended by Prof. H. A. Gossard, J. S. Houser, L. L. Huber, C. R. Neis- 
wander and C. R. Cutright of the Station staff, Mr. Fall representing the Federal 
Department, Mr. Faxon for the State Bureau of Plant Industry, and Herbert 
Osborn for the Extension Department of the State University as entomologists: 
officers of the Board of Agriculture and Experiment Station were also present. A 
number of matters of policy relating to control measures for the corn borer were dis¬ 
cussed and definite agreement reached on a number of points. 
A conference of entomologists and others interested in chinch bug control in the 
southwestern winter wheat territory was held in the office of the Southwestern 
Wheat Improvement Association at Kansas City, Mo., October 29. The following 
entomologists were present: T. B. Gordon, Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture; 
C. E. Sanborn, Oklahoma Experiment Station; M. H. Swenk, University of Nebras¬ 
ka; Otis Wade, Extension Entomologist of Missouri; E. G. Kelly, Extension Ento¬ 
mologist of Kansas; J. W. McColloch, Kansas State Agricultural College and S. J. 
Hunter, Kansas University. Plans were prepared and endorsed by all present for 
an unified campaign of winter burning to control the chinch bug in Oklahoma, 
Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. 
An initial meeting of the entomologists of Indiana was held at Purdue University, 
Lafayette, Indiana, October 26. The purpose of this conference was to enable the 
men throughout the State interested in entomology to become better acquainted 
wath one another and with the problems with which each is dealing that they might 
better cooperate and be of mutual assistance, and also, so far as possible, to promote 
the entomological interests within the State. Those participating in the conference 
included the following: W. S. Blatchley, E. B. Williamson, A. C. Kinsey, F. N. 
Wallace, IT. F. Dietz, B. E. Montgomery, W. H. Larrimer, W. B. Noble, H. R. 
Painter, B. A. Porter, J. Troop, W. A. Price, C. R. Cleveland, G. M. Stirrett, H. E. 
Enders and J. J. Davis. J. G. Sanders was a visitor. 
According to Science , the 91st meeting of the Pacific Coast Entomological Society 
was held at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, September 11. 
Dr. J. A. Comstock was elected chairman and H. E. Burke secretary. The following 
members and guests were present: A. J. Basinger, H. E. Burke, R. E. Campbell, 
J. A. Comstock, F. R. Cole, H. S. Fawcett, C. K. Fisher, R. D. Hartman, Trevor 
Kincaid, A. O. Larson, Isabel McCracken, H. S. Smith, H. E. Summers, E. P. Van 
Duzee, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Volck, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wright, Mr. Osterhout. 
The following papers were presented: “Problems of the Amateur Entomologist” by 
W. S. Wright; “Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences” by E.P. Van 
Duzee; “Curious Diptera from the Philippines and Adjacent Regions” by F. R. Cole; 
“The Alder Sawfly,” “The European Earwig” by Trevor Kincaid; “The Rediscovery 
of a Lost Species” by J. A. Comstock. 
According to Science , a permanent organization to be known as the National 
Bollweevil Control Association was created on October 26, marking the end of the 
bollweevil menace conference at New r Orleans. The association will be perfected by 
an executive committee of twenty-two members, representing the varied interests 
