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tains about 5,700 determined species, perhaps 5,000 specimens undetermined, and 
altogether more than 50,000 specimens. We have about 3,000 photographic negatives 
of insects and their work and about 800 lantern slides. 
Professor G. H. Lamson, Jr., Professor of Zoology, Connecticut Agricultural 
College, Storrs, gave a brief account of some of his work on the parasites of poultry, 
cattle and sheep. 
Mr. M. P. Zappe, Assistant Entomologist, Agricultural Experiment Station, New 
Haven, then gave an account of the Asiatic beetle, Anomala orientalis Waterhouse, 
which has appeared near a nursery in the western part of the city of New Haven, 
damaging lawns by eating off the grass roots. It was first collected in July, 1920, 
and in the fall of 1922, people in that vicinity began to complain of injury to lawns. 
Presumably it may have been introduced in balls of earth on nursery stock imported 
from Japan. Life history studies have not yet been completed, and we do not yet 
know whether the life cycle requires one or two years. Both cyanide and carbon 
disulphide emulsion were applied to the lawns, and in some instances each gave as 
high as 100 per cent, kill, but on account of the local conditions and the danger con¬ 
nected with the use of cyanide, we prefer the carbon disulphide emulsion. Most of 
the larvae are within two inches of the surface when feeding, but go deeper to pass 
the winter. The larva pupates in cells in the soil late in June, and the adults appear 
two weeks later. They do not fly much and are found rather close to the ground. 
Professor J. A. Manter, Instructor in Entomology, Connecticut Agricultural 
College, Storrs, distributed an outline of the courses in Entomology given at the 
College, and described these courses briefly. Students taking entomology at the 
College fall into three groups: (1) short course of 20 weeks; (2) students in Agri¬ 
culture, Horticulture, Forestry and Animal Husbandry, who need to know some¬ 
thing about the insects which affect their crops and animals; (3) students specializ¬ 
ing in entomology. The students of the third group are urged to take summer jobs 
where they can work on insect problems, thus acquiring practical experience. 
Professor Alexander Petrunkevitch, Professor of Zoology in Yale University, re¬ 
ferred to the general interest in entomology as manifested by attendance at meetings, 
yet it is one of the last subjects to be taught in American Universities. He related his 
experiences in teaching undergraduate entomology at Yale under somewhat trying 
circumstances. Students were required to identify insects by their structural charac¬ 
ters. Formerly this course was required of all men preparing to enter the School of 
Forestry. Now it is no longer required. 
Professor W. R. Coe, Professor of Biology in Yale University, explained his course 
in Forest Entomology at Yale. It consists of three-hour periods, and there are 20 
exercises of laboratory and field work. The students are shown injuries to living 
trees, sawlogs and finished products, are taught to distinguish between injurious and 
beneficial insects and are made acquainted with methods in insect control. It is un¬ 
fortunate that the course must be given in winter. 
The subject of teaching entomology was discussed by Mr. A. F. Burgess, who 
emphasized the importance of practical field work in insect control. Such informa¬ 
tion cannot be obtained from books, and most of the men graduating from our in¬ 
stitutions have only a theoretical knowledge. There seems to be a good opportunity 
for demonstrations and field practice at Storrs. The diffusion of knowledge cannot be 
restricted to a single center but must come from many different sources and from 
