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state. Any worker in the Southern States is a member of the Associa¬ 
tion. 
It has no schedules for meetings, but the meetings are called when¬ 
ever any grave matter confronting the entomologists requires serious 
and immediate attention. All the meetings so far have been for 
specific purposes, they have been well attended and at every meeting 
definite policies have been formed for the guidance of the various 
workers in their respective states in order to achieve uniform and con¬ 
certed action. At this meeting over fifty representatives, including 
nearly all the Southern States, were present. 
A. F. Conradi, 
Secretary. 
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COTTON STATES ENTOMOLO¬ 
GISTS At Vicksburg, Miss., March 1, 2 and 3, 1920 
Be It Resolved, That the thanks of this Association be extended to the Associa¬ 
tion of Southern Agricultural Workers for its invitation to affiliate with that Asso¬ 
ciation, that such invitation be hereby accepted, and that the President of our 
Association be delegated and authorized to arrange for such affiliation. 
Be It Resolved, That it is the conviction of the members of this Association that 
the European corn borer, Japanese beetle, Oriental peach moth and gipsy moth, 
foreign pests established in the northeastern United States, constitute a potential 
menace to the agricultural prosperity of the Southern States, and we urge upon the 
National Government such steps and appropriations as are necessary to prevent the 
further spread of these destructive pests in the United States, that earnest efforts 
should be made to eradicate them. 
Be It Resolved, That the experience of Texas and Louisiana with the pink boll- 
worm emphasizes the importance of each state doing systematic scouting work for 
such dangerous insect pests as the pink bollworm, European corn borer, Oriental 
peach moth, sweet potato weevil, etc. 
Be It Resolved, That it is apparent that there is need for crop pest control laws, 
with the necessary funds to enforce them, in every state to enable responsible authori¬ 
ties to deal promptly and effectively with dangerous pests wherever they may become 
established. 
Be It Resolved, That while, in our opinion, a wide diversity in climatic conditions, 
horticultural products and insect fauna makes impractical the application of uniform 
nursery inspection laws and regulations in all the states of the United States, it is, 
nevertheless, desirable, in the interests of increased horticultural development and 
the economical administration of inspection measures, that such laws and regulations 
be standardized in the Southern States, and uniformity therein secured as far as may 
be possible, and that to this end it js recommended that nursery inspection laws, or 
rules and regulations placed in effect in the Southern States include the following 
essentials: 
1. Nursery inspection certificates should remain continuously in force (instead of 
expiring at a certain date each year) as long as the nursery continues to pass frequent 
and thorough inspections. 
2. Nursery inspection fees and license fees should be abolished. 
3. Each state should require a valid and unaltered certificate of inspection of 
uniform size and appearance attached to each container of nursery stock. For this 
