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by Caddis Fly Larvae; J. S. Hine, Blood-Sucking Insects Observed on the Katmai 
Expedition; E. A. Hartley, Some Observations on Bark Beetle Depredations in 
Western Yellow Pine in Oregon; P. R. Lowry, Remarks on the Dactylopiinae of 
Ohio; J. S. Houser, The Onion Maggot. The following officers were elected: Pres¬ 
ident, J. S. Houser; vice-president, H. J. Speaker; secretary, T. H. Parks. 
A conference of entomologists was held at the Grand Central Terminal Building, 
New York City, on March 31, to consider standardizing formulas for dusting; con¬ 
tact insecticide dusts; the advisability of arranging experiments in different states 
to obtain more accurate information regarding dusting in comparison with spraying 
for the control of orchard insects. The following entomologists were present:—Dr. 
E. P. Felt, Albany; Professor P. J. Parrott, Geneva; Professors G. W. Herrick and 
C. R. Crosby, Ithaca, N. Y.; Dr. T. J. Headlee, New Brunswick, N. J.; Professor H. E. 
Hodgkiss, State College, and Mr. S. W. Frost, Arendtsville, Pa.; Dr. W. E. Britton, 
New Haven, Conn.; Dr. A. L. Quaintance, Bureau of Entomology, Washington, D. C. 
The seventh annual meeting of the New Jersey Mosquito Extermination Associa¬ 
tion was held at the Chalfonte Hotel, Atlantic City, February 5 and 6. The first 
session was called to order at 8 p. m., Thursday, February 5, by the president of the 
association, Walter R. Hudson, with an address, “The New Jersey Mosquito Prob¬ 
lem and Its Solution.” This was followed by a paper by Dr. L. O. Howard, “Ob¬ 
jects, Methods and Results of Mosquito Control in Different Parts of the World.” 
The speaker gave probably the most complete resume of the work and the published 
results that has been prepared and which will be of much value for reference when 
published in the proceedings of the association. The second session, Friday fore¬ 
noon, was given up to a “Symposium of the 1919 Work of Mosquito Control and Its 
Results.” Reports of the county commissioners from twelve counties were read, fol¬ 
lowed by a summary of the state and county work by Dr. T. J. Headlee. At the 
afternoon session reports were presented on the methods and results of mosquito 
work in Connecticut, Nassau County, New York, Pennsylvania, and New York 
City. The closing session at 8 p. m. was opened by an address, “Objects and Aims 
of the Mosquito Work of the Department of Conservation and Development,” by 
Alfred Gaskill, director. The attendance was less than at some of the previous meet¬ 
ings due to the severe storm which started February 4, and continued during the two 
days of the meeting. Several important papers were omitted as the speakers were 
unable to make connections due to delayed traffic, but the time was fully taken up with 
interesting discussions which would have necessarily been omitted if the complete 
program had been carried out. 
GIPSY MOTH CONFERENCE 
On February 3, 1920, a meeting was held at the State House, Boston, Mass., to 
discuss the present status of the gipsy and brown tail moths in New England, also 
to exchange ideas and views concerning the work of suppression. 
Among those present were:—M. H. McIntyre of Maine; Professor W. C. O’Kane, 
W. A. Osgood and Philip Ayers of New Hampshire; H. L. Bailey of Vermont; Harry 
Horovitz of Rhode Island; I. W. Davis of Connecticut; W. A. L. Bazeley, Commis¬ 
sioner of Conservation of Massachusetts, and members of the State Gipsy Moth 
and Forestry Departments; L. S. McLaine of the Dominion of Canada; Dr. L. O. 
Howard, Chief of the Bureau of Entomology; Mr. A. F. Burgess, in charge of the 
gipsy moth work in New England for the Bureau, and members of the field and 
laboratory force. 
