MONTHLY LETTER OF THE BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY: 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Number 139 



November, 1925 



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', . CHARLES WALTER MINOTT | 
Charles Walter Minott, of the Gipsy Moth and Brown-tail Moth Inves- 
tigations, Bureau of Entomology, died at his home in Melrose Highlands 
on the morning of November 28. He was on duty November 10, with three 
other members of the Gipsy Moth force. They had just completed the 
observations at one of the “observation points” in Marshfield, Mass., and 
had returned to their car, when. Mr. Minott’s companions noticed that he 
was having difficulty in putting on his coat. He could not speak, and 
his right side seemed paralyzed. .He was helped into the car and rushed 
to a physician iq Brockton, who advised moving him at once to his home at 
Melrose Highlands. Although he was conscious at times, he never spoke again. 
Mr. Minott was born at Westminister, Mass., April 1, 1859. He grad- 
uated from the Massachusetts Agricultural College with the class of 1883, 
receiving the degree of B. S., and was connected with the Vermont Experiment 
Station, at Burlington, for several years. He has been associated with 
the Gipsy Moth work most of the time since 1892, and with the Bureau of 
Entomology since October 3,°1911. Since the time of his appointment with 
the Bureau he has been particularly interested in the various factors 
causing natural increase or decrease of the gipsy moth in the field. He 
also made some special investigations on the effect of the gipsy moth 
infestations on cranberry bogs, publishing his results in 1922, © 
He was an active member of the American Association of Economic 
_ Entomologists, and presented at the 1924-25 meetings of this association 
a very interesting paper on "Some Results of the Defoliation of Trees," 
prepared by himself and I. T. Guild, of the Gipsy Moth Investigations. 
.+Mr. Minott.was a clean-living’ and lovable man. His associates have 
lost an affectionate friend, and the moth work one of its oldest members, 
both in years and in length of service. 
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