Appendix C 
REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGIC FIELD STATION 
CONIDUCNEID AI QED BOING, IN, W., JUN 
Wels, SUIMIMUEIN QUE GOs 
BY 
JAMES G. NEEDHAM 
In accordance with instructions from the State Entomologist I 
proceeded to Old Forge, N. Y. at the middle of June 1905 to con- 
tinue the study of aquatic insects and their relation to the food 
of fishes, that was begun at Saranac Inn in 1900. Through the 
cooperation and courtesy of the New York State Forest, Fish and 
Game Commission, laboratory quarters were soon provided in 
the Old Forge hatchery and a good collecting boat was placed at 
my disposal. I was again fortunate in having an experienced 
and capable collaborator in the person of Dr C. Betten who, while 
giving special attention to collecting and rearing caddis flies, 
took a large part in all the other work of the season. 
To Mr Henry Davidson who was in charge of the hatchery, and 
to Mrs Davidson, we were indebted for much information and assist- 
ance, and for the kindly and helpful interest they took in our work. 
Mr A. C. Church, whose house adjoins the hatchery, very kindly 
‘placed a convenient dark room at our disposal. The friendly in- 
terest of the people of Old Forge, the good collecting grounds near 
at hand, the varied and interesting fauna, and, during a fair propor- 
tion of the time, pleasant weather for outdoor work, all joined to 
make the field season of 1905 (June 15-August 20) very pleasant 
and fairly productive of good results. Visits to our station, for 
the purpose of inspecting our work and of collecting in the field 
with us, were made by Dr Felt, by Assistant State Entomologist 
Mr D. B. Young and by the late lamented State Zoologist, Dr F. 
C. Paulmier, whose untimely death has removed from service a 
most capable student of the fauna of our State. 
The work done by us was all in continuation of that done before 
and already reported upon in Bulletins 47,68 and 86 of this museum. 
Dr Betten gave his chief attention to collecting and to rearing 
caddis fly larvae and was very successful in that work. The results 
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