REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR, 1922 35 
early July accompanied by the statement that they were so numerous 
upon a lawn in Greene county as to practically destroy it by their 
burrowing operations. 
Technical studies. The Entomologist’s work upon gall midges 
has been continued as opportunity offered and has resulted in a num- 
ber of most interesting collections from various parts of North 
America and the Old World, especially India, being submitted for 
identification. The numerous types of new genera and species 
erected have been deposited in the state collections, making them 
invaluable for all subsequent students of the group. A summary of 
these studies, with special reference to our own fauna, is awaiting 
publication. 
Publications. There have been no Museum publications relat- 
ing to entomology issued during the period covered by this report. 
The marked peculiarities in the behavior of the European corn borer 
in this State as compared with conditions in eastern Massachusetts 
led to a revision of the Entomologist’s account of this insect issued 
as Cornell Extension Bulletin 31. This appeared in March and con- 
tains a digest of the important findings in the investigations of the 
last few years. A popular discussion of ‘The Possibilities of 
Exterminating Insects’ appeared in Scientific Monthly and attracted 
considerable favorable comment. An earlier prepared paper on 
“Some of the Broader Aspects of Insect Control” appeared during 
the year in the 51st Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario. 
An unusual development was the delivery of a brief talk on “ Bugs 
and Antennae” at the broadcasting station of the General Electric 
Company, Schenectady. This, on account of its historical interest, 
was published in Science. 
A number of brief, popular accounts relating to the more injurious 
pests have been prepared as heretofore and widely circulated through 
the agricultural press. There have been, as in earlier years, a num- 
ber of minor technical papers, which have appeared in scientific 
journals. 
Lectures. The Entomologist has delivered a number of lec- 
tures or participated in discussions and conferences on insects, 
mostly economic species, before various agricultural and horticul- 
tural gatherings, some of these being held in cooperation with 
farmers’ institutes or county farm bureaus. A number of confer- 
ences related to the European corn borer and the gipsy moth, both 
briefly discussed above. 
