MARK F. 0'001E N NEWSLE TER of the MICHIGANENTOMOLOGICALSOCIETY Volume 24 Number 4 November 5 1979
EARLY HISTORY OF THE r~ICHIGAN E~nOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
by George Steyskal
"Honorary member and First President, It was indeed a pleasure when I was George Steyskal, who was to present the invited to talk to this 25th Annual Meeting following Guest Presentation at the Silver and field trip of the Michigan Entomologi Anniversary Meeting, was unable -to attend. cal Society, and it was no less an honor. His taped lecture, assisted by George I had every inte ntion of being here in Rawson, another early member, was person but a few circumstances have con presented at the meeting and is printed sp i red to prevent it. r have there fore, here for your enjoyment.--Ed." as a second best, put a few reminiscenses on tape and send my spirit along with them to be with you. It was about 1930 when I hea rd that one Arthur Andrews was interested in insects and had a fine collection of beetles. I found out where he I ived in Highland Park and visited him one day. He was a craftsma n of the old school , a wood carver and bui Ider of fine furniture. Such craftsmen were already in low demand and it was only with the help of the Cranbrook Inst itute that he found a I itt I e I The NEWSLETTER of the Michigan Entomological Society is published as four numbers yearly, at irregular intervals. Please send all notes, news, new insect records, research requests, season summaries, important dates for the Entomologists' Calendar, other items for the NEWS LETTER, membership inquiries, dues, etc. to the Executive Secretary, Michigan Entomological Society, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824. The Executive Secretary's Page OFFICERS OF MES WANTED: Photo, preferably in color, of the Preside nt ...... " Can Yo ung adult of Sibine stimulea (Clemens), the Saddle Pres ide nt-Elect ...... Gary S immons back, with permission to publish. Will pay Past Pres ident ...... AI Bratt $10. QUERY FIRST. Ruth B. Alford, Route 1, Execut ive Se cretary Mo Ni e lsen Box 148B-2, Mass City, MI 49948. Me mb e r-at-Large Da ve Ev ans Memb e r-at-La r ge . . Don Mosher FOR SALE: Butterflies, beetles and other Memb e r-at-La rge . . Ron Pr i est ins ects from Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua, New Journal Edit o r ...... Dave Go s ling Guinea, and Borneo. Interes ted p e rsons send Ne ws letter Editor ...... Lo u vii Ison for catalogue and price list to Eric Khoo, Assoc iate News letter Editor .. Ge orge Heaton Viking International Pte. Ltd., 423, Orchard Towers, Orchard Rd., Singapoye 9. NOTICES FO R SALE: Sawfl y I iterature f rom the library of H. H. Ross. El even i nc h s t ack of pape r s by No r t h Ame rican authors, conta ining most o f the (Not ices will be run for a year or 4 numbers impo rtant papers on Nearctic sawfl ies , $ 198; 3 of t he News l etter unless notif ied t o drop inc h s tack o n Nearctic sawfl ies (dupl icates them. Member s desiring longer runs shoul d f rom eleve n in ch stac k), $20 ; 40 papers by notify news letter editor, L. F. ~/i ls on , Dept . Ma laise, appare ntly a compl et e set, $4 0; 23 of Fo restry, !~ch i gan Stat e Uni - ersity, 48824) pape r s by Ben son, $2 0; 18 papers by autho rs o f Europe and Asi a , $4. Henry Towne s , 5950 Wa rren For Sa le, Butte rf ly and Moth co ll ect ion . Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48 105. Approx. 4,200 spec ime ns, a l I mount ed with data, excellent cond ition, arranged in un it tray s WANTED: Corbet, Longfield and Moore: Dragon and cornel I drawe r s , 1,300 catocal a , 1,1 00 flies; Evans: Studies on the Comparative Hespero idea ; C. muti c um , E. mi tchell Ii, ~ogy of Digger Wasps of the Genus Bembix; H. ottoe, O. powe rshei k we i I re presented. Kellogg: American Insects; Stone et.al: A Wi I I send comp lete invento ry upon request. Catalogue of the Diptera of America North of Wi I I consi de r h ighest bidder. Wa yne A. Mexico; Tietz: The Lepidoptera of Pennsyl Mi Iler, 1476 No rth Hi li s Dr., Ka lama zoo , vania: A Manual; and Tillyard: The Biology Mi chi ga n 49007. (6 16- 34 9-1 96 1) of Dragonflies. Write stating condition and price to: John E. Holzbach, 229 Maywood Drive, Wa nted : Co lor sl ides o f butte rfl ies an d Youngstown, Ohio 44512 moths, esp. US A papi I io and large a nd col orf u l fore ign s pec ies. Co ntact Ray W. BOOKS: Any insect book in print. Now in stock Bracher, 17145 Cherokee Dr., So uth Ben d, for immediate shipment: D'Abrera, BIRDWING BUT In d iana 46635. TERFLIES OF THE WORLD, $65.00; D'Abrera, BUTTER FLIES OF THE AUSTRALIAN REGION, $29.95; Pinhey, Community and J uni or Co l lege Tea c hing MOTHS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (1,182 color photos) , Pos it ions . The Ca reer St af fin g Center main $35.95; Edmunds et al., MAYFLIES OF NORTH AND tains a cleari nghouse for t wo year co l leges an d CENTRAL AMERICA, $28.50; Hungerford, CORIXIDAE those indivi dua ls who wou ld I ike t o be consid OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, an important new e red for fac ulty and adm ini strative posi ti ons . reprint, $25.00. Entomological Reprint Special Write for deta i Is. Ca r ee r Sta ff ing Center, ists, P. O. Box 77224, Dockweiler Station, Los 621 Duke Street, P. O. Box 298- A, Alexandria, Angeles, CA 90007. Virg in ia 22 314 . WANTED: Papilios worldwide, esp. from Cuba, WA NTE D: Be rner 's ayfl ies of Flor ida ! Jamaica, Celebes, China, New Guinea, Write t o Michael D. Hubb a rd , Laboratory of Phillippines. Will purchase, or exchange for Aquat ic Entomology , Flor ida A&M Un ive r s ity, other rare species. Virgil Warczynski, Ta l lah as see, Flor ida 32307 . 1804 Fitzhugh, Bay City, MI 48708. FOR SALE: Insect p ins , lowest prices, prompt de l ive r y. Standa rd En g l ish WANTED: Records of Coleoptera from Isle Royale . black, HEle fant " br and, minutens, an d Desire specimens and ecological notes for bee others . Si zes 000 th rough No.7. Wr it e tles collected in the park, for an eventual up for price I ist. Se nd s t amp ed add ressed dated study of beetle distribution . Contact e nve lo pe t o Cla ir Armi n, 19 1 W. Pa lm Jim Liebherr or Daniel Young, Dept. of Entomo Ave., Reedly, CA 936 54, ph one (209) logy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 638- 3729 . MI 48824. (Continued on page 3) 2 NOTICES (cont. from page 2) Memoirs Entomol Soc of Can 1964 (#33) - 197~#85)~'s 77 and 84 FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE: Living cocoons of the missing. Hyalophora hybrid--~ cecropia 0 x ~ gloveri ~~ 0; also H. cecropia, Actias luna, and Callos 1958 (vol. 39) - 1972 (vol. 53). 1959 amia pro~thea. Papered material (with data) (vol. 40 #3 is missing). including Catocala c~ra and C. innubens, Mich Entomol-Great Lakes Entomol Graphium marcellus f.- lecont;i, a few other 1969 (vol. 2) - d~tc. Set complete except Ohio species, and two A-I pairs of Speyeria 1970 (vol. 3 #2) J. Kansas Entomol Soc nokomis apacheana. Will exchange for Catocala - -- ova, Saturniid cocoons, and Papilio pupae from 1965 (vol. 38), 1966 (Vol. 39). 1967 (vol. southern and western U.S., and for cocoons of 40, #1, 2, 3) columbia. John W. Peacock, 185 Benzler Lust Proc North Central Br, Entomol Soc Amer Rd., Marion, OH 43302. 1964-1966 (vols 19 =-21). -- - - - Proc En tomol Soc Wash ------. ~- 1964 {Vo l. 66 to date. Set complete except WANTED: Collection data of Noctuidae from 1970 (vol 3, #2) Ohio. To be used in a forthcoming faunal list of Ohio's moths. Data for other families will WANTED: Britton: The Hemiptera or Sucking be solicited later. All replies acknowledged. Insects of Conne cticut; Corbet, Longfield and The authors may wish to verify some records. Moore: Dragonflies; Evans: Studies on the Reply to: Eric H. Metzler, 1241 Kildale Sq. Comparative Ethology of Digger Wasps of the N., Columbus, OH 43229. Genus Bembix; Reitter: Beetles; Stone et. al. A Catalogue of the Diptera of America North WANTED: Data on Michigan butterflies for use of 1·1exico; Van Duzee: C~talogue of the Hem in a new pUblication on the butterflies of iptera North of Mexico. Write stating con Michigan. Doubtful specimens can be forwarded dition and price to: John E. Holzbach, 229 for determination or confirmation. Especially !1aywood Drive, Youngstown, Ohio 44512. interested in Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae rec ords. Contact M. C. Nielsen, 3415 Overlea Dr., Lansing, MI. (517 484-3471). NOTI CE: Journal of Research on the Lepidop tera, a quarterly publication of original research on Lepidoptera, invites subscriptions JOURNALS FOR SALE: GEORGE H. BICK and manuscripts. Regular membership in the ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, NOTRE DAME, I ND , 46556. Lepidoptera Research Foundation is $12.00 MUP Bulletin (student $10.00), and includes subscription 1961 (vol. 47) - 1975 (vol. 61). to the journal. More information on request Entomol News from the Lepidoptera Research Foundation, 1968 (vol. 79, #'s 8, 9, 10); 1969 (vol. 80) c/o Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, - date. 1973 (vol. 84, #8 is missing) 2559 Puesta Del Sol Road, Santa Barbara, Animal Behavior California 93105. 1962 (vol. 10) - 1971 (vol. 19). 1965 (vol. Ll #'s 2, 3) missing. 1967 (vol. 15, #'s FOR SALE: Have several hundred Cecropia 1, 2), missing. cocoons on hand. If interested, contact The Can Entomol ---- Warren A. Shelton, 16 Bay View Dr., Hilton, NY 1964 (vol. 96) - vol. 104 (1972). Complete 14468. except #10 vol. 103. The Southwestern Naturalist FOR SALE: 2,500 exotic butterflies, moths, 1956 (vol. 1) - 1972 (vol. 17). beetles and entomological supplies. 64 page --Animal-- - Behavior catalog $1.00. Complete Scientific, P. O. 1968 thru 1971. 11 entities. Box 307, Round Lake, IL 60073. Amer Scientist 1 961 (vol. 49) - 1974 (vol. 62). 1964 (vol. 52, #1 missing), 1973{Vol. 61, #6 FOR SALE: Mon. Rev. of ...the Order Strep missing) sipters, by Pierce (1909); Mon. of ... Annals Entomol Soc Amer Mordell idae (Coleoptera) of N.A .... , by 1947 (vol. 40) to date. Set complete, all Li Ijeblad (194S); Annot. List of Mich. numbers. Trichoptera, by Leonard (1949); Ecologi Pro Okla Acad Sot cal ... Study of Hesperiodidea of Texas, by 1964 (vol. 45) - 1971 (vol. 51) Freeman (19SI); Journal of Res. on Proc Louisiana Acad Sci Lep., Vol. 13 (1974); The Insect Book, 1941, 1942 {vol~,~; 1947, 1948 (vols. ~Howard (1910). Best offer. Contact 10, 11); 1950 (vol. 13). 1952-1961 (vols. M. C. Nielsen, 341S Overlea Dr., Lansing, 15 - 23); 1962 (vol. 25). MI 48917. SI7-32 j -2192. Proc Entomol Soc Ontario 1963 {vol. 94~ 1966; 1968, 1969. WANTED: Cecropia cocoons--please send price Proc Indiana Acad Sci quotation--write to Warren Shelton, 16 Bay ------1961 (vol. 70) - 1975 (vol. 84) View Dr ive, Hi Iton I NY 14468. 3 THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF SATURDAY 16 JUNE THE MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY MORNING SESSION The si Iver or 25th Annual Meeting of the SYMPOSIUM: "Entomology in the Northern Michi gan Entomological Society was held at Great Lake s " the Un i versity of Michigan's Douglas Lake Biologi cal Station near Pef Iston, Michigan The effect of Greenwood Reservoir on down on June 15-17,1979. The Northern stream aquatic insects. Kenneth Kraft, environment on beautiful Douglas Lake, the Michigan Technological University. near perfect weather and convenient faci lit ies were idyl I ic for the meeting Siphonaptera (fleas) of the Norway Rat in and collect ing activities. In the absence the Superior Harbor Area. Norman Radtke, of President Roger Bland, Dan Youn g , the Northland Col lege & Darol Kaufmann, President-Elect, acted as chairman for the University of Wisconsin, Superior. meeting. Dr. David M. Gates, the Biological Station Director presented a The development of a biological control brief history and present use of the for the European pine shoot moth faci I ity. Following the introduction of (Lepidoptera: Olethreutidae). P'1I JI Syme, the Society's Governing Board members in Great Lakes Forest Research Cente -. attendance, the fol lowing program was presented: Fly control on Mackinac Island, past problems - future hopes. Edward Gersabeck, FRIDAY 15 JUNE Richard Merritt, M. Keith Kennedy, MORNING SESSION Michigan State University. GUEST PRESENTATION: Reproductive behavior Business Meeting. in bl ister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidael. Richard Selander. University of I I I inois * Unfortunately, George Steyskal could not attend the meeting as promised, but he Luncheon Recess sent a tape recording of reminiscences of the Society's early years. This tape AFTERNOON SESSION lecture is presented as the feature article on p. I. Resume of theories pertaining to develop Unfortunately, the scheduled Governing ment of insectan winos. Roland Fischer, Board meeting could not conduct business for Michigan State University. lack of the necessary quorum. However, Nielsen, the Executive Secretary, presented GUEST PRESENTATION: History of the several items for general discussion, Michigan Entomological Society. George including the need for a dues increase. Steyskal.* Systematic F.ntomology Later during the business meeting, Nielser Laboratory, USDA. presented a brief financial report, as of June 15th, which indicated that al I bil Is The gross mor pho logy of the al imentary were paid and there are enough funds to system of t he Bess Beet le, Popi I i us cover cost of publ ications for the rest disj ui ctus III iger (Co leoptera: of the year. r.opies of the 1978 financial Passa l idael . Rob ert Col li ns, Mi ':: higan summarv. as fi led with the IRS, were State Un iversi ty . avai lable to those in attendance. Reports bv t he Journal and Newsletter editors, Dave The ther mo regulator y ecology of t he Mon arc h Gosl ing and Louis Wi Ison, resp., were But terf ly . Danaus p lexip us (Linnaeusl g iven; both editors indicated that (Le pidopte ra : Dana idae) . Matthew Doug las, pu bl ication schedules wi I I be met even Boston University . though more journal manuscripts and news items are needed to maintain our publ ica The "predaceoJs" ground beetl es (Col eop tion schedules. Edward Voss suggested that -~era: Carabi dae ) . Joe Mahar, Mi chi gan the Society investigate offering a library State Un ivers ity . exchange rate, and 'mai ling publ ications as 2nd class mai I, as ways of gaining more Botanical notes on some insect habitats in revenues and cutting mai I ing costs. Under the Dou gl as La ke regi on . Edwa rd Voss, new business, Nielsen discussed the need and Universi t y o f Michigan . rationale for a dues increase. It was pointed out that as p~inting costs increase, EVENING SESSION we must look for an increase in dues instead of attemDtina to raise the Daae Informal Discuss ions: Insect Ecology costs for publ ishing in the journal. Behavior. (continued next page) 4 (continued from page 4) NEW MEMBEHS Page costs are now at the limit at ~30.00 per page. Further, during the past 10 years APPLEBY, JAMES E., Natural History Survey, 172 of the Society (the last dues increase was Nat. Res. Bldg., Urbana, IL 61801. in 1969) costs have more than doubled and BARNUM, JAMES B., 22-B Schilletter Village, members should be obi igated to support Ames, Iowa 50011. Aquatic insects, toxi more of the total costs of operating the cology, behavior, biology & ecology. Society. Henry Townes suqqested other BOWDEN, RICHARD DREW, Dept. of Biological Sci ways of cuttinq Society expenses such as ences, Mich. Tech. Univ., Houghton, MI typinq camera-ready copy for the iournal 49931. Aquatic insects. on an IBM typewriter. The business meetinq BUNTIN, G. DAVID, Insectary Bldg., Iowa State recessed for lunch and reconvened at 1:30 Univ., Ames, Iowa 50010. to continue the business meetinq discus CONLON, JOSEPH MICHAEL, 1435~ Kenyon Dr., sions. Dan Younq was then officia"y Toledo, OH 43614. ACARINA and DIPTERA of instal led as the Society's new President N.W. Ohio. for ' 1979-1980. The meetinq ad.iourned at CUSHING, JIM, 26 Beaconsfield Ave., London, 2: 15 p.m. Ontario N6C IB5 CANADA. LEPIDOPTERA. CUTRIGHT, NOEL J., 3352 Knollwood, West Bend, A total of 40 members, guests and students WI 53095. attended the meetina. Several members took FLOWERS, R. W., Laboratory of Aquatic Entomol part in "black-I ight'! collecting on Friday ogy, Florida, A & M University, Tallahassee, evening in the general vicinity of the station FL 32307. EPHEMEROPTERA - U.S. and north and others spent Saturday afternoon col lec ern Neotropics. tinq various diurnal insects. Several GOLD, ALBERT, 118 w. 227th St., Bronx, NY commented later ~hat it was the best meetinq 10463. LEPIDOPTERA. they had ever attended!! GRANT, PETER M., Laboratory of Aquatic Entomol The Society aqain wishes to express its ogy, UPO Box Ill, Florida A & M University, deeD appreciation to Dr. Gates and his staff Tallahassee, FL 32307. EPHEMEROPTERA. for makinq the meetinq so enjoyable and HILDEBRANDT, DREW, Invertebrate Zoology, Mil providinq such convenient accommodations. waukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI 53233. We hope to see even more members at the next COLEOPTERA and LEPIDOPTERA. f.nnual Meetinq!!!! HUBBARD, MICHAEL D., Lab. of Aquatic Entomol ogy, Florida A & H University, Tallahassee, FL 32307. EPHEMEROPTERA. MALLOW, DAVID, Dept. of Zoology, Michigan State TRAPPING CATOCALA MOTHS Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824. ARACHNIDA, ACARINA; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA. REIF, MICHAEL D., 933 Barland, Apt. 9, Eau The use of the co l lapsible bait +rap, Clair, WI 54701. as reported in M.E.S. NewsleTter, Vol. 21, STEVEN, JEFFREY C., Box 11, Stoughton, WI Apr! I 20, 1976, continues to produce 53589. Aquatic insects, TRICHOPTERA. lepidoptera in astonishinq numbers - SUTHERLAND, ELLEN A., 5488 Warren Rd., Ann especially the Catocala or underwing Arbor, MI 48105. (student). 4-H leader, moths. During eight consecutive evenings, aquatic insects, pest control, behavior, August 4-1 I, 1979, in Otsego County, collecting, taxonomy, insect photography. Michigan, seven bait traps were hung in an TRACY, BRYN H., 237 Russell Labs., 1630 Linden open aspen-pine forest along a smal I Dr., Dept. of Entomology, University of creek. Each morning, the traps were Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706. Aquatic checked for moths and records were kept on COLEOPTERA. numbers and species of Catocala contained TUCKWELL, STAN, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, in each trap. In all 251 Catocala, 3316 Southfield Dr., Saginaw, MI 48601. representing 13 species (including coelebs WAFFLE, ELIZABETH L., Biology Dept., Eastern and semi rei ictal were caught during the Michigan Univ., Ypsilanti, MI 48197. eight day period, averaging over 31 moths Mosquitoes and other disease vectors, per evening. One trap even had 32 under Chironomidae and other aquatic forms. wings! On August 25th in Lenawee County, WARNER, LESLIE A., Dept. of Entomology, Mich. north of ~Ibrenci along Bean Creek, six State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824. traps yielded 130 Catocala, representing WILEY, MICHAEL J., 1135 Church, Ann Arbor, MI 15 species! ~nd one trap held 41 under 48104. Aquatic DIPTERA, Chironomidae; wings -- a record number!! EPHEMEROPTERA, TRICHOPTERA. Trapping Catocala in this manner appears WILSON, STEPHEN W., Dept. of Zoology, Southern to be more effective for collecting these Illinois Univ., Carbondale, IL 62901. elusive moths than the traditional HOMOPTERA. "sugaring" trees along a wooded trail. M. C. Nielsen 5 SILVER ANNIVERSARY MEETING 6 SILVER ANNIVERSARY MEETING 7 - (Early history, c~nt. from p. 1) establ ishment of an en tomo logical society. ian with Parke-Davis. Bi I I Lawler was an Steyskal was elected the first president. industrial sa lesman, Jack Newman a house Meetings were held at various member's painter, and I worked in a tool shop. homes and then for a whi Ie at the Highland Arthu r also introduced me to the real Park Y.W.C.A." One of the things that entomologists at the University of gave a great impetus to the new Society Michigan and Wa yne University. The only was the advantage of being pe rmitted to entomologist at the latter institution at collect on the E. S. George Reserve. that time was Dr. Crease r, whose chief This is an estate of 1,000 acres in Livings interest was in c ru stacea and who there ton County donated by Co lonel E. S. fore wa s somewhat on the fringe of George to the University of Michigan. As en tomology. Frederick Ga ige , James some of us spent the weekends and hoi i- Speed Rogers, Th eodore H. Hubbel I, were al I days collecting on the reserve, we had to outstanding entomologists at the Univer sleep on army cot s set up in the care sity of Mic hi gan . Irving Cantral I also taker's cottage. Thi s was somewhat of an came upon the scene at thi s time. Gage inconvenience, especially for the care was a special ist in ants . Speed Rogers taker. However, whi Ie Sherman and I were was the first Dipterist I met personally. collecting moths that night on the George Ted Hubbell was, and is , a leading Reserve, we discovered a new species of Orthopteri st and Irv Ca ntral I, as every moth which we named Monodes Georgei. The one knows, has extended Hub's work on species is sti II cons idered val id, but is Orthoptera. AI I of these men have p laced now in another genus . Obnodes per done a lot t o keep the Michigan Entomolo Forbes - Ed.) Co lonel George was so gical Society viable. Th ey are the ones del igh ted to have a moth named after him that materially assisted in professiona l i t hat he donated a sum of money for the z in g the organi zat ion, when amateurism was constructi on of a laboratory and dormi in its last throes. t ory. It was a great help and has been The next stage was when Wayne Uni versi t y used mu ch as an ideal p lace for research and Michigan State Un ive rs ity entered the and investigation by wo rkers in many p icture, creating two new branches of the fields of biology. Many of the fine bird soc iety, each holding their own regular paintings done by George M. Sutton, for meetings and rotating the annual meeting. example, were done at the resort." Thi s is more recent history with which many We al I know that Jack Newman is very present members in the society are more or much with us. Hubbell and Cantrall are less fami I iar. I wi II the refore fore both sti I I al ive and active. I moved bear to enlarge thereupon although the role to Washington in 1962 . Got out of the played by members at M.S.U. has been, and machine tool rat race and took a place in st i I lis, a lead i ng one . Most of the "0 I d the more rarified, congenial and intellec guard" has passed on. George Rawson tual Iy exciting atmosphere of professional moved to Washington many years ago, and entomology as a member of the systematic st i I I comes into the Museum of Natural entomology laboratory of what was then the History to work on the butterfly collection. ARS or Agriculture Research Se rvice of In fact he is here beside me. He feels the U. S. Department of Agriculture. I that approachi ng the age of 90 , his elocu wi I I retire to part time work at the end of tion is not up t o the task and has asked September of this year. These latter me to read a few words he has wr itten. years have been very satisfying but they "My interest in the act ivi ties of t he have not provided the feasibi I ity of loca l natural ists in the c it y of Oet roi t mai ntaining as direct a contact with was arou sed when I was invi t ed t o at t end a the American or Michigan En tomo log ical meet ing of k indred sou ls he ld in the home Soc ieties as I would have I iked, but they of Bryan t Walker who is an enthus iast ic have shown me that the o ld sp irit of malacologist. The group wa s loosely dedication that was cha racter i stic of the organi ze d and wa s he ld together ma inly by amateur of the past, st i I I li ves . The the enthus ia sm of Wa lke r . Included were camaraderie, the wi II ingness to help one Dr. H o wa ~ d Baker, a phy s ic ian who distin another, and lack of rivalry sti I I make it guished himself as one of the first a most gratifying field in which to work, adherents of p late techtonics theory; even though economically it is sti I I Ceci I Bi II ington , an accompl ished botanist deficient, perhaps now more than ever. and the Canadi an orn ithol ogist, Dr. Even though a contemporary broadening of Taverner. After Wa lke r' s death, the group horizons resulting from more ecolog ical fe ll apart, but soon a group of entomolo attitudes, integrat ed biological control gists, Dr . W. Newcombe, one of the first of pests, etc. has resulted in more nee d Michigan lep idopt e r ists, Sherma n Moore, for entomologists of all kinds, and George Steyska l , Bi I I Lawler, Dr. Moody, especially systematists, those with the Arthur Andrew s , John Newman and myself. fingers on the purse strings have not Dr. Garold circumvents the obstrepero us come forth with means to make proper use of ness of Sherman Moore and proposes the (Continued next page) 8 (continued from p. 8) OHIO LEPIDOPTERIST'S SOCIETY DEBUT Antomolog ists. The future is broad, the need is there, and there are too many administ rators to drain off the avai lable [f vou arR interAstRd in thA moths ~nd funds. AI I we can do is hope and work as hl!t+erfliRs of Ohio, you are invited to hard as we can to help things evolve, join THE OHIO LEPIDOPTERIST. This organiza however slowly, in the right direction, tion, which sta rted in March Dlans a and not that taken by the dinosaurs. quarterly newsletter containing announce Both of us, Rawson and I, sti I I ments and other interestinq information for maintain touch with the best of our its membershiD. If a ll qoes well. thev abi I ities , with at least a few members of also hODe to Dubl ish res~arch reports on the Michigan Entomological Society . Ohio lepidopterology. Regu lar membership Persona I I y, I sha I I look forwa rd to see i ng is $5.00 per ca I endar' yea r and student membership is $3 . 00 . For further informa more of you during my retirement, renewing and strengthening old friendships and tion, contact Fric Metzler, 1241 Kildale keeping in touch with the organization I Squa re N., Columbus , OH 43229, or Carl worked hard to keep on its feet in the Albrecht, 40 E. Cal ifornia Ave., Columbus, OH, 452D2. early years and whose mature development has been so grat i fy i ng to me. I than k you. SPECIAL OFFER ON MES PUBLICATIONS We need to reduce our storage space for RESULTS OF RECEMT ELECTIONS back issues of both the Journal and News letter. Therefore, we are offering at exceptionally reduced prices the fol low ing The ba ll ots for officers of the Michigan ba rgains; Entomological Society were tabulated for 1979-1980. A tota I of 159 ba I lots were I. THE MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGIST, Vol. ' s returned, representing approximately a 35% 2 to 4, EACH at ...... $ 1.50 return. The results were as follows: 2. THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST, Vol. ' s President-Elect Simmons 154 5 to 12, EACH at ., ...... 2.00 Booth I Young I 3. NEViSLETTER OF THE MICHIGAN Bugs Bunny I ENTOMOLOG ICAL SOC IETY, Vol. 's 15 to 24, ALL for ...... , 2.00 Member-at- La rge (Govern ing Board) Evans 91 4. COMBINATION OFFER of al I JOURNALS McKeague 67 and NEWSLETTERS ...... 20 .00 Spiderman 5. Individual Journal Issue ~. EACH Executive Secretary at ...... I.00 Nielsen 156 Mahar I Thi s offer wi I I be aood unti I December 31. Young 1979. so send in now! Lady Bug Honorary ~~ember Yes 13 I NEW BOOKLET Beyer No - 5 The preparation and curation of insects We appreciate the good return of bal lots. (DSIR Informati on Series 130) , by Annette \.ontratulat ions to the winners! (Thank K. Walker and Trevor K. Crosby of DSIR's God "Bugs" Bunny didn't win - he's not Entomo:logy Di vi s i on. rea I I Y interested in bugs!) This comprehensive yet inexpensive guide to the management of insect col lec tions is thought to have relevance and appeal wei I beyond the context around which it was written. INSECT COLLECTIO~ ADDITIO~ Copies , price NZ $2.50 (postage free by surface mai I), may be obtained from the Pub l ications Officer at the above address; Wagner, W. H., Jr. 2 111 Melrose Ave., from Mrs. B. M. May, Distributions Ann Arbor, MI 48104. (P) Co llecti on of Secretary, Entomological Soc iety of N. A., Lepidoptera: emphasis on butterfl ies of 6 Ocean View Road, Huia, Auckland, N.Z.; Upper Great Lakes area, Pieridae, and from Government Bookshops around New Lycanaen i dae. (L. v). Zealand. 9 by Evans, seconded by Mosher, to authorize GOVERNING BOARD MEETING the Executive Sec retary to investigate other local banks for better checking Inasmuch as the Society's Governing account charges; motion supported Board did not officially meet at the unanimously. Nielsen was encouraged recent Annual Meeting for lack of a quorum, to offer cut-rate pr ices for a I r back a meet ing of the Board was held on August issues of Society publ ications to new 27th at the home of Louis Wi Ison in East members. Th e number of back issues lans ing , Michigan. Members in attendance continues to crowd our storage room at were: Roger Bland, immediate Past MSU's Na tural Sc ience Bui Iding. President; AI Bratt, past President; David Nielsen was also instructed to prepare Evans, Member-at-Large; David Gas I ing, the necessary bal lot for the dues increase Journal Editor; Dan Mos her, Mem ber-at and Constitution amendments. Gas I ing Large; ":1\0" Nielsen, 10 HOW TO MOVE LIVE PESTS} PATHOGENS} AND INSECT WORLD DIGEST DISEASE VECTORS OF PLANTS INSECT WORLD DIGEST is a journal for entomo logists ••• both professional and amateur, for Researchers and others often have a scienti biology teachers, and for students. And, it is fic need to import living pest organisms or ship a journal to awaken the curiosity and interest them about in the United States. 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