History, Growth, and Change in the Southeastern Branch

Abstract

According to records this is the 43rd Meeting of the Branch. During the January 1924 meeting of the Association of Cotton States Entomologists it was voted to apply for recognition as a Branch of the American Association of Economic Entomologists. The application was approved in December 1925 and the organization became known as the Cotton States Branch. The first meeting after receiving Branch status was held in Atlanta in February 1926. Based on a review of proceedings of annual meetings the Southeastern is the second oldest branch of the parent organization. It is surpassed in time of affiliation only by the Pacific Branch.