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quiescent for a time and now, through the efforts of a few energetic 

 leaders, is doing excellent work in recording entomological data and 

 awakening an interest in a most practical phase of agriculture, the 

 control of injurious insects. The Proceedings contain many interest- 

 ing local records from the various districts, beside a number of special 

 papers, efficient quarantine work being given a good share of atten- 

 tion. This organization is fortunate in receiving a moderate amount 

 of aid through ministerial grants, and we trust that this is only the 

 beginning of better things for the future. There are many general as 

 well as local problems and we look to the Northwest for the assist- 

 ance it should render, confident that the trust is not misplaced. 



This issue gives an outline of the reorganization of the gipsy moth 

 work conducted by the Federal authorities. The comprehensive 

 character of this project is highly commendable. The investigations 

 relative to the spread and efficiency of various parasites and the 

 feeding habits of the gipsy moth caterpillar will give data of funda- 

 mental importance in determining the most profitable methods for the 

 future. The prevention of the spread of this pest through the ship- 

 ment of infested materials and the early detection of outlying infesta- 

 tions are of vital importance in the control work of the immediate 

 future. The gipsy moth problem is one of National importance, and 

 states liable to invasion by this pest must look more and more to 

 Federal agencies for protection from such insects which, if left to 

 themselves, would soon become widely established and inflict enormous 

 losses. The gipsy moth work has received the hearty and almost 

 unanimous support from the economic entomologists of America, and 

 the authorities in charge may confidently expect equally gratifying 

 endorsement in the future. 



Obituary 



CHARLES WORCESTER HOOKER 



Charles Worcester Hooker, entomologist of the Federal Experi- 

 ment Station, at Mayaguez, Porto Rico, and plant inspector at the 

 Port of Mayaguez for the insular government, died at Mayaguez 

 on February 12, 1913, from an attack of appendicitis. 



Doctor Hooker was born at Westhampton, Mass., April 13, 1883; 

 he attended the public schools of that town until June, 1893, when he 

 moved with his parents to Amherst, Mass. He graduated from the 

 Amherst High School in June, 1902, and entered Amherst College 

 the following fall, graduating in 1906. While at Amherst he elected 



