December, ' 12] HEADLEE: ENTOMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS 473 



The following communicatiaii was sent out: 



My dear Sir: — 



In accordance with my duty as chairman of Committee on Entomological Investi- 

 gations, I am transmitting to you the request for information formulated by this 

 committee. The committee hopes to publish a list of the subjects of investigation 

 in that issue of the Journal of Economic Entomology which comes out just pre- 

 vious to the next meeting, and earnestly requests the favor of an immediate reply to 

 points 1-3. The committee would like to have you send in your statements on point 

 4 as soon as convenient and not later than December 1, 1912. The committee will 

 appreciate all suggestions for "the good of the order." 



Hoping that we may have your hearty cooperation, I am, 

 Very sincerely yours, 



REQUEST for INFORMATION 



1. What are the subjects of investigation you have now under consideration? 



2. If consonant with your pleasure to answer, will you state what progress has been 

 made on each project? 



3. In what group or groups of insects are you now willing to do classification work 

 for other members of the profession? What are the conditions under which j'ou will 

 do this work? 



4. If you can find time please prepare a brief statement of what you beUeve to be 

 the characteristic marks of worthy entomological investigation. 



Please do not delay answering points 1-3 until you can discuss point 4; but answer 

 such of 1-3 as you are willing to give information on and send your ideas on No. 4 

 by December 1st, 1912. 



In the following list the name or names immediately following the 

 address indicate the person or persons reporting the project, and in 

 the absence of specific statement as to the person in charge of a given 

 project may and probablj' do in most cases indicate the person or 

 persons pursuing the investigation. 



Investigations dealing with Crustacea 



Mississippi, Agricultural College, — R. W. Harned. 



1. The Crajfish of Mississippi. 



Substantial progress in the collection of data on hfe history and habits of all 

 species found and on method-^ of control. 



Investigations dealing with Acarina 



Canada, Ottawa, — C. Gordon Hewitt. 



2. Ticks, especially Dermacentor spp. 



North Carolina, Raleigh, — -Franklin Sherman, Jr. 



3. The life history, biology, food plants and methods of control of the cotton red 

 spider, Tetranychus bimaculatus. 



Just begim. 



New York, Geneva, — P. J. Parrott. 



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