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ture. Tlie life histories of Ceresa bubalus Fabr., C. taurina Fitch, C. borealis Fairm. 

 and Stidocephala inermis Fabr. have been carefully worked out and the various 

 immature stages fully described and admirably illustrated. The economic status 

 of each species is discussed and the value of the publication materially increased by 

 complete bibliographies. 



First Report of Economic Biology by Walter E. Collinge. The 

 Midland Educational Company, 1911, p. 1-74. 



This report gives short, and, for the most part, illustrated notices of a considerable 

 number of injurious species depredating upon farm and garden produce, fruit trees, 

 forest and ornamental trees and those preying upon animals. There is in addition, 

 one chapter discussing fungous diseases. The American entomologist will be parti- 

 cularly interested in the accounts of species established in America or likely to be 

 brought to this country, such as the bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus echinopus, the bulb 

 scale, Ripersia terrestris, besides such well-known pests as the pear midge, blister 

 mite, etc. It is a pleasure to commend in. particular the excellent process repro- 

 ductions of admirable photographs. 



Current Notes 



Conducted by the Associate Editor 



A fellowship has been established in Cornell Universitj', College of Agriculture, 

 for the investigation and control of the fungous diseases and insect pests of the orchard 

 crops of Batavia, N. Y., by the fruit growers' association of Batavia, and provides 

 for two fellows, one in entomology and one in plant pathology. 



The work announced for the Lake Laboratory of the Ohio State University for 

 the coming summer includes a course in entomology and the opportunity to conduct 

 research work in problems upon insect life. The laboratory is at Cedar Point on 

 Lake Erie in an exceptionally favorable locality. The entomological work will be in 

 charge of Professor Osborn, Invertebrate Zoology under Professor Brookover and 

 Ecology under Profes.sor Jennings, all including matter which is of distinct interest 

 to entomologists with the pri\dlege of free tables to investigators. The session 

 opens June 19, and additional information as to particular courses or the general 

 announcement may be obtained upon application to the director. — Herbert Osborn, 

 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 



J. L. Phillips, formerly state entomologist of Virginia, with headquarters at Blacks- 

 burg, is now located at Staunton, Va., and has opened an office as consulting orchard 

 expert . 



Dr. Henry Skinner has been giving a course of lectures in the Ludwig Institute 

 of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa., covering the whole field of 

 entomology, but emphasizing especially its medical aspects. 



At the University of Colorado a State Biological Survey has been organized under 

 a committee consisting of Professors T. D. A. Cockerell, Francis Ramaley and J. 

 Henderson. An investigation will be made of the fossil and living plants and animals 

 of the state. 



