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Philadelphia, Pa., April, 1907. 



Spring sits in the lap of winter and at the present writing 

 we have had but few indications of gentle spring. However, 

 we have heard rumors of what some of us are going to do as 

 soon as insects become active. One careful collector has his 

 itinerary made out, and his dates are fixed by certain interest- 

 ing captures that he has previously made. He will visit these 

 places again and will doubtless be rewarded by rarities. The 

 early insects are on the wing, and in the Lepidoptera now is 

 the time to study the individuals from wintering chrysalids. 

 What should we do at the commencement of the collecting 

 season ? Here are some of the good things to do : collect 

 a lot of perfect specimens of each species as they appear ; 

 study individual variation ; patronize the dealer in pin labels ; 

 study the life-history of some species. There are plenty of 

 them about which we know little or nothing. Send your 

 observations to the News . Do not collect with a view of 

 seeing how many named species you can get, but study your 

 material and make the result known. Soon insect music will 

 resound over the land, and as this is the age of insects ento- 

 mologists should be up and doing. 



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