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The secondary Icerya Parasite.— At the time of OUr last writlDg we were 

 ill some little doubt as to whether the supposed secondary parasite of 

 leer ja might uot prove to be a primary parasite,or at all events a parasite 

 upon something else than the very useful Lestophonus. But recent 

 communications from Mr. Coquillett have deprived us of this hope. He 

 writes under date of January 15 : " I have just examined a number of 

 puparia of the Lestophonus, and in two of them I found two of the 

 Chalcids, one in each puparium. In one the Ohalcid was dead, but the 

 other was living, and I found it in a puparium that was entire, not hav- 

 ing a hole in it by which the Ohalcid entered ; so there can be no doubt 

 of the Ohalcid having been developed in the inside of this puparium.' 

 As yet none of these secondary parasites have been allowed to escape, 

 and it is quite possible that by the great care which is being taken the 

 Lestophonus may be introduced without its destructive enemy. 



NationalOrganizationof Entomologists.— Our proposition in the January 

 number of Insect Life concerning the formation of a national organiza- 

 tion of economic entomologists, however favorably the idea may have 

 been received, has not resulted in many expressions of opinion so far. 



Prof. A. J. Oook, of the Michigan Agricultural OoUege, writes : 



Your suggestion of annual meetings where entomologists may discuss insects and 

 especially methods of work is most timely, and I hope will result in the organization. 

 I should give any such project my hearty support. 



Prof. Herbert Osborn, of the Agricultural Oollege at Ames, Iowa, 

 writes : 



Your suggestion regarding the national society of entomologists seems to me very 

 timely. Only a few days ago the same subject was in my mind, and I believe an 

 American Society for entomologists or an Entomologists' Union, on the basis of the 

 Ornithologists' Union, or something similar, would be very advantageous to the cause 

 of entomology. 



A few other gentlemen have written in much the same terms, and we 

 shall be glad to get not only such general opinions, but also definite 

 suggestions. 



We notice that several of the editorial or unsigned articles in Insect 

 Life have been copied by other journals with individual credit, and we 

 would therefore call particular attention to the notice which is always 

 published upon the third page of the cover, to the effect that all editorial 

 or unsigned articles, when jiersonal credit is desired, should be attrib- 

 uted to the joint work of '^ Riley and Howard." 



We are pleased to learn that through the liberality of Senator Mc- 

 Millan, of Michigan, the Michigan Agricultural ('ollege has been able 

 to purchase the Fred Tepper collection of Lepidoptera. 



