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preparation  of  the  MS.  for  and  editing  the  current  Forester. 
It  is  out  now  and  promises  to  do  much  useful  propaganda.  Dr. 
Silvestri’s  survey  of  economic  entomology  as  practiced  here  and 
the  rest  of  the  Union  occupies  most  of  the  number,  which  is 
labeled  “Entomological  Number,”  and  gives  us  full  credit.  In 
a recent  letter  Dr.  Silvestri  writes  interestingly  as  follows:  “I 
have  great  admiration  for  the  work  of  the  Hawaiian  entomologists 
and  I think  that  the  best  plan  for  controlling  insects  is  that  used 
there  and  I think  also  that  no  nation  has  done  so  much  in  very 
(genuine?)  economic  entomology  than  (as)  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 
I have  no  reason  at  present  to  (ex)  change  my  expressed  opinion.” 
Very  respectfully, 
Jacob  Kotin  sky, 
Superintendent  of  Entomology. 
EXPERIMENT  STATION,  H.  S.  P.  A. 
Division  of  Entomology. 
Honolulu,  August  11,  1909. 
Mr.  Jacob  Kotinsky, 
Superintendent,  Division  of  Entomology, 
Bureau  of  Agriculture  and  Forestrv, 
Honolulu,  T.  H. 
Dear  Sir  : — I beg  to  report  as  follows  on  the  breeding  of  Dacits 
parasites  from  the  material  you  received  from  Mr.  Compere,  and 
handed  over  to  me  to  attend  to : 
Received  on  June  24,  1909,  a small  box  containing  several 
hundred  supposed-to-be  parasitized  puparia  of  Ceratitis  capitata >> 
in  sand,  the  lower  part  of  the  box  being  packed  with  damp  moss. 
The  box  had  been  in  cool  chamber  in  transit  from  Australia. 
After  a few  days  a very  few  specimens  of  Ceratitis  emerged. 
Chalcids  (probably  Tetrastichodes  sp.,  as  identified  by  Dr.  Per- 
kins from  dead  specimens  left  by  Mr.  Compere  last  year)  emerged 
as  follows: 
June  30 6 specimens 
July  2 
“ 3 
12 
a 
H 
a 
“ 6 
45 
a 
/ 
15 
u 
“ 8 
15 
a 
“ 9 
8 
a 
Total 
115 
a 
Those  which  emerged  each  day  were  placed  in  a breeding  jar 
with  cucumbers  infested  with  maggots,  of  various  ages,  of  Dacus 
