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ewes John F. Strauss, connected with the Bureau since 1903, died Ow~Qugsday, 
ry 2, 1917 at the Pottenger Sanatorium, Monrovia, Calif. 
M Atter leaving the public schools Mr. Strauss spent one year in the Kansas State 
; cultural College, came Bast and entered the Virginia State Agricultural Coll 
whe completed a four year's course in Agriculture, receiving the degree of 
Of tof Science, After graduation, he took up the study of medicine, spending 
mars at the University of Virginia, completing the courses in comparative anat- 
med to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the fall of 1897, pursuing graduate 
‘and receiving the degree of Master of Science. Subsequently Mr. Strauss was 
sted with the Virginia Experiment Station and College as laboratory assistant 
} assistant instructor. | 
Ip nm entering the Bureau Mr. Strauss was employed as an entomological draftsman 
) branch of forest entomology, working under the direction sf Dr. A. D. Hopkins. 
his period of service in that branch from 1903-1908, he made many excellent 
trations of forest insects, among which are those illustrating articles on "In- 
injuries to Forest Products" in the Yearbook of the Department for 1904; "Insect 
ies of Forest Reproduction" in the Yearbook for 1905, and "Injuries to Forest 
3 by Flathead Borers" in the Yearbook for 1909. After a short assignment as in- 
Brtist to the Bureau in general, during which time he prepared illustrations of 
On insects at the Dallas [Texas] laboratory, and illustrations of parasites of 
gipsy and brown-teil moths at the Melrose Highlands [Mass.] laboratory, he was 
sferred to the Office of Deciduous Fruit Insect Investigations, with which office 
6 was connected at the time of his death. Mr..Strauss accomplished a large amount 
# work in the preparation of drawings of deciduous fruit and other insects, illus- 
r ing most of the publications that have appeared from that branch since about L910; 
>. Dwo papers have. been published by Mr. Strauss, namely, cne on Ciinoceris 
etularius and the other on the grape leaf-folder, Désmia funeralis. He was 
er of the Entomological Society of Washington. Mr. Strauss possessed a high 
6 of artistic ability which, combined with his entcomological training, made him 
usually successful in insect delineation work. He was earnest snd thorough, and 
esessed a personality which endeared him to all who came to know him. 
STUDYING THE EGGS OF HEI 
. The older entomologists will recall the work undertaken by the late Mr. Otto 
Heidemann, relating to the study of the eggs of Hemiptera which resulted in the ad- 
able paper published by him in 1911. Since then practically nothing has been 
i to the knowlédge of this subject. It is now proposed to take up and continue 
4th this important phase of insect life where Mr. Heidemann left off. The attention 
f field men associated with the Bureau as wéll as other entomologists is called to 
his project in hopes that whenever the opportunity occurs they will send in the eggs 
f Hemiptera for study and description. Any material will bs greatly appreciated and 
jould be addressed to Edmund H. Gibson, Division of Insects, U. 5. National Museum, 
ington, D. G. 
