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The livrary is sending a reauest to all State ento- 
mologists, Agricultural Experiment Stations; State Boards of 
Health, State Horticultural Societies and State Councils of De- 
fense to be put on their mailing lists to receive war literature 
on ins&cts. Field men oF the Bureau are asked to send to the 
Library publications or this nature or a memorandum of any ese 
Pecielly timely ones coming to their attention. It is certain 
that libraries will be more and more looked to for complete 
files of war literature pertaining to their special subjects 
and the library of this Bureau will aim to preserve as complete 
a file as pos sible of these emerg ency abbots publications 
hon for our own present information and for their historical 
value. 
The Librarian of the Department has recentiy been 
appointed Chairman cr the Food Informat:.cn Committee, a sub- 
committee of the American Library Association War Service Com- 
mittee. 
REPORT OF THE EDITORIAL SECTION FOR 1916-17. 
The report of the Editorial Section to the Chief of 
the Bureau shows a total of iZ2 manuser: ipts handled during the 
year ended June 30, 1917. This was made up of 76 publications 
issued, 44 publications ieft in the press or with the Division 
of Publications, and 12 manuscripts on hand. Owirg to the press 
of emergency werk, produce si by the entrance of this country in 
the world war, many pubiicatvicns which ordinarily would have 
been issued, are still pending. 
WANTED. 
Sendings of the following material, as indicated, 
will be appreciated, and due credit will be give a especially in 
such cases wherein notes are submitted. 
MATERIAL WANTED ADDRESS 
Chalcidid parasites and notes on Ek. J. Newcomer, Portland, Ore. 
SaMGecsrvesrr_eneneoveeorevrve ts vase 
Hégs of Hemiptera: Notes on same: EB. H. Gibson, U. S. National 
Records of predaceous Hemiptera: Museum. 

OSESTTIAAC. csarecerervenrresererseres Dt% or ie Ty. Townsend, ts, or 
National Museum. 
Insects infected with bacterial Dr. G. F. White, Bureau of 
GLiBSESSrccccresssvessevnessveres Entomology. 
Insects infected with fungous dis- Dr. A. T. Speare, Bureau of 
ease: Scale insects especially - Entomology. 
infected with fungous discase.- 

