THE NEW ECONOMIC ZOOLOGIST OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Prof. Plame s C. Sanders, late State Entomologist of Wisconsin, has been appointed 
eed H. A. Surface, at Harrisburg, Pa. Prior to his service in Wisconsin, 
nders was engaged in investigation relating to scale insects in the Bureau 
pmology and published several systematic papers on Coccidae. 
ORIENTAL STUDENTS VISIT WITH FOREST INSECT INVESTIGATIONS. 























meron. Anching Kung, a graduate of Edinburgh University and Christ’s College, 
tage, paid several visits to this office during the month and spent one after- 
in company of Mr. Fisher at the Kast Falls Church Forest Insect Laboratory. 
ng is on a year's traveling fellowship in this country prior to assuming the 
an ssionership of Agriculture and Forestry in the province of Anhuei, China. Dr. 
g manifested a lively interest in the work of this branch. 
On August 2 Dr. Ginji Okajaima of Kagoshima, Japan, examined our collection of 
+ insect work. He was prevented from seeing the Forest Insect Laboratory at 
Falls Church only by the want of time. 
A GUIDE TO ABBREVIATIONS. 
It is often hard, especially in the case of the older writers, to identify the 
shor from the abbreviation following an insect names. The following pamphlet, 
h may be consulted in the Bureau library, has proven helpful in such cases. It 
Liste der autoren zoologischer art-und gattungsnamen zusammengestellt von den 
ogen Museums fur Naturkunde in Berlin. Zweite verm. aufl. Berlin, R. Friedlander 
ny 1896. 68p. 4to." (ULC.) 
Din 3. Widdleton will resign in the early autumn and will take 4a special course 
in entomology at Cornell University. 
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A NEW METHOD OF PREPARING KEE 
‘The following is extracted from a recent report of Dr. W. Vs King: 
In preparing the kerosens emulsio is year a great improvement was effected 
the result of some experiments made request by the Chemical Department of 
State College at Bozeman. Previous had made the emulsions with a sodium 
1 in hot solutions and it was found ‘nhs after thé emulsion had been added to the 
. a@ large part, usually over half, would "separate out" and had to be removed to 
rent "scalding" of the stock. This year potassium soap (green soap) was used 
the emulsion made in a cold solution. The formula and methods which gave good 
lts were: 
Soap Solution: ; 
Potassium so2p 12 Ibs. 
Water 2 gas. 
P the soap solution is to be kept any time before using it should be placed in a 
we, container to prevent the formation of a "crust" on top. 
PaO Mg ate yh ty eT eee OE on meee ree hee a " Lani ihe We i: 
Dissolve the soap in the water by hesting, make up to three gallons and cool. ~ a 

