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CATERPILLARS, by Dorothy Sterling. Illustrated by Winifred Lubell. Double- 
day & Co., Garden City, New York. 1961. 64 pp. $2.75. 
Here is an extremely interesting book for the young naturalist. Within 
its few pages are presented descriptions of caterpillars; data regarding 
the development of butterflies and moths; methods of finding caterpillars; 
examples of protective coloration and behavior; and finally, an important 
section on cage types and what to feed caterpillars. 
Since children are usually attracted to the many oddly and often brightly 
colored caterpillars of the summer and fall, this little book will add much 
to the school or home library. If chidren are interested in these animals and 
their habits, it is important that we have materials, such as this book, avail- 
able to indicate proper treatment and care. The book also provides interest- 
ing information about the species most commonly found in our area. 
William FE. Southern, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb 
GARDENING WITHOUT POISONS, by Beatrice Trum Hunter. Friends of Na- 
ture, 346 Concord Ave., Belmont 78, Mass. 1961. 17 pp. 35¢. 
Mrs. Hunter is an authority on the subjects of organic gardening and 
the perils of pesticides to wildlife and human beings. Her booklet is a mine 
of information on biological control of insects through predators, parasites 
and diseases; on encouragement of birds; on the use of plants repellent to 
insects; on the maintenance of soil fertility, and kindred matters. The great 
and mounting dangers of chemical pesticides are graphically told, and 
several harmless alternatives to poison sprays are described. References 
are given to sources for biological controls of pests and on the intriguing 
subject of companionate planting. The book concludes with a two-page 
classified list of addresses where useful materials mentioned in the text 
may be purchased. Gardening Without Poisons deserves the widest circula- 
tion. It can be had in large quantities at reduced prices. 
Margaret M. Nice, 5725 Harper Avenue, Chicago 37, Illinois 
Raymond Mostek Wins 1961 Conservation Award 
RAYMOND MOSTEK, VICE-PRESIDENT and Conservation Chairman of the 
I.A.S., received the Fourth Annual Award for outstanding conservation 
work in Illinois at the Annual Meeting of the Society in Rockford on May 
20. His nomination was unique in that he was the only candidate for the 
award ever to be named independently by three outdoor groups in different 
parts of the state. 
In presenting the award, Paul Downing, I.A.S. president, emphasized 
that Mr. Mostek has carried on conservation work in Illinois at the highest 
level for ten years. His services include: originated the Natural Resources 
Council of Illinois and served as its first chairman in 1954; presently re- 
cording secretary and editor of the Newsletter of the N.R.C.I.; originated 
the proposal for a Hawk and Owl Protection Law in 1956, and obtained co- 
operation of many state groups to obtain passage; circulated petitions, 
launched letter-writing campaigns, and built public support for numerous 
conservation projects, including preservation of Dinosaur National Monu- 
ment, the Indiana Dunes, Wooded Island in Jackson Park, Waveland Bird 
Sanctuary in Lincoln Park; worked for establishment of Prairie Chicken 
Refuges and passage of a Billboard Control Act. He conducts a personal 
anti-litterbug campaign wherever he goes. As the Tri-City Bird Club de- 
clared in its letter of nomination: “Ray Mostek’s primary aim is to help 
save something of this country’s majesties for future generations.” 
