编者按：“城市昆虫学”是一门新学科，美国加州大学昆虫学系WalterEbeling教授为美国“城市昆虫学”学科创造人之一。1985年，原中国白蚁防治科技协作中心秘书长林树青和高道蓉有幸在美国檀香山遇见该教授，他对中国的白蚁防治所取得的成就极为赞赏。他的著作《城市昆虫学》全 Editor’s Note: “Urban entomology” is a new discipline, Professor WalterEbeling, Department of Entomology, University of California, the United States, one of the creators of the “entomology of the city.” In 1985, Lin Shuqing and Gao Rongrong, former secretary general of the China Termite Control Science and Technology Collaboration Center, had the honor to meet with the professor in Honolulu, United States. He highly appreciated the achievements of termite control in China. His book “Urban entomology” all