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will become an important part of the work. In all prov- 

 inces, teaching at colleges, enquiry into local pests and 

 demonstrations both of facts about insect life and remedies 

 for pests, are now going on. 



In February last an exhibit of injurious insects, lac and 

 eri-silk was sent to the Muzafferpur agri-horticultural 

 show. Increasing attention is being paid to this in provin- 

 cial departments and the best methods of preparing such 

 exhibits are being tested here; a complete exhibit in show- 

 cases has been prepared as a model, and it is proposed to 

 send exhibits to shows or to assist in this work to gain 

 experience as to the class of exhibits that most appeal to 

 the public. Show-cases of injurious insects, silk, lac, etc., 

 with specimens, plates and explanations in the necessary 

 languages, have been prepared for some provinces and will 

 be prepared by the entomological assistants in others; and, 

 as an aid to these, series of lantern slides in colour are 

 being prepared in order that lantern lectures may be given 

 at such shows. This work will be an additional tax on the 

 time both of this section and of the provincial assistants, 

 but it falls chiefly at one season and is an extremely 

 important work. 



11. Publications. — The marked influence of Indian 

 Insect Pests is noticeable, and its publication in 1906 has 

 been abundantly justified. A simplified revision in Bengali 

 has been prepared and proposals submitted for its publica- 

 tion. Other vernacular revisions will follow as provin- 

 cial work expands sufficiently to make them possible. 



A text book on " Indian Insect Life " has been issued 

 in July last. The issue of this volume of over 800 pages 

 with over 500 half-tone illustrations and 85 coloured plates 

 has entailed very heavy work which has fallen entirely 

 upon the Imperial Entomologist. The publication of the 

 volume completes the preparations for proper teaching and 

 marks the close of the period of preparation of the past 

 six years. The series of memoirs on injurious insects were 

 continued, and popular articles on those of great importance 



