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in and arranged for a permanent collection for future use. In- 

 formation was given so that one could learn to recognize the 

 beneficial from the injurious. 



Premiums were offered by the State Grange and the three 

 state fairs for collections of injurious insects exhibited by the 

 different granges in the state. Quite a number of granges ap- 

 pointed their committees and did some work, but only a few 

 made collections to exhibit. Bangor Grange took first at Ban- 

 gor, second at Waterville and third at Lewiston. Chelsea Grange 

 took first at State Grange, first at Lewiston and first at Water- 

 ville. Turner Grange took second at State Grange and second 

 at Lewiston. These exhibits were very creditable to the granges 

 making them, and it is strongly recommended that all subordi- 

 nate granges in the State profit by the example set by the above 

 named granges. 



It would be well for each grange to devote one meeting in 

 the spring or summer and one in the fall or winter to the subject 

 of injurious insects. The department stands ready to impart 

 any information along these lines that may be called for. Col- 

 lections of moths and butterflies ; all kinds of grasshoppers ; leaf 

 eating beetles ; borers, like apple, maple, pine, etc. ; snap beetles ; 

 all kinds of leaf eating caterpillars and cut worms, wire worms, 

 etc., could be made without any danger of destroying any of the 

 farmer's friends. 



The following is a brief outline of the different orders of in- 

 sect life, which is given here for the benefit of those who may 

 wish to begin the study of Entomology in a general way. 



The several orders are : — 



1. Neuroptera (Nerve wing) dragon flies, etc. Beneflcial. 



2. Ortlioptera (Straiglit wing) grasshoppers. Injurious. 



3. Hemiptera (Half wing) bugs and plant lice. Injurious. 



f ( Borers. 



4. Coleoptera (Sheath wing) beetles ...<; 



Injurious . \ Snap beetlew, etc. 

 "June bugs". 



! Tiger beetles. 

 "Lady bugs", etc. 

 Scavengers. 



fBpnpficifl! (Scavengers. 

 I ^enenciai j gyrpimg flies, 



etc. 



Diptera (Two Wingj flies, raosquitos, etc. ^ 



' Iniurious * Railroad worm. 

 L 'njurious . ^ Mosquitos, etc. 



Lepidoptera (Scaly wing) butterflies and moths. Injurious. 



Hymenoptera (Membrane wing) i Beneficial, Honey bee, etc. 

 bees, hornets, saw-flies, etc. / Injurious, Saw-fly, etc. 



