EEPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Entomology, 

 Washington, D. C, August 7, 1911. 

 Sir: I submit herewith an executive report covering the work of 

 the Bureau of Entomology for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, 

 dividing it, in accordance with your instructions, under the follow- 

 ing headings: 



(1) A summary of the important work carried on during the fiscal 

 year ending June 30, 1911. 



(2) An outline of plans proposed for work during the fiscal year 

 ending June 30, 1912, under appropriations already made for that 

 year. 



(3) Plans of work recommended for the year ending June 30, 

 1913. 



KespectfuUy, L. O. Howard, 



Entomologist and Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



WORK OF THE YEAR 



The work of the year beginning July 1, 1910, and ending June 30, 

 1911, may be classified, as was the case last year, as follows: 



(1) Work on the gipsy moth and the brown-tail moth. 



(2) Importations of useful insects. 



(3) Exportations of useful insects. 



(4) Work on insects injurious to southern field crops. 



(5) Investigations of insects damaging forests. 



(6) Investigations of insects damaging deciduous fruit trees. 



(7) Cereal and forage plant insect investigations. 



(8) Work on insects affecting vegetable crops. 

 ^9) Work on insects affecting citrus fruits. 



(10) Investigations of insects in their direct relation to the health 

 of man and domestic animals. 



(11) Work on insects injurious to stored products. 



(12) Inspection work. 

 ^13) Work in bee culture. 

 (14) Unclassified work. 



field work against the gipsy moth and the brown-tah, moth. 



There has been no important change from previous years in the 

 methods by which the field work against the gipsy moth and the 

 brown-tail moth has been carried on. The area infested by the 



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