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in the areas where the work is in progress a number of Farm Bureau 

 meetings have been addressed in other counties and also a limited 

 amount of instruction has been given to short course students at the 

 College. In all cases where the purposes and methods of work have 

 been presented at meetings of County Farm Bureau a unanimous vote 

 in favor of the work has passed with the understanding that it be 

 started in the county at as early a date as possible. More counties are 

 now on the waiting list than it seems possible to assist iu the coming 

 year. 



The following table gives a summary of the past years' work: 



REPORT OF EXTENSION WORK IN ENTOMOLOGY. 



BY DON B. WHELAN. 



The Extension Specialist in Entomology divides his work between the 

 Extension work and the College. During the past year sixty per cent of 

 the time has been given to the Extension work. The work done may be 

 divided as follows: 



(1) Advice and aid in combating insect pests with demonstrations 

 for their control. Most of the work was confined to the southern half 

 of the Lower Peninsula. The work done was in response to requests ask- 

 ing for aid and for advice. Visits were made to 123 farms and homes, 

 demonstrations being held in about half of them. Probably the most 

 serious outbreak was that of the bean-maggot which occurred during the 

 first part of July, This outbreak was worst in Huron, Tuscola, Sanilac, 

 Saginaw, Gratiot, and Eaton counties. The latter part of July was oc- 

 cupied in work on the Hessian Fly which seemed to be worst in the 

 southern part of the State. The white grub was also a very serious pest 

 in some parts of the State. The specialist confined some of his time to 

 the subject of mill and stored-grain insects. He hopes to do still more 

 along this line in the future. 



(2) Visiting and aiding the County Agricultural Agents. A point 



