LETTER OF TRANSMITTA 



LT. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Entomology, 

 WasJihujtcm^ D. C.^ Decemher 5^ 1905. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscript of a 

 report on misceUaneous cotton insects in Texas, prepan^d by Prof. 

 E. Dwight Sanderson, entomologist of the New Hampshire College 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, formerly State entomologist of 

 Texas and a special agent of this Bureau cooperating in the work on 

 insects injurious to cotton in Texas. This report gives the detailed 

 results of a year"'s work on the minor insect enemies of cotton by 

 Professor Sanderson and assistants, and is supplementary to investiga- 

 tions which have been conducted bv other lield agents of the Bureau 

 on the more important subjects of the cotton boll weevil and boll- 

 worm. It contains definite records of observations on the life his- 

 tories of numbers of species, as also data on their natural enemies. It 

 has been prepared with the valuable assistance of Mr. A. C. Lewis at 

 Terrell, and Mr. C E. Sanborn at College Station, Texas, many of 

 the records of life histories having been made by the gentlemen named. 

 I recommend the publication of this matter as Bulletin No. 57 of the 

 Bureau of Entomology. 



Respectfully, L. O. Howard, 



Knioiitoloijisf and Chief of Bxvreau. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Acjrlcidtare, 



