LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
BurEAvU OF ENTOMOLOGY, 
Washington, D. C., August 29, 1912. 
Srr: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for publication as 
Bulletin No. 82, seven papers dealing with certain insects imjurious 
to truck crops. These papers, which were issued separately during 
the years 1909, 1910, and 1911, are as follows: The Colorado Potato 
- Beetle in Virginia in 1908, by C. H. Popenoe; The Parsnip Leaf- 
Miner, The Parsley Stalk Weevil, and The Celery Caterpillar, by F. H. 
Chittenden; The Lima-Bean Pod-Borer and The Yellow-Necked 
Flea-Beetle, by F. H. Chittenden; The Life History and Control of 
the Hop Flea-Beetle, by William B. Parker; Biologic and Economic 
Notes on the Yellow-Bear Caterpillar, by H. O. Marsh; Notes on the 
Cucumber Beetles, by F. H. Chittenden, and Biologic Notes on 
Species of Diabrotica in Southern Texas, by H. O. Marsh; Notes on 
Various Truck-Crop Insects, by F. H. Chittenden. 
Respectfully, 
L. O. Howarp, 
Entomologist and Chief of Bureau. 
Hon. JAMES WILson, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
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