REPORT OF WORK OF STATE ENTOMOLOGISTS' 

 DEPARTMENT 1914-1915 and 1915-1916 



St. Paul, Minn., 

 His Excellency, J. A. A. Buniquist, St. Paul, Minn. 



December 1, 1916. 



Dear Sir : Complying with the law I herewith submit to vou 

 the Sixteenth Report of the work of the State Entomologist's De- 

 partment from December 1, 1914, to December 1, 1916. The finan- 

 cial statement covers the fiscal years from August 1, 1914, to August 

 1, 1916. 



The correspondence of the State Entomologist has increased 

 yearly, our annual average is over 7,000, calling for much time and 

 attention on the part of the clerk and stenographer. Publications 

 have been continued. "Insect Life," edited for the purpose of 

 acquainting farmers, orchardists, gardeners and housekeepers with 

 methods of control of injurious insect pests, has been issued at 

 regular intervals during the two years. Page 6. 



The work in Nursery and Orchard Inspection is discussed 

 under Report on Nurser^^ Inspection. Page 28. Our co-operation 

 with the Eederal lioard in the matter of examining stock imported 

 from Europe has added materially to our responsibility and work. 



Illustrated circulars on birds and publications on insects have 

 been printed and distributed from time to time. Work with field 

 mice has been continued, the more common species of the state 

 collected and their life history and habits studied. Certain measures 

 of control are recommended. Progress is being made in our work 

 on bees, ants and wasps in their relation to the farmers, and we 

 will be in position to publish results of this work before long. 



The Entomologist has given several lectures (page 7) during 

 the biennium, attending in June, 1915, the annual meeting of the 

 National Nurserymen's Association in Milwaukee, and at Albany, 

 N. Y., in November. 1916, representing, with others, Minnesota at 

 a conference of workers from other states on White Pine r>lister 

 Rust. Work with the White Pine Blister Rust, on account of the 

 leeal machinerv under which the State Entomologist works, has 



