166 BIBLIOGRAPHY OP ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. 



1328. EILEY, C. V. Entomological correction. <Cultivator and Coun- 



try Gentleman, 6 March, 1873, v. 38, p. 149. 



Lema tritineata does not occur in southwestern Missouri, as stated by W. R. 

 Howard. 



1329. RILEY, C. V. Fifth annual report on the noxious, beneficial, and 



other insects of the State of Missouri, made to the State Board 

 of Agriculture, pursuant to an appropriation for this purpose 

 from the legislature of the State. <8th Ann. Kept. State Board 

 of Agric. for 1872, 18 April, 1873, pp. 160-h8, 75 figs. Separate : 

 < Jefferson City, Mo., 18 April, 1873, pp. 160+8, 75 figs. Re- 

 view by A. S. Packard, jr. : <Amer. Nat., August, 1873, v. 7, 

 pp. 471-477, figs. 115-130. Reply to Packard and rejoinder by 

 Packard : <Amer. Xat., March, 1874, v. 8. pp. 181-188. 



CONTENTS. 

 PREFACE 3 



Entomology, its relations to agriculture and its advancement* 5 



Definition of entomology, 5 The term " insect," 5 The four sub- 

 kingdoms of the animal kingdom, 6 Characteristics of insects, 

 7 Classification of insects, 8 Hymenoptera, 9 Coleoptera, 

 10 Lepidoptera, 11 Hemiptera, 12 Diptera, 13 Orthoptera, 

 14 Neuroptera, 14 Osculant and aberrant groups, 15 Import- 

 ance of entomology as a study, 17 Economic importance of en- 

 tomology, 18 Relation of insects to agriculture, 18 Damage 

 inflicted by insects to agriculture and horticulture, 19 Progress 

 of economic entomology, 19 Economic entomology in Europe, 

 19 Insects in America much more injurious than in Europe, 21 

 State entomologists and entomologists in public positions in the 

 United States, 21 How to counterwork noxious insects, 23 

 Prevention, 24 Checking the spread of injurious insects, 24 

 Cure, 25 Modification of Dr. Hull's C'urculio-catcher, 25 En- 

 couragement of the natural enemies of injurious insects, 26 

 Duties of a State entomologist, 27 Annual report, 27 Corre- 

 spondence Eind other duties, 28 -"How to collect, preserve, and 

 study insects, 29 Appliances for collecting, 29 Use of the um- 

 brella. 29 The knapsack, 30 The hand-net, 30 The frame of 

 the net, 30 The bag of the net, 31 Use of the sieve, 31 Sugar- 

 ing, 32 Attracting moths by light, 32 How to kill insects, 32 

 The cyanide bottle, 32 Use of chloroform, 33 Entomotaxy, 

 34 Insect-pins, 34 How to pin insects, 34 How to mount small 

 insects, 34 Spreading-board, 35 Drying-box, 36 Insect boxes 

 and cabinet, 37 Mr. Lintner's boxes fbr Lepidoptera, 38 Sub- 

 stances for lining insect-boxes, 40 Preserving insects in the 

 collection, 41 Relaxing specimens, 41 Breeding insects, 41 

 Breeding-cage, 42 Note-book of the collector, 43 How to trans- 

 mit insects, 44 Text-books, 44. 



NOXIOUS INSECTS. 



NOTES OF THE YEAR 46 



The codling-moth, Carpocapsa pomonella 46 



Experiments with Wier's apple-worm trap, 46 Value of different 

 materials for bandages, 47 Jarring, 48 Occurrence of the apple- 



* Pages 17-27 were reprinted under title Entomology in <Rept. State Board Agric. 

 Kansas for 1873, 1874, pp. 266-274. 



