LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY, 

 Washington, D. C., December 14, 1906. 



SIR: I have the honor to transmit a brief account of the gipsy moth 

 (Porthetria dispar), with some consideration of methods of control, 

 which I believe is suited for publication as a Farmers' Bulletin. 

 Respectfully, 



L. O. HOWARD, 



Entomologist and Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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