FIFTEENTH ANMAL KEPC ' STATE EXTOMOLOO'lST l!»l» 



Horse Flies {Tahanidae). In the mountainous localities, liorse- 

 tiies were abundant most of the summer, causing^ considerable incon- 

 venience to campers and people whose business required their pres- 

 ence in the mountains. 



Currant Fruit Fly (EpocJnri canadensis Leow.). \'ery few cur- 

 rants were gathered in parts of Montana this vear due to the injuries 

 caused by this insect. Some poison bait sprays have been used with 

 some success. 



Wheat Sheath Miner [Crniihnitlia feiiKj/yilis ^leig.)- The losses 

 caused by this insect were nut as great as previously. Control 

 measures carried on in nne locality seemed to have greatly decreased 

 them. 



Stem Maggot of Wheat (,Uei'oinyza nigriirntTis ^lacq. ). This 

 insect, in localities where the control of CcTodontlia femoi-alis was 

 carried out, was effectively controlled at the same time. The damage 

 done in other places was difficult to estimate due to the losses through 

 drought. 



The Nose Fly [Gastrojihi I !!.■< ItuciiiorTlioidd lis Linn.). The nose 

 ilv has gradually spread over the entire State and causes more and 

 more trouble in the using of horses. A solid piece of leather from 

 bit ring to bit ring just wide enough to protect the lips is the l)est 

 ])rotectii m. 



Onion Maggot (PJiorhia cepaTinii Meade), i he onion maggot 

 was a serious pest of both onions and radishes this vear. wherever 

 they were grown. 



The Cabbage Maggot { /'Iioi-ljia l^/yissicac Boche). Cabbages 

 grown in the northwestern portion of the State were severelv injured 

 bv this maggot. Other parts of the State were almost free from 

 an}' loss of this kind. 



THE FLEAS ^SIPHOXAPTERA) 



Fleas (SiphonapfeTo). Inquiries for Ilea control measures were 

 leceived this vear. The human flea. Puie.v ii-rifanx. was the most 

 common offender. lliis also lives on mice, wliicli were in some 

 cases the original source of infection. 



THE BEETLES (COLEOPTERA) 



The Larder Beetle { Pirnirsf-is /ai (hiriiis Linn. I. jlie usual 

 iiuiuiries regarding this pest of fo(.d products were recei\ed in this 



