NINETEENTH REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 19 



Other activities carried on in a large measure with or through 

 the county agricultural agents are, briefly: 



1. Issuance of emergency circulars and notices dealing with vari- 

 ous insects which suddenly become injurious. 



2. Demonstrations in the actual use of control measures. 



3. Identifieation of insects to insure the use of the correct meth- 

 ods of control. 



4. Making information available relative to sources and prices 

 of supplies needed in combating various pests. 



5. Familiarizing the agents with new developments concerning 

 insects for which control measures are as yet inadequate. 



6. General information needed in answering the many questions 

 propounded to the agents and a general educational program aimed 

 to promulgate a clearer understanding of insect life and behavior, 

 not to mention the exposing of false ideas, superstitions, and worthless 

 methods of insect control that are suggested. 



In return, through our relations with the county agents we are 

 kept aware of general insect conditions, the results of recommended 

 control methods actually tried in the field, much information extremely 

 valuable regarding the life histories and occurrence of various insects, 

 injurious and beneficial, and reports of crop losses caused by injurious 

 insect pests. 



At the present time there are agents located in twenty-six counties. 

 Although their work is officially confined to the counties by which they 

 are employed, tliey nevertheless serve indirectly many surrounding 

 counties that do not have the services of agents. Where a covmty agent 

 organizes his farmers to combat some injurious pest and the results 

 are very gratifying, neighboring counties at once begin to make use 

 of similar methods. Agents who have had experience in the State 

 have learned how our common pests are handled, thus making it pos- 

 sible for the vState Entomologist to devote more time to counties where 

 agents are not employed. 



With tlie widening of the field of entomological work have come 

 more pressing demands upon the State Entomologist's office, a corre- 

 spondingly greater service to the State, and a greater interest in the 

 study of one of the chief losses to crops in this region. 



THE COUNTY INSECT PEST LAW 



In order to deal successfully with a widespread outbreak of an 

 injurious insect, concerted community action is necessary. This can 



