98 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. , [Jan. 



REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



CHARLES H. FERNALD. 



Since my last report the entomological work of the station 

 has proceeded along its usual lines. A large amount of cor- 

 respondence has been carried on, and many letters of inquiry 

 from residents of this State have been answered. Believing, 

 however, that the opportunities afforded by this division of 

 the experiment station were either not known of by many, 

 or that the way in which to make use of them was not under- 

 stood, the following note on the work was prepared : — 



Free Aid for the People. 

 Prevention of Loss by Injurious Insects. 



The attacks of injurious insects probably cause the loss of seve- 

 ral millions of dollars in Massachusetts alone each year. This has 

 not always been the case, but insects are becoming more abundant 

 and consequently more destructive. Much of this destruction, 

 however, could be either in part or wholly prevented if the proper 

 methods of treatment were made use of, and that this is not more 

 frequently done is very unfortunate. It is probable that the reason 

 for the apparent negligence in this regard is due to ignorance as 

 to what the insect is in each particular case, and what to do to 

 prevent its ravages. It is this very uncertainty which results in 

 nothing being done in most cases. 



In order to provide this information for residents of the State, 

 the entomological division of the Hatch Experiment Station at 

 Amherst offers its services without charge to all who may desire 

 them. To obtain this assistance, write to the entomologist. 

 Hatch Experiment Station at Amherst, Mass., describing the 

 trouble, and also, if possible, send samples of the injury and 

 the insect causing it, and attention will at once be given to the 

 matter. 



As the Hatch Experiment Station of Massachusetts is supported 

 in part by State appropriation, such a use of its facilities by the 



