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get a new idea of the possibilities of the damage which may 

 be caused by insects. So here again we should be on 

 the lookout constantly for any hairy caterpillars heretofore 

 unknown, which may be found feeding upon the leaves of any 

 sort of tree. If such specimens are sent in a tight box to this 

 station, they will be promptly identified. The necessity of 

 such identification was clearly shown during the summer 

 when the newspapers reported an outbreak of the gypsy 

 moth at Nashua. Direct inquiry brought out the fact the 

 statement was founded upon a mistake, there being no gypsy 

 moths present. 



This peculiar danger in which New Hampshire now 

 stands from these pests without our borders renders it espe- 

 cially desirable that unrecognized insects of all sorts be sent 

 this Station for identification. This is one of the things 

 for which the Station exists, and the public is cordially 

 invited to send specimens and make inquiries freely. In 

 sending specimens enclose them in a tight box with a little of 

 the food-plant. There is no necessity for punching air-holes 

 in the box. Address them simply to Experiment Station, 

 Durham, New Hampshire. 



