134 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, 



The work in this department has followed closely the lines 

 heretofore laid down for our investigations of the injurious 

 insects and other animals of the state. Three lines of work 

 have been completed and bulletins issued upon them, while 

 several new lines have been begun. 



Eight bulletins have been issued by this department during 

 the year, the titles of wdiich are given in the list of publica- 

 tions. 



Many investigations of life histories and experiments with 

 remedies have been made in the case of the following insects: 



The San Jose or Pernicious Scale. 

 The Cabbage Worm. 

 The Striped Cucumber-beetle. 

 The White Fly of Greenhouses. 

 New Hampshire Mosquitoes. 

 The Potato Flea-beetle. 

 Oyster-shell Bark-louse. 

 The Canker worm. 



The results in several of these cases are nearly ready for 

 publication, while in the others further time is needed for 

 their completion. 



The most notable development in our work during the year 

 has been the discovery of the Pernicious or San Jose Scale in 

 our state. This is one of the most dreaded orchard pests, and 

 it will be fully discussed in a bulletin at an early day. 



In all the work of the department I have had the efficient 

 assistance of Mr. Albert F. Conradi, while during the sum- 

 mer months assistance in economic work was rendered by Mr» 

 A. R. Merrill. 



Clarence M. Weed, 



Entomologist. 



