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sn agent could be sent to the district to study the situation and 

 advise with the farmers and aid them in controlling the pest, many 

 thousands of dollars might be saved. 



(d) The notorious alfalfa weevil has l)een slowly making its 

 way toward Montana from Utah during the past few years. Last 

 year it appeared in Idaho just south of Montana and it seems clear 

 that very soon it will cross the line. In fact, we have no way of 

 knowing that it has not already arrived in some portion of our State. 

 Considering the importance of alfalfa in Montana, this is perhaps the 

 most serious insect pest that threatens the State. It has meant the 

 loss of many thousands of dollars to Utah. We should have suffi- 

 cient funds to keep in touch with its progress and be in a position 

 to fight it if it appears. 



This office works in cooperation with that of the State Board 

 of Horticulture, performing the more technical part of the work on 

 fruit pests by finding out the methods of controlling them, thus 

 paving the way for the law enforcement performed by that board. 

 The various other sorts of insect pests, the control of which is not 

 particularly provided for by law, fall naturally into the field of the 

 state entomologist. Among these are : 



Pests of grains and corn 



Pests of grass and forage crops 



Pests of pasturge and range grasses 



Pests of field root crops 



Pests of vegetable and garden crops 



Pests of greenhouse plants 



Pests of stored food supplies 



Pests of ornamental plants and trees 



Pests of shade trees 



Pests of the household 



Parasites of man and domestic animals 



Pests of the bee industry 

 In connection with the rapid development of Montana's agricul- 

 ture, particularly in the growing of grains and fodder crops, it is 

 apparent that many more people and much larger areas are affected 

 l:y many of the pests referred to above than in the fruit industry. 

 It would, therefore, appear to be necessary that the funds placed at 



