wooden structure. This was completed in 1890 at a cost of about 

 $1200 or $1400, and its facilities became available for both college 

 and station work. 



A third powerful influence in furthering the study of entomology 

 particularly becam.e effective in the summer of 1889, when the Gypsy 

 Moth first caused extensive damage in the eastern part of the state. 

 It happened that Prof. Fernald was travelling in Europe at the 

 time studying various collections and museums, and by a coincidence 

 his son. Dr. H. T. Fernald, acting in his stead, was the first to identify 

 this serious imported pest as occurring in this country. Upon his 

 return to the United States, Prof. Fernald quickly prepared a special 

 bulletin of information and advised that the state enter immediately 

 upon a campaign for the suppression of the moths, as he realized 

 that they were likely to become one of the most serious insect pests 

 ever imported. The popular demand for action was so great that the 

 legislature immediately appropriated $50,000 and appointed a com- 

 mission to conduct the work. The entomologist of the experiment 

 station was made the director of the scientific part of the work, and 

 in this capacity his advice was of immeasurable value in the fight 

 which continued for the next ten years. By 1899, the moths were 

 so well under control as to be rare in many sections where they had 

 previously done enormous damage. This was of course evidence 

 of the efficient work being done but it was the most critical time in 

 the whole campaign of extermination, and it was exceedingly un- 

 fortunate that either personal or political interests should have raised 

 the cry that there was no danger from the moths and that the ex- 

 pensive campaign was no longer needed. For four years no further 

 action was taken to prevent the spread of the moths and during this 

 period they multiplied enormously and scattered far beyond the limits 

 of their previous distribution. 



This fight against the Gypsy Moth has been mentioned especially 

 because we believe it was an important factor in developing the first 

 group of professional entomologists graduating from the college. A 

 number of the students entered the Gypsy Moth fight, and this work 

 doubtless had considerable influence in deciding their vocations. An- 

 other result of this campaign which has brought great credit to this 

 department was the publication of an exceptionally complete and 

 thorough report dealing with the life history of the pest and the fight 

 made against it. At the time of this publication in 1896, the Gypsy 

 Moth had been more thoroughly studied than had any other insect 

 pest in America. 



With the appointment of a professor of veterinary science in 

 1891, the professor of zoology was enabled to give his entire attention 

 to zoological and entomological work. Even this, with the growth 

 in the experiment station work and in the zoological museum, de- 

 manded more attention than one man could possibly give. The first 

 assistant professor of zoology, Richard S. Lull, was appointed early 

 in 1894. He was a graduate of Rutgers College in the class of '93, 



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