REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST IQOO 953 



aided by aa assistant of his own selection, Cornelius Betten. They 

 were at- the station from June 15 to Aug. 20, during which time they 

 collected many insects, and so far as possible ascertained their life his- 

 tories. They also gave considerable attention to the conditions under 

 which the various species exist, their relations to each other and their 

 value as food for fishes. The results obtained have amply justified the 

 departure ; and in Dr Needham's report, which is nearly ready for the 

 press and will appear as a separate bulletin, there will be found much 

 that is not only new but interesting and valuable. 



The work on aquatic insects at Saranac Inn has to some extent been 

 supplemented by studies made in the vicinity of Albany by my first as- 

 sistant, Mr Banks. The results of this work will be prepared for pub- 

 lication later. 



Publications. Several circular letters warning of threatened injuries 

 have been issued and were widely published. The principal publications 

 of the entomolgist, to the number of 67, are listed under the usual head. 

 The most valuable of these are the memorial of Dr Lintner, which con- 

 tains a complete index of his publications, the account of some of the 

 principal insects affecting maples and the illustrated catalogue. A com- 

 panion to Insects injurious to maple trees ^ treating of those affecting the 

 elm, has been prepared. It will be illustrated, as was its predecessor, by 

 three admirably colored, quarto plates, and it will be pubHshed in the 

 report of the commissioner of fisheries, game and forest for 1899. ^"^^ 

 illustrated catalogue of some of the principal economic insects was pre- 

 pared to accompany the small traveling collection, which was exhibited 

 at a number of fairs. 



Extension work. Considerable time of the entomologist or his first 

 assistant, Mr Banks, was occupied by farmers institutes. They covered 

 a period of 41 working days, during which time about 46 lectures were 

 delivered at the following 24 places : Nelson, West Eaton, Stockbridge, 

 Hamilton, Halcottsville, Lexington, Hensonville, Durham, Breakabeen, 

 Franklin, Esperance, Bethlehem Center, Altamont, Voorheesville, East 

 Greenbush, Gansevoort, Greenfield Center, Burnt Hills, Glens Falls, 

 Fort Ann, East Hartford, Cambridge, Hoosick Falls and Fultonville. In 

 addition, the entomologist has been called upon to give several addresses 

 before scientific bodies. 



The traveling collection, composed of some of the more important 

 injurious and beneficial insects, was shown at a number of farmers insti- 

 tutes, and proved an attractive and interesting feature of these gather- 

 ings. In this connection, it was exhibited at Altamont, Gansevoort, 



