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inclosed in some stout tin or wooden box. They will come by mail 

 for one cent per ounce. Insects should never be inclosed 

 loose in the letter. Whenever possible, larva? (i. e., grubs, 

 caterpillars, maggots, etc.) should be packed alive in some tight tin 

 box — the tighter the better, as air-holes are not needed — along with a 

 supply of their appropriate food sufficient to last them on their 

 journey; otherwise they generally die on the road and shrivel up. 

 Send as full an account as possible of the habits of the insect respect- 

 ing which you desire information; for example, what plant or plants 

 it infests; whether it destroys the leaves, the buds, the twigs, or the 

 stem ; how long it has been known to you ; what amount of damage 

 it has done, etc. Such particulars are often not only of high scientific 

 interest, but of great practical importance. Packages should be 

 marked with the name of the sender, and should be addressed 

 to the Entomologist of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Ne- 

 braska Hall, Room 10, State University, Lincoln, Nebraska. 



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