LE'ITER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Entomology. 



Washingt07i, D. C, Novemher 30, 1906. 



Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith for publication as Part 



V of Bulletin No. 63, a brief paper, by Mr. F. C. Pratt of this Bureau. 



on the pepper weevil, an insect which has proven very destructive to 



different varieties of peppers in certain localities in Texas and which. 



owing to a similarity in appearance to the boll weevil, has in some 



cases been confused with that insect. 



Respectfully, L. O. Howard, 



Entdmologist and Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretory of Agrifpdture. 



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