REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I914 1 5 



material may originate in a foreign country, determinations of this 

 character are laborious and require for their successful prosecution 

 a large collection and an excellent library of both domestic and 

 r oreign works. The correct identification of such material is very 

 important, since the disposal of entire shipments of nursery stock 

 must depend in considerable measure upon the character of the 

 infestation. 



General. The work of the office has been materially aided as in 

 past years, by the identification of a number of species through the 

 courtesy of Dr L. O. Howard, chief of the bureau of entomology, 

 United States Department of Agriculture, and his associates. A 

 number of correspondents have donated valuable specimens and 

 many have rendered efficient service by transmitting local data 

 respecting various insects. It is a pleasure to note that there has 

 been, as in the past, a most helpful cooperation on the part of all 

 interested in the work of the office. 



Respectfully submitted 



Ephraim Porter Felt 



October 15, 1914 State Entomologist 



