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* Contents 



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Preface 5 Denton's tablets 17 



Collecting insects 7 Treatment of small insects 17 



Collecting bottle 7 Inflating larvae 18 



Insect net 8 Alcoholic material 19 



Collecting box 9 Vials and their care 19 



Folded papers for butterflies 9 Labeling insects 20 



Vials and small boxes 9 Insect cases 21 



Capturing insects 9 ' Museum pests 2$ 



Collecting at lights and sugar- j Convenient accessories 23 



ing 12 



Immature forms 13 



Preserving insects 14 



Insect pins 14 



Shipping insects 24- 



Dealers in eutomologic supplies 25 



Distribution of insects 25 



Importance 25 



Pinning block 14 | Life zones 26 



Eules for pinning 15 j Imported insect pests 27 



Spreading apparatus 15 



Directions for spreading 16 



Relaxing insects 17 



Manner of spread 2& 



Practical application 29 



Index 31 



Forest tent caterpillar. (Country gentleman, n May 1899, 64: 367 11 ) 

 Identifies eggs of Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn. and gives several 

 remedies. 



Curious insect tastes. Country gentleman, 11 May 1899, 64:368 s5 ; 

 New York farmer. 18 May. p. 8) 



Describes work of the black carpet beetle, Attagenus pice us Oliv. 

 in whalebone cane, that of the bristle tail, Lepisma domestica 

 Pack. [Thermobia furnorum Prov.] among papers, mentions the food 

 habits of the cigarette beetle. Lasioderma serricorne Fabr. and 

 refers to lead boring by several insects, specially Sitodrepa panicea 

 Linn. 



Cut worms on carnations. (Country gentleman, 11 May 1899, 64: 368**) 

 Records an attack by Peridroma saucia Hiibn. on carnations in a 

 greenhouse and recommends poisoned bait. 

 Look out for caterpillars. (Country gentleman, 11 May 1899, 64: 368 46 ) 

 General warning is given in regard to the tent caterpillars, Clisiocampa 

 americana Fabr. and C. disstria Hiibn. 



[Remedies for tent caterpillars] (Daily Saratogian, 15 May 1899, p. 2) 

 Extracts from 14th report regarding treatment of these pests and the use 

 of insecticides. 



[Remedies for forest tent caterpillar.] (Daily Saratogian, 17 May 1899, 

 p.3 (a portion of the report) ; 19 May (entire report) ; also portions in 

 special circular issued by direction of the street commissioners of 

 Saratoga Springs) 



Recommends clearing of the trees by individual effort. The caterpillars 

 should be brushed, shaken or burned from the trees and prevented from 

 ascending by the use of cotton bands. 



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