Senior Examination Pajjers, 1890. 
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EXAMINATION IN AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY. 
Maximum Number of Marks, 100. Pass Number, 50. 
Saturday, May 17th, from 12 noon till 1 p.m. 
Candidates will not be expected to answer all the questions on this paper. The 
replies are to be as short as possible, and where the candidate is not acquainted 
with the scientific name of an insect, the generally received English name ?vill be 
accepted. 
1. Name some of the kinds of insects which are injurious to various kinds 
of field crops, as — to corn and grass, or fodder crops, and root crops. 
2. Describe in plain words, and as shortly as you can, the appearance of 
one or more of the above kinds of insects in its different stages ; its method of 
injury to the plant ; where it goes into chrysalis state; and any point of useful 
interest connected with it. 
3. How do you know the difference between the maggot of a two-winged 
fly, and a beetle grub, and the caterpillar of a moth or butterfly ; speaking 
generally and not noting exceptional cases ? 
4. Mention any kind of grub or maggot specially found to infest crops on 
broken-up pasture or clover ley. How would you prevent this happening ? 
5. Name the insect attacks which are most frequently injurious to corn 
crops. 
6. Give in a few plain words a description of the appearance of one or more 
of the above injured crops — as, whether the straw is elbowed down, or cut off, 
or the grain shrivelled, and so on. 
7. Give some examples of treatment of seed or of land ; or of any applica- 
tion, or treatment, or special rotation of crops which are practically useful to 
prevent any of these attacks, or to carry an attacked crop through up to a fair 
yield. 
8. Give the reason why such treatment is useful. 
9. Describe the ox warble maggot and its life history in the hide. 
10. Mention the best methods of remedy and prevention of warble attack. 
