702 [Assembly 
Should any important insect depredator appear the present 
season in any other situation than upon the fruit trees, the oppor¬ 
tunity for studying it should not be neglected, for the same spe¬ 
cies may not appear again in many years under circumstances as 
favorable for becoming acquainted with its real history. Secondly , 
what time is not necessarily occupied in examining the insects in¬ 
festing our fruit trees, should be devoted to collecting and classi¬ 
fying the insects of the State, and to naming and describing such 
species as have not been described. 
A report to be prepared at the end of the season to be submitted 
to the Legislature, showing what has been accomplished during 
the season, to be divided into two parts. The first, upon econo¬ 
mical entomology, giving an account of all that has been ascer¬ 
tained respecting the insects infesting our fruit trees, and any 
other injurious species that may have been obtained. The second 
upon scientific entomology, giving a systematically arranged cata¬ 
logue of all the insects of the State, so far as they are known, with 
a brief description of such new and uudescribed as may be dis¬ 
covered. 
The work should be pursued with a view of eventually secur¬ 
ing to the State as full and complete accounts of all the insects 
of this State as far as to place this important science (which is at 
present so greatly in the back ground, and so partially and im¬ 
perfectly explored upon this side of the Atlantic,) in as perfect, a 
position and as favorable a situation for being acquired as its na¬ 
ture will admit of. Should there be time, in addition to the above 
to perform other labor, it is desired, 
Thirdly , that a commencement should be made in writing out 
full descriptions of the species pertaining to some particular order, 
with observations upon the time of appearing, habits, &c., with a 
view of future publication, so as to secure a complete account of 
all the insects of the State pertaining to that order. 
Lastly , suits of specimens to fully illustrate both the economi¬ 
cal and scientific entomology of the State should be gathered in 
connection with the other parts of this work, to be placed in the 
