PVT RODUGITION: - 
The second annual report of the entomologist of the 
State Experiment Station of the University of Minnesota 
respectfully submitted to his Excellency, Governor D. M. 
Clough, contains an account of some of the work performed 
during the year 1896. Other work onlycommenced or part- 
ly finished will be submitted later. 
There remains for the entomologist the pleasant duty of 
expressing his sincere thanks to all persons that have aided 
him in his work but especially so his assistant, Mr. Rufus H. 
Pettit, who has assisted faithfully in both the laboratory 
work and the preparation of thisreport. Most of theillustra- 
tions in it were made by him. Especial thanks are also due 
to the different newspapers, who with unfailing courtesy 
published all articles written for the instruction of the farm- 
ers in regions infested by injurious insects. The Chicago, St. 
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, the Great Western, the St. 
Paul and Duluth, and the Northern Pacific R. R. Companies 
also’ deserve thanks for their liberality in furnishing free 
transportation over their roads whenever such was asked. 
