The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-23
NOTES ON INSECT WORK.
BY D. L. VAN DINE.


The urgent requests help regarding the
troll OF particular pest always with immediate
and practical advice from the enomolog condition
of affairs which the alone and for which
discussion Farmers Institute When the term farmer
include those people having dooyard paintings of fruits
of promise small cultivated semcutvated form
an important part of our agriculture here in Hawaii
farmer rule, notice pest until appears
numbers IN his held orchard and then his interest does
farther whether such his AS
is sought Prompt active measures are then 10 WARD OH
serious loss Plainly the farmer in need OF textbook
entomology. entomolog def
advice methods OF ubdung the he have large
of available information.
Suppose perhaps only reported
needs send personally to obtain specimens II the
species represented the collection well and
aps to specialist in the particular group to which the species
belongs Then follow information
plants part the plants infested the
the lecyce OF the insect It's habits It's occurrence elsewhere
what have been proposed for its control Regarding
mologst Is provided with GOOD library II the species an
great deal OF patient observation and labor
voved And all of this work but preliminary to the final work
OF controlling the pest This preliminary work IN the laboratory
inectary indicative of what follow the field
the field under conditions OF cultivation these results must
be verified corrected and the praccaby OF utility OF pro-
methods of control proved the farmer would take the
in the laboratory and nsecary suggestive rather
positive better understanding could be brought about
Aside from the work of investigation word to the
work office When specimen received it must be
recorded that 1t Will not become confused with the several others
perhaps have recently been received from elsewhere This
by convict
prison who his number Aside
that have outlined regarding and studying the
insect information accompanying it must be recorded in
least three letter
be referred time Then
of the species be recorded
with already known regarding the Again
be the
person whose inquiry accompanied and each instance refer
made the other records that any you
what known regarding the local
habits species and the
experience dealing with The
give specimen haphazad passing consideration but
possible evidence against that future time
NAV be brought all its towards its control
seemingly unimportan become valuable in
and often observations by
their with particular
needed clear obscure necessary
link to complete part OF the chain OF evidence.
controlling injurious species OF insects then be
between
nologs entomoIogs should know the practical conditions
in the gauge his investigations accordingly
farmer familiar with the work OF the entOmoogist
# Is fair question asked why
our investigated needs and the entomoogs
equally the why YOU visited the
dO2 l admit much advice
actual knowledge Of existing practical conditions
given locality hand the farmer has shown little
inclination help the problem In warfare
present system specialized intensified
must be prepared against the OF his crops
methods alter we'll established
This implies familiar fundamental
facts concerning The
interests himself general subject the better
10 help critical time The subject OF
ologv NAV developing science but that does imply
and outside the the
mind grasp.
regarding insects farmer should know AS class