The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
STUDY OF INSECTS
Entomologist Appointed for Agricul-
ture College Experiment Station
A New Department for the Study
of Injurious Insects

EntOmOlOglSt Appointed FOR A2r1Cul-
ture College Experiment Station
A New Department for the Study
of Injurious Insects.
Farmers, fruit growers, truck gard
ners, and in fact all who are interested
in agriculture in North Carolina should
be interested to learn that the ASrI-
cultural and Mechanical college and
experiment station has established a
new department for teaching and Study
Of insects. This is not a new Jine
of work for the state, as the State
Entomologist Of the department OF az
riculture at Raleigh has for a nulnDer
of years, conducted the work OF the
inspection OF orchards and numerous
insect pests. There must be, however,
many problems that the state entOnOlO
gist has not and may not, be able to
undertake.
The new entomOlOgist, r. |. Smith.
at the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege and experiment station at West
Raleigh comes from Georgia, where he
held the position OF state etOmOlogist
for a number of years In that posi-
ton he was enabled to gain a vida
experience in the control of injurious
insects of the southern states.
In taking up the work in North Ca
olina the entomologist desires TO 90
tain the cooperation of the farmers
and fruit growers OF the state. Let
ters and correspondence are the hes:
means to this important end, and il is
his earnest desire that everyone will
feel free to write for information.
Specimens Of insects, their eggs or
cOcOOns. together with samples OF the
work Of injurious forms should be sent
be sent separately in tight wooden 70
tin box plainly labelled with the name
and address Of the sender.
Experimental work looking toward
the control of some important insect
pests will be taken up by the entomol-
ogist and letters from farmers aud
others over the state about the pr l.
cipal insects will greatly aid him IN
selecting lines Of work that will be OF
great beneft.
The state experiment station wolk in
all its branches, is for the benefit OF
the citizens Of North Carolina This
is perhaps particularly true with in
vestigations OF injurious Insects. Sta
tistics show that insects destroy about
10 per cent. of all agricultural products
each year. Hence very little though
needed to make one realize the I'm
pOrtance of insee control
Insects injuring household goods.
stored products, such as corn and small
grains, garden, field crops, and fruit
tree pests, all help to cause the annual
loss.
Most crops for this year are practl.
caily beyond damage from insects az
cept perhaps cotton and some late
arden crops. During the past summer
however, much injury has no doubt
been caused by various insects Of the
farm and orchard. Letters concerning
such damage will be welcomed by the
entomologist Furthermore in many
cases he may be able to suggest meth
DDS for preventing the re-appearance
and damage from such insects next
year
III citizens of North Carolina should
GRASP this opportunity of getting infor-
nation and assistance entirely free Of
cost ass
All packages should be addressed 10
X. j. Smith. State Entomologist, Agri-
ultural Experiment Station. West raj
eigh, n. c.
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