A HISTORY of the DEPARTMENT of ENTOMOLOGY Kansas State University 1879-1990 A HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 1879 to 1990 Herbert Knutson2 FOREWORD I have attempted to bring together some widely scattered information on the Department of Entomology's activities during the 12 decades of its existence. Dr. Roger C. Smith left a few records. The notes of Charles M. Correll, University Historian, were helpful in summarizing minutes of the Board of Regents during the late 1800s. Mrs. Helyn Marshall typed and retyped the rough drafts of my sometimes poor handwriting and provided helpful suggestions. The final manuscript was typed by Margaret E. Wecker. The amount of space allotted to an individual or activity may not indicate the relative importance or magnitude. Furthermore, some individuals supplied more information than others, and length of time in the Department differed widely among individuals. I hope I have not omitted any individual. This booklet was written almost entirely after my retirement in June, 1983. Herbert Knutson Emeritus Professor of Entomology 1 Contribution number 89-236-D from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. 2 After Dr. Knutson's death, the manuscript was edited and brought up to date through 1990 by Eileen K. Schofield, Associate Editor, KAES, and T. L. Hopkins, Department of Entomology. CONTENTS Page KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY . 1 ENTOMOLOGY Ll BRARY . 2 KANSAS ENTOMOLOGICAL COMMISSION AND SUCCESSORS . 2 KANSAS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY . 3 INSECT FOSSILS IN KANSAS . 3 EVOLUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY . 4 Major Grants to the Department and Faculty . 5 Facilities . 5 INSECT COLLECTING AND COLLECTIONS . 7 ENTOMOLOGY CLUB . 7 COURSES AND MISCELLANEOUS STAFF NOTES . 7 TEXTBOOKS . I I AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AND RESEARCH . 11 INSECTS OF WHEAT Hessian Fly . 13 The Hessian Fly Train . 13 Other Wheat Insects . 14 INSECTS AND MITES OF CORN Early Work . 14 Corn Borers . 15 Corn Rootworm . 15 Mites and Others . 15 INSECTS OF SORGHUM Ants . 15 Aphids . 16 Earworm . 16 Other Insects . 16 INSECTS OF ALFALFA Pea Aphid . 16 Spotted Alfalfa Aphid . 16 Alfalfa Weevil . 16 Potato Leafhopper . 17 Seed Chalcid . 17 Miscellaneous Insects and Other Legumes . 17 Pollination . 17 Development and Release of Alfalfa with Multiple Resistance . 17 INSECTS OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS . 18 INSECTS OF SOYBEANS . 19 INSECTS OF SUNFLOWERS . 19 INSECTS OF RANGELAND AND GRASSLAND . 19 - MULTIPLE-CROP FEEDING INSECTS Grasshoppers .... ............ .. ... ..... ......... .... ........ .. .. .... ......... · · · · · 19 Chinch Bug . 21 Greenbug . 22 SOIL INSECTS . 23 STORED-PRODUCT INSECTS . 32 Past USDA Collaborators on Stored-Product Insects . 26 INSECTS OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY IMPORTANCE . 27 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL . 29 INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR . 30 INSECTICIDAL RESIDUES . 31 SYSTEMATICS . 31 APICULTURE . 32 SILKWORMS . ..