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Frank Hurlbut Chittenden

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of the Carnegie Museum, found himself studying under W.S. Barnard, who was less experienced in entomology than himself. This led to Barnard being displeased and led to Chittenden leaving with a licenciate degree in 1881 instead of a bachelor's degree. He then lived in Brooklyn and worked at the
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but the family moved to Elyria. He lost his father when he was young and was taken care of by his school-teacher mother. He went to Cornell University but unfortunately for Chittenden, the well-known entomology professor at Cornell,
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Some insects injurious to garden and orchard crops : a series of articles dealing with insects of this class
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Chittenden never married and for many years, his mother lived with him and after her death, his widowed sister.
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Chittenden took a special interest in weevils and described a few species, particularly in the genus
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The potato-tuber moth. (Phthorimaea operculella Zell.), A preliminary account.
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Chittenden wrote several USDA publications on insects pests, these include:
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The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say).
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The green-striped maple worm. (Anisota rubicunda Fab.).
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The larger canna leaf-roller. (Calpodes ethlius Cram).
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The Fruit-tree bark-beetle (Scolytus rugulosus Ratz.).
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was then away in Washington. Chittenden, sponsored by
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The principal household insects of the United States.
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The striped cucumber beetle (Diabrotica vittata Fab.)
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Two-Lined Chestnut Borer (Agrilus Bilineatus Weber.).
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The Squash-vine borer (Melittia satyriniformis Hbn.).
318: 290:Howard, L. O. (1929). "Frank Hurlbut Chittenden". 222:Some of his work was also compiled into books. 72:many of which are no longer considered valid. 8: 66:. He also described 30 species in the genus 216:https://archive.org/details/ricemoth783chit 102:The fall army worm and variegated cutworm. 285: 283: 263:"Notable Weevil Specialists of the Past" 179:The leopard moth. (Zeuzera pyrina Fab.). 250: 7: 256: 254: 14: 47:, and worked as an editor of the 228:Insects injurious to vegetables. 292:Journal of Economic Entomology 230:New York: Orange Judd Company. 55:Brooklyn Entomological Society 1: 120:The larger Apple-tree borers. 24:US Department of Entomology 388: 204:The rose slug-caterpillar. 53:. He was a founder of the 372:Cornell University alumni 367:Scientists from Cleveland 261:Burke, Horace R. (2005). 20:Frank Hurlbut Chittenden 317:Mallis, Arnold (1971). 29:Chittenden was born in 362:American entomologists 321:American entomologists 50:Entomologica Americana 233:with L.O. Howard and 16:American entomologist 304:10.1093/jee/22.6.989 108:The corn root-worms. 36:John Henry Comstock 210:The Abutilon Moth. 40:William J. Holland 379: 331: 330: 324: 314: 308: 307: 287: 278: 277: 267: 258: 181:(w. L.O. Howard) 138:The Nut Weevils. 114:The Melon Aphis. 387: 386: 382: 381: 380: 378: 377: 376: 337: 336: 335: 334: 316: 315: 311: 289: 288: 281: 265: 260: 259: 252: 247: 218:The Rice Moth.] 81: 45:Brooklyn Museum 31:Cleveland, Ohio 17: 12: 11: 5: 385: 383: 375: 374: 369: 364: 359: 354: 349: 339: 338: 333: 332: 309: 298:(6): 989–990. 279: 249: 248: 246: 243: 242: 241: 231: 220: 219: 212: 206: 200: 194: 188: 182: 175: 169: 163: 152: 150:The Pea Aphis. 146: 144:The Rose Slug. 140: 134: 128: 122: 116: 110: 104: 98: 91: 80: 77: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 384: 373: 370: 368: 365: 363: 360: 358: 357:Coleopterists 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 344: 342: 328: 323: 322: 313: 310: 305: 301: 297: 293: 286: 284: 280: 275: 271: 264: 257: 255: 251: 244: 239: 236: 232: 229: 225: 224: 223: 217: 213: 211: 207: 205: 201: 199: 195: 193: 189: 187: 186:The Fig Moth. 183: 180: 176: 174: 170: 168: 164: 161: 157: 153: 151: 147: 145: 141: 139: 135: 133: 129: 127: 123: 121: 117: 115: 111: 109: 105: 103: 99: 96: 92: 90: 86: 85: 84: 78: 76: 73: 71: 70: 65: 64: 58: 56: 52: 51: 46: 41: 37: 32: 27: 25: 21: 320: 312: 295: 291: 273: 269: 235:C.L. Marlatt 221: 82: 79:Publications 74: 67: 63:Sphenophorus 61: 59: 48: 28: 19: 18: 352:1929 deaths 347:1858 births 160:L.O. Howard 341:Categories 245:References 270:Curculio 226:(1909). 214:(1919). 208:(1913). 202:(1913). 196:(1912). 190:(1912). 184:(1911). 177:(1909). 171:(1909). 165:(1909). 154:(1909). 148:(1909). 142:(1908). 136:(1908). 130:(1908). 124:(1907). 118:(1907). 112:(1906). 106:(1905). 100:(1901). 93:(1899). 87:(1898). 69:Curculio 276:: 5–10. 240:(1899) 329:–102. 266:(PDF) 158:(w. 327:100 300:doi 343:: 296:22 294:. 282:^ 274:51 272:. 268:. 253:^ 26:. 306:. 302:: 162:) 97:.

Index

US Department of Entomology
Cleveland, Ohio
John Henry Comstock
William J. Holland
Brooklyn Museum
Entomologica Americana
Brooklyn Entomological Society
Sphenophorus
Curculio
The Fruit-tree bark-beetle (Scolytus rugulosus Ratz.).
Some insects injurious to garden and orchard crops : a series of articles dealing with insects of this class
The fall army worm and variegated cutworm.
The corn root-worms.
The Melon Aphis.
The larger Apple-tree borers.
The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say).
The Squash-vine borer (Melittia satyriniformis Hbn.).
The Nut Weevils.
The Rose Slug.
The Pea Aphis.
The green-striped maple worm. (Anisota rubicunda Fab.).
L.O. Howard
Two-Lined Chestnut Borer (Agrilus Bilineatus Weber.).
The striped cucumber beetle (Diabrotica vittata Fab.)
The leopard moth. (Zeuzera pyrina Fab.).
The Fig Moth.
The larger canna leaf-roller. (Calpodes ethlius Cram).
The potato-tuber moth. (Phthorimaea operculella Zell.), A preliminary account.
The rose slug-caterpillar.
The Abutilon Moth.

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