The Shipley Collection of Scientific Papers, Volume 2381920 |
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... causing the farmers some alarm . Mr. Norman Criddle of Aweme , Manitoba , a close observer and practical farmer , wrote to Dr. Fletcher that this fly had increased considerably during the ast year or two , and was turning its attention ...
... causing the farmers some alarm . Mr. Norman Criddle of Aweme , Manitoba , a close observer and practical farmer , wrote to Dr. Fletcher that this fly had increased considerably during the ast year or two , and was turning its attention ...
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... caused by these formerly harmless insects bids fair to increase steadily . In the past the numbers of grass - feeding insects such as the one considered in this paper have been governed mainly by the supply of food plants . A dry summer ...
... caused by these formerly harmless insects bids fair to increase steadily . In the past the numbers of grass - feeding insects such as the one considered in this paper have been governed mainly by the supply of food plants . A dry summer ...
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... caused its death . This experiment , taken in connection with others that were not so directly conclusive , seems to prove that the porous plug in the stub must prevent in some way the admission of an undue amount of moisture into the ...
... caused its death . This experiment , taken in connection with others that were not so directly conclusive , seems to prove that the porous plug in the stub must prevent in some way the admission of an undue amount of moisture into the ...
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... caused periodic losses to the western sugar- beet industry , amounting in the aggregate to many millions of dollars . Curly - leaf , * the disease which this insect transmits , has in some of its worst outbreaks caused the abandonment ...
... caused periodic losses to the western sugar- beet industry , amounting in the aggregate to many millions of dollars . Curly - leaf , * the disease which this insect transmits , has in some of its worst outbreaks caused the abandonment ...
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... causes . The insect referred to was a coccid and the inference was from the large number of lady- beetles present ... caused the leaves of pigweed to become " curly " and red and that the in- jury in both cases was entirely out of ...
... causes . The insect referred to was a coccid and the inference was from the large number of lady- beetles present ... caused the leaves of pigweed to become " curly " and red and that the in- jury in both cases was entirely out of ...
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Page 4 - If it consists in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid animal or vegetable substance, or any portion of an animal unfit for food, whether manufactured or not, or if it is the product of a diseased animal, or one that has died otherwise than by slaughter. Sec. 8. That the term
Page 9 - ... determine whether or not it is safe and profitable to add 20 per cent more of the lime-sulphur concentrate to a given amount of water, thus increasing the strength of the summer spray to that extent. In 1913 a proprietary spraying material in powder form, known under the trade name of "Soluble Sulphur," was used at the rate of 2 pounds to 50 gallons of water in combination with one pound of dry arsenate of lead. While this material appeared to be quite effective in scab control that season very...
Page 61 - In order that the ecological relationships of the insect fauna of the cat-tail plant may be better understood, the first part of this paper deals with the ecology of the cat-tail plant. In the second part, the life history and biology of the insect inhabitants of the plant are discussed. This part of the paper has been treated from a systematic point of view, considering the insects under their respective orders, rather than grouping them according to their life habits. In the resume", composing...
Page 16 - FH CHITTENDEN, in charge of truck crop and stored product insect investigations. AD HOPKINS, in charge of forest insect investigations. WD HUNTER, in charge of southern field crop insect investigations. FM WEBSTER, in charge of cereal and forage insect investigations. AL QUAINTANCE, in charge of deciduous fruit insect investigations. EF PHILLIPS, in charge nf bee culture.
Page 23 - Sc. D., In Charge of Truck Crop and Stored Product Insect Investigations.