The Shipley Collection of Scientific Papers, Volume 2381920 |
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... entire Red River valley . A gathering of sods of Elymus canadensis sent to the writer from Charleston , Mo. , during the summer of 1917 contained at least one larva of Cephus cinctus that had been boring the stem of this grass in that ...
... entire Red River valley . A gathering of sods of Elymus canadensis sent to the writer from Charleston , Mo. , during the summer of 1917 contained at least one larva of Cephus cinctus that had been boring the stem of this grass in that ...
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... entire growing period . Hence only the larger - stemmed grasses can be mined successfully by the Cephus larvæ . Occasionally an unusually vigorous plant of a slender- 8 BULLETIN 841 , U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE . Claassen, P, W ...
... entire growing period . Hence only the larger - stemmed grasses can be mined successfully by the Cephus larvæ . Occasionally an unusually vigorous plant of a slender- 8 BULLETIN 841 , U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE . Claassen, P, W ...
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... entire period of incubation . It was found necessary , in order to continue the requisite moisture supply during a period of several days , to invert over the sealed cell a larger watch glass and over this in turn a tumbler . In this ...
... entire period of incubation . It was found necessary , in order to continue the requisite moisture supply during a period of several days , to invert over the sealed cell a larger watch glass and over this in turn a tumbler . In this ...
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... entire . When first constructed this fabric is comparatively strong and pliant but after some months it grows more brittle and is easily ruptured . As a rule it remains intact until the emergence of the adult . Even the presence of half ...
... entire . When first constructed this fabric is comparatively strong and pliant but after some months it grows more brittle and is easily ruptured . As a rule it remains intact until the emergence of the adult . Even the presence of half ...
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... entire area affected must be studied as a whole . Even after the broad facts are known , each region will have its own problems to be worked out . But , until these prob- lems are solved , beet growing will continue to be a hazardous ...
... entire area affected must be studied as a whole . Even after the broad facts are known , each region will have its own problems to be worked out . But , until these prob- lems are solved , beet growing will continue to be a hazardous ...
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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.