The Shipley Collection of Scientific Papers, Volume 2381920 |
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... feeding habits of the larvæ have been undergoing subsequent to its discovery . Originally a grass feeder , it is becoming a serious menace to the grain growers of the Northwestern States because of its acquired appetite for small grains ...
... feeding habits of the larvæ have been undergoing subsequent to its discovery . Originally a grass feeder , it is becoming a serious menace to the grain growers of the Northwestern States because of its acquired appetite for small grains ...
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... feeding in Elymus , timothy , and Agropyron at Elk Point , S. Dak . , in Agropyron tenerum near Chamberlain , S. Dak . , in timothy at Edgeley , N. Dak . , in Bromus inermis near Merricourt , N. Dak . , in Elymus canadensis at Shakopee ...
... feeding in Elymus , timothy , and Agropyron at Elk Point , S. Dak . , in Agropyron tenerum near Chamberlain , S. Dak . , in timothy at Edgeley , N. Dak . , in Bromus inermis near Merricourt , N. Dak . , in Elymus canadensis at Shakopee ...
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... feeding insects such as the one considered in this paper have been governed mainly by the supply of food plants . A dry summer that retarded the growth of long - stemmed grasses would automatically reduce the numbers of the insects that ...
... feeding insects such as the one considered in this paper have been governed mainly by the supply of food plants . A dry summer that retarded the growth of long - stemmed grasses would automatically reduce the numbers of the insects that ...
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... feeding on a curly- leaf beet a leafhopper could not transmit the disease until after an incubation period of not less than twenty - four hours nor more than two days . Boncquet ( 1916 ) reported the organism found in the sieve tubes ...
... feeding on a curly- leaf beet a leafhopper could not transmit the disease until after an incubation period of not less than twenty - four hours nor more than two days . Boncquet ( 1916 ) reported the organism found in the sieve tubes ...
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... feeding on beans and other small crops in Porto Rico on the authority of Earrett . This is apparently an error . Barrett referred to the insect in question as Agallia tenella Ball ; he probably meant Agallia nevella Say . EAST OF THE ...
... feeding on beans and other small crops in Porto Rico on the authority of Earrett . This is apparently an error . Barrett referred to the insect in question as Agallia tenella Ball ; he probably meant Agallia nevella Say . EAST OF THE ...
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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.