The Shipley Collection of Scientific Papers, Volume 2381920 |
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... female . Much enlarged . from cotypes that had in the meantime been collected in Nevada and Montana . In connection with this description the prophetic suggestion was made that : " The economic importance of this species . arises from ...
... female . Much enlarged . from cotypes that had in the meantime been collected in Nevada and Montana . In connection with this description the prophetic suggestion was made that : " The economic importance of this species . arises from ...
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... female that placed it . This cell is always a little larger than the egg , so that it is com- paratively an easy matter to remove the egg to a moist cell or else- where for study . The number of eggs distributed by each female appears ...
... female that placed it . This cell is always a little larger than the egg , so that it is com- paratively an easy matter to remove the egg to a moist cell or else- where for study . The number of eggs distributed by each female appears ...
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... female usually black but more rarely with face entirely yellow or having yellow spots ; head of male black but always with yellow on face ; thorax black , the upper angle of mesepister- num , parapteron , and scutellum ( usually ) ...
... female usually black but more rarely with face entirely yellow or having yellow spots ; head of male black but always with yellow on face ; thorax black , the upper angle of mesepister- num , parapteron , and scutellum ( usually ) ...
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... female is noticeably larger than the male , and in the field is captured much more easily . The characteristic attitude of the adults of either sex while at rest is to lie flat against the grass stem , head downward , the body closely ...
... female is noticeably larger than the male , and in the field is captured much more easily . The characteristic attitude of the adults of either sex while at rest is to lie flat against the grass stem , head downward , the body closely ...
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... female is poised in the air before a sod of grass or grain she is evidently busy selecting the particular stem in which she hopes to oviposit . Once she has chosen and settled , she seldom changes to another stalk , although she may ...
... female is poised in the air before a sod of grass or grain she is evidently busy selecting the particular stem in which she hopes to oviposit . Once she has chosen and settled , she seldom changes to another stalk , although she may ...
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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.