The Shipley Collection of Scientific Papers, Volume 2381920 |
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... 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 ...
... 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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... habits , including in their fare the more succulent and easily found food . HISTORY The existence of the western grass - stem sawfly was first made known in 1890 when Mr. Albert Koebele reared adults from larvæ that were mining in the ...
... habits , including in their fare the more succulent and easily found food . HISTORY The existence of the western grass - stem sawfly was first made known in 1890 when Mr. Albert Koebele reared adults from larvæ that were mining in the ...
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... habits have been modified by changing agricultural conditions , the list of their present host plants , so far as known , stands as follows : Elymus canadensis Elymus condensatus Agropyron tenerum Agropyron richardsoni Agropyron smithii ...
... habits have been modified by changing agricultural conditions , the list of their present host plants , so far as known , stands as follows : Elymus canadensis Elymus condensatus Agropyron tenerum Agropyron richardsoni Agropyron smithii ...
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... habits . They are weak fliers and seldom travel to any great distance at one time . In Utah they commonly move about among the plants of bunch grass , making short flights from tuft to tuft . If the wind rises or the sun goes behind a ...
... habits . They are weak fliers and seldom travel to any great distance at one time . In Utah they commonly move about among the plants of bunch grass , making short flights from tuft to tuft . If the wind rises or the sun goes behind a ...
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... habits were made , the mornings and evenings are chilly as a rule , hence the activity of these flies is confined to the hours near midday . They are everywhere the most active between the hours of 10 a . m . and 2 p . m . The swaying ...
... habits were made , the mornings and evenings are chilly as a rule , hence the activity of these flies is confined to the hours near midday . They are everywhere the most active between the hours of 10 a . m . and 2 p . m . The swaying ...
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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.