Miscellaneous truck-crop insects in Louisiana : I. Insects injurious to the globe artichoke in Louisiana / by Thos. H. Jones. II. The granulated cutworm, an important enemy of vegetable crops in Louisiana / by Thos H. Jones.
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| Other title: | Insects injurious to the globe artichoke in Louisiana. Granulated cutworm, an important enemy of vegetable crops in Louisiana. |
| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
1918.
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| Series: | Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ;
no. 703. |
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Table of Contents:
- I. Insects injurious to the globe artichoke in Louisiana. by Thos. H. Jones.
- Introduction
- Injury caused by the artichock aphis, Myzus braggii. pp. 1.
- Enemies of the artichoke aphis
- Injury caused by the bean aphis, Aphis rumicis. pp. 2.
- Control of aphids attacking artichoke. pp. 3.
- Other insects attacking the globe artichoke in Louisiana. pp. 4.
- II. The granulated cutworm, an important enemy of vegetable crops in Louisiana. by Thos H. Jones.
- Introduction. pp. 1.
- Nature of damage
- Description of the stages : The moth. pp. 8.
- The egg
- The larva
- The pupa
- Food plants. pp. 9.
- Life history and habits : Habits of the moth
- Oviposition
- Number of eggs deposited. pp. 10.
- Habits of the larva
- Length of egg, larva, and pupa stages. pp. 11.
- Enemies
- Methods of control : Hand picking
- Barriers around plants. pp. 12.
- Poisoned baits
- Treating plants with arsenicals. pp. 13.
- III. Experiments in controlling the tomato fruitworm with arsenicals. by Thos H. Jones.