The lead-cable borer or "short-circuit beetle" in California / by H.E. Burke, R.D. Hartman and T.E. Snyder.
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
1922.
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| Series: | Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ;
no. 1107. |
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Table of Contents:
- Review of injury to metals by boring insects throughout the world : Injury to lead fuses by insects
- Damage to lead sheathing of aerial cables by Scobicia declivis Lec. pp. 1.
- Damage by the California lead-cable borer (Scobicia declivis) to trees and forest products. pp. 9.
- Biology of Scobicia declivis : Distribution
- Food plants
- Asociated insects
- Predatory and parasitic enemies
- Life cycle
- Seasonal history
- Seasonal history
- Description and habits. pp. 11.
- Control experiments : Tests at Falls Church, Va., 1918 and 1919
- Results of experiments at Falls Church, Va., 1918 and 1919
- Tests at Los Gatos, Calif., 1918-1920
- Results of experiments at Los Gatos, Calif., 1918-1920
- Experiments in California during the season of 1921
- Results of experiments in California in 1921
- Results of experiments in California in 1922
- The metal-penetrating ability of the insects associated with the cable borer. pp. 20.
- Summary and conclusions. pp. 41.
- Literature cited : Insects attacking or penetrating metals
- The California lead-cable borer (Scobicia declivis). pp. 42.
- Appendix : Taxonomy and morphology of the larval stages of Scobicia declivis Lec
- Adam G. Boving. pp. 49.
- Appendix : Description of mature adult of Scobicia declivis--R.D. Hartman. pp. 54.