The locust borer and methods for its control / A.D. Hopkins.
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology,
1907.
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| Series: | Circular (United States. Bureau of Entomology) ;
no. 83. |
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Table of Contents:
- Extent of damage and loss
- Character of the injuries. pp. 2.
- Evidences of attack
- Favorable and unfavorable conditions for destructive work. pp. 3.
- Methods of control
- TIme to cut locust to destroy the young larvae
- Destruction of infested trees and wood. pp. 4.
- Spraying the trunks and branches to kill the young larvae. pp. 5.
- Damage to cut wood and danger of introduction into new localities
- Selection of locations for extensive plantings. pp. 6.
- Management of plantations to prevent injury
- Breeding and propagating borer-resistant trees. pp. 7.