Catalogue of the Exhibit of Economic Entomology at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orleans, 1884-85

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...in all stages from Packard's Report. Remedies: Late planting; selection of wheat; rolling and pasturing to sheep. Chief Article: Packard, Bull. No. 4, U. S. Ent. Comm., pp. 43. 221. STALK BORER. Gortyna nitela Guen. Injured wheat stalks, larva, chrywilids and adult moths. See No. 199. 222. GRASS WORM. Laphygma fruglperda Sm. & Abb. Syn. Prodenia autumnalis Riley. Larva), chrysalids and adult moths. Remedies: Early plowing. Chief Articles: Riley, 3d Rept. Ins. Mo., p. 109-116; Amer. Ent., v. 2, p. 363-365. 223. WHEAT-HEAD ARMY-WORM. Leucania albilinea Guen. Larva, chrysalis and adult moth: figures of eggs, larva and adult from Riley's 9th Mo. Report Parasites; 223a. Taehina anonyma Kiley. Adult. 2236. Anomalon apicale Cress. Adult Remedies: Late plowing. Chief Article; Riley, 9th Rept. Ins. Mo., p. 50-57. A 224. BARLEY IBOSOMA. Jsosoma hordei (Harris.) Injured wheat stalk: figures of same, and of adults, from Amor. Ent Remedies: Burning stubble. Chief Article: Harris, Ins. Inj. to Veg., p. 551-561; Walsh & Riley, Amer. Ent., v. 1, p. 149-158. 225. WHEAT ISOSOMA. Isosoma tritici Riley. Injured wheat stalks, adults: figures of larva and adult with details of struoturo from Riley'a E eport for 18S1. Remedies: Same as for No. 222. Chief Article: Riley, Rapt. Djpt. Agric, 1881, p. 183-187. Injuring Stored Grains. 226. GRAIN WEEVIL. Calandra remotepunctata Gyll. Injured wheat grains, adult beetles. Remedies: Same a3 for No. 201. 227. RICE WEEVIL. Calandra oryzc e Linn. Injured wheat and barley, adult booties. Parasites: 227a. Pteromalus calandrce Howard. Adult. 228. NATIVE MEAL-WORM. Tenebrio obscurus Fabr. Larra, adult beetles: figures in all stages from LeBaron's 4th III. Report 229. IMPORTED MEAL-WORM. Tenebrio molitor Linn. rLarval...