Excerpt from Investigations on the Control of the European Corn Borer When the eggs are deposited upon corn plants which have reached the tassel stage, the newly hatched larvae usually do not attack the tas'sel, nor do they feed to any extent upon the surface of the leaf blades; under these Circumstances they enter the stalk directly, or the thick midrib of the more tender leaf blades. If the plant has developed an ear, the newly hatched larvae frequently feed upon the tender tips of the husks and upon the silk, or work: their way down between the silks into the ear and feed upon the grain and cob. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.