Excerpt from The European Corn Borer, How to Control It The European corn borer 1 is one of the most destructive pests of corn. From 1950 to 1961 it caused an average annual loss of more than 107 million bushels of field corn alone. Since it was discovered in Massachusetts in 1917, it has spread westward and southward over a large part of the important corn acreage east of the Rocky Moun tains (fig. 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.

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.

Excerpt from A Situation Report: The European Corn Borer The case is not closed on systemic insecticides as a means of borer control. The method remains open as a promising field of research. 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.

Excerpt from The European Corn Borer and Its Control in Dahlias The treatments discussed in this circular are not recommended for control of the native stalk borer. 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.

Excerpt from Plowing as a Control Measure for the European Corn Borer in Western New York During the fall of 1920 and the spring of 1921 the Bureau of Ento mology of the United States Department of Agriculture undertook a vigorous campaign of suppression against the European corn borer in an area of about 25 square miles in the vicinity of Silver Creek, N. Y. During the course of this experimental clean-up campaign many methods of control were tested thoroughly for the first time, such as steaming, crushing, shredding, cutting, burning, and burying infested material. F rom these tests it became evident that the burying of infested material, preferably by cultural operations, offered great possibilities and that the department would be warranted ln devoting considerable time and study to this means of control. Large quanti ties of infested material were buried in pits to a depth of 24 inches or more. Examination of the pits in the spring of 1921 resulted in the recovery of less than 1 per cent of the total number of larvae originally buried, and those recovered were dead and badly decomposed. Although this experimental method of burying larvae indicated that a 100 per cent kill resulted, it cou1d not be recommended as a practical control operation because of the labor involved. 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.

Excerpt from Spread and Infestation by the European Corn Borer During 1926 Human agency is a dangerous and most important factor in the spread of the European corn borer. Commerce in corn and its transportation by man afford great opportunity for the spread of the pest. Because of this fact strict quarantines have been declared to prevent the movement of products likely to be infested by the corn borer from infested to noninfested areas. 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.