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Prevention of damage by the seed-corn maggot to potato seed pieces.

Uses results from a scientific study to describe how to best protect potato seed pieces from damage by the seed-corn maggot.

Date: February 1940

Creator: Reid, W. J. (William John), 1902-; Wright, R. C. (Robert Claude), b. 1885. & Peacock, Walter M.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Biology of the seed-corn maggot in the coastal plain of the South Atlantic states

Describes the seed-corn maggot of the south Atlantic states at different stages of life, its history, and its habits.

Date: June 1940

Creator: Reid, W. J. (William John), 1902- & Hall, D. G.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Three species of the genus Lygus and their relation to alfalfa seed production in southern Arizona and California.

Describes the characteristics of a variety of Lygus and its habits which lead to damaged alfalfa seed in southern Arizona and California.

Date: November 1940

Creator: Stitt, Loyd L.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Experiments with Trichogramma Minutum Riley as a control of the sugarcane borer in Louisiana.

Describes the scientific study of Trichogramma Minutum Riley and its effects on the sugarcane borer at different stages of life.

Date: January 1941

Creator: Jaynes, H. A. (Harold Andrus), 1900- & Bynum, E. K.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Structure and development of the alimentary canal of the southern armyworm larva.

Describes a scientific research study of southern army larvae. Describes in detail the alimentary canal of the larva.

Date: March 1941

Creator: Woke, Paul A.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The biology and control of the sorghum midge.

Describes the life cycle of the sorghum midge, its history in the United States, the damage it can cause to plants, and the steps farmers can take to control the pest and its damage.

Date: July 1941

Creator: Walter, E. V. (Elmer Valentine), 1891-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Field studies of insecticides used to control cabbage caterpillars in the South.

Describes the damage that cabbage caterpillars can cause to plants, and provides the results of scientific research on insecticides to control the caterpillars in the southern United States.

Date: November 1941

Creator: Reid, W. J. (William John), 1902-; Smith, Charles Egan, 1887-; Reed, L. B. (Lucius Brown), 1906- & Thomas, W. A. (William Andrew), 1883-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Insecticidal efficiency of some oils of plant origin

Describes the results of scientific research examining the effect of plant oils as insecticides.

Date: February 1942

Creator: Cressman, A. W. & Dawsey, Lynn H.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Strains of field corn resistant to the survival of the European corn borer.

Describes a series of scientific tests conducted over ten years to identify the strains of corn that were resistant to the threat of European corn borers, and provides the results of these tests.

Date: May 1942

Creator: Patch, L. H.; Holbert, J. R. & Everly, R. T.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Life history, habits, and control of the beanstalk weevil (Sternechus paludatus) in the Estancia Valley, New Mexico.

Describes the life cycle of the beanstalk weevil, its habits, and the damage it causes to plants in the Estancia Valley of New Mexico.

Date: July 1942

Creator: Shaw, J. G. (John Gilbert), 1908- & Douglass, J. R. (James Robert)

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Further studies on the removal of spray residues from eastern-grown apples.

Describes the variety of residues found on apples, the amount of residue, and different ways to wash the apples and remove residue.

Date: August 1942

Creator: Haller, M. H. (Mark Hughlin), 1897-; Cassil, C. C. (Carroll Clayton), 1911-; Gould, Edwin & Schrader, Albert Lee, 1896-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Hibernation of the corn earworm in the central and northeastern parts of the United States

Describes a scientific investigation into the hibernation patterns of the born earworm and emergence as moths in the central and northeastern United States.

Date: December 1942

Creator: Blanchard, R. A.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The ecology of the principal summer weed hosts of the beet leafhopper in the San Joaquin Valley, California.

Describes the results of a scientific study on the effect of summer weeds on crops (mainly sugar beets and tomatoes) and the use of the beet leafhopper to reduce their growth in the San Joaquin Valley in California.

Date: June 1943

Creator: Lawson, Francis R. (Francis Raymond), 1906- & Piemeisel, R. L.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Protect Your Garden Corn From Earworms.

Provides simple instructions for preventing earworms from spoiling garden corn.

Date: June 1950

Creator: United States. Extension Service.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Control of Lice and Sheep Ticks on Sheep and Goats.

Describes the damage that lice and ticks can cause to sheep and goat wool. Provides instructions for preparing insecticide dips, sprays, and dusts.

Date: June 1951

Creator: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Division of Insects Affecting Man and Animals.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Bed Bugs: How to Control Them.

Describes the life cycle of the bedbug and the hazards associated with a bedbug infestation. Provides advice for identifying and controlling bedbugs.

Date: May 1953

Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Stable Flies: How to Control Them.

Describes characteristics of stable flies, the damage they cause, and methods of control.

Date: May 1953

Creator: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Division of Insects Affecting Man and Animals.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Stable Flies: How to Control Them

Booklet identifies stable flies, their life span, the damage they cause, and the how to control them.

Date: May 1953

Creator: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Division of Insects Affecting Man and Animals.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The tobacco budworm and its control.

Describes the characteristics of the tobacco budworm, the damage it causes, and methods of control.

Date: July 1953

Creator: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Division of Truck Crop and Garden Insect Investigations.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Control of white pine blister rust in the northeastern states.

Describes the value of the white pine and the threat of blister rust to the trees in the northeastern United States. Provides methods for blister rust control.

Date: August 1953

Creator: United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department