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The Bean Ladybird and Its Control

Description: "The bean crop of the Southwest suffers severe injury from the bean ladybird, which sometimes ruins entire crops. It is restricted to beans for food and attacks all kind. Both beetles and their larvae devour all parts of a plant -- leaves, flowers, and pods -- but the chief injury is to the foliage. This pest can be controlled in small areas by hand-picking the overwintered beetles and by brushing the larvae or young from the plants during hot, dry weather. On a larger scale it may be controlle… more
Date: 1919
Creator: Chittenden, F. H. (Frank Hurlbut), 1858-1929
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Powder-Post Damage by Lyctus Beetles to Seasoned Hardwood

Description: "The sapwood of seasoned hardwood material of all kinds, both finished and unfinished, especially of hickory, ash, and oak, is often ruined by yellowish-white grubs from one-eighth to one-fifth inch in length which burrow through the solid wood in all directions and convert it into powder. These grubs are the young, or larvae, of small, slender, somewhat flattened, reddish-brown to nearly black beetles, known as powder-post beetles.... The object of this bulletin is to describe the methods whic… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Hopkins, A. D. & Snyder, Thomas Elliott, b. 1885
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Three insect enemies of shade trees.

Description: Describes some major pests of shade trees, the damage they cause, and methods of control. Discusses efforts to control shade-tree insects in cities and towns.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
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Mapping Mountain Pine Beetle Mortality through Growth Trend Analysis of Time-Series Landsat Data

Description: This article presents a forest growth trend analysis method that integrates Landsat temporal trajectories and decision tree techniques to derive annual forest disturbance maps over an 11-year period.
Date: June 18, 2014
Creator: Liang, Lu; Chen, Yanlei; Hawbaker, Todd J.; Zhu, Zhiliang & Gong, Peng
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Characterizing recent and projecting future potential patterns of mountain pine beetle outbreaks in the Southern Rocky Mountains

Description: This article aims to quantify the landscape-level drivers that explain the dynamic patterns of mountain pine beetle (MPB) mortality, and simulate areas with future potential MPB mortality under projected climate-change scenarios in Grand County, Colorado, USA.
Date: September 29, 2014
Creator: Liang, Lu; Hawbaker, Todd J.; Chen, Yanlei; Zhu, Zhiliang & Gong, Peng
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Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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The Dying of Pine in the Southern States: Cause, Extent, and Remedy

Description: Report discussing the destructive habits of the southern pine beetle, which in its most recent outbreak is threatening to kill a large percentage of the young and matured trees of the pine forests in the southern United States. "The paper gives the essential facts relating to the insect, its work, practical methods of control, and how to protect the pine from its depredations in the future." -- p. 2
Date: 1911
Creator: Hopkins, A. D. (Andrew Delmar), 1857-1948
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The Rough-Headed Corn Stalk-Beetle in the Southern States and Its Control

Description: "Within recent years an increasing number of reports of serious damage to the corn crop by a robust black beetle have been received from most of the Southern States. A noteworthy outbreak occurred during the early summer of 1914 in the tidewater section of Virginia. As very little was known regarding the natural history of this pest, this bulletin has been designed to supply this information. By following the control measures recommended herein it is hoped that the ravages of this pest may be l… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Phillips, W. J. (William Jeter), 1879-1972
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The Striped Cucumber Beetle and Its Control

Description: "The striped cucumber beetle is the most important of all our cucumber insect pests and does serious damage to all forms of cucurbits. It is widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains and is to be found in most fields and gardens.... To control this pest and reduce its ravages four methods are employed: Preventive measures, the use of repellent substances, spraying with arsenical insecticides, and good farm practice. These are described fully on pages 10 to 19 and summarized on page 20." --… more
Date: 1919
Creator: Chittenden, F. H. (Frank Hurlbut), 1858-1929
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The Mexican Bean Beetle in the East

Description: Report discussing the Mexican bean beetle, which is the most serious insect enemy of beans in parts of the United States. Although it has long been present in the southwestern United States, it has recently spread to the Southeast and destroyed much of the bean crop there. This bulletin describes the beetle's life cycle and different control measures, including spraying and dusting with insecticides.
Date: 1924
Creator: Howard, Neale F.
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The Southern Corn Rootworm and Farm Practices to Control It

Description: "Of all corn pests in the South one of the most serious is the larva, or young, of the 12-spotted cucumber beetle -- the so-called southern corn rootworm. True to its name, it feeds on the roots, but in young corn it also drills a small hole in the stem just above the first circle of roots, boring out the crown and killing the bud.... Progressive farming methods, as described in this bulletin, will reduce the ravages of this insect. Burn over waste places to destroy dead grass, weeds, and rubbi… more
Date: 1918
Creator: Luginbill, Philip
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The Southern Pine Beetle: A Menace to the Pine Timber of the Southern States

Description: Report discussing the destructive effects of the Southern pine beetle on pine forests in the southern United States. To prevent spread of the disease, infested trees should be located between November and March and destroyed. Methods for locating infested trees and destroying them are explained in detail.
Date: 1921
Creator: Hopkins, A. D. (Andrew Delmar), 1857-1948
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The boll-weevil problem.

Description: Describes the characteristics of the boll weevil, the damage that it causes to crops, and methods for its control.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Hunter, W. D. (Walter David), 1875-1925 & Coad, B. R.
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