Author: F. H. Chittenden

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-28

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781528521444

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Excerpt from The Western Cabbage Flea-Beetle The habitual appearance of this species In great abundance on young plants is a factor which prohibits the use of anything except immediate application of poisonous substances like the arsenicals or repellents, but there Is little doubt that in the course of time this pest will lessen in numbers, provided concerted action Is taken to control it. Ameng the best remedies to be employed IS the establish ment of clean culture throughout the year from early spring until the crop is off and even thereafter. To accomplish this all cru'ciferous and related weeds on which the insects normally feed and-breed Should be kept down. It is desirable, therefore that the grower become familiar with all of these plants, or else it will be necessary to destroy all weeds and keep the fields free from them at all times. This maybe accomplished by the ordinary process of weeding and bybui'ning over after the crop is off and again before the crop is planted. Plow ing over may be sufficient at either time. 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.

Download or read book The Western Cabbage Flea-Beetle (Classic Reprint) written by F. H. Chittenden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Western Cabbage Flea-Beetle The habitual appearance of this species In great abundance on young plants is a factor which prohibits the use of anything except immediate application of poisonous substances like the arsenicals or repellents, but there Is little doubt that in the course of time this pest will lessen in numbers, provided concerted action Is taken to control it. Ameng the best remedies to be employed IS the establish ment of clean culture throughout the year from early spring until the crop is off and even thereafter. To accomplish this all cru'ciferous and related weeds on which the insects normally feed and-breed Should be kept down. It is desirable, therefore that the grower become familiar with all of these plants, or else it will be necessary to destroy all weeds and keep the fields free from them at all times. This maybe accomplished by the ordinary process of weeding and bybui'ning over after the crop is off and again before the crop is planted. Plow ing over may be sufficient at either time. 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.