. Bulletin. Agriculture -- Massachusetts Periodicals; Fertilizers -- Analysis Periodicals. Fig. 2. The German Roacli, lilutta germanica. Orthoptera were found in the stomachs thi'onghout the season, reaching their maximum in September when they formed eight per cent of the food for the month. The common cricket, Gryllus luctu- osiiH Serv., and the cockroach, Blatta germanica Fab., were frequently recognized in the stomach contents. The value of the toad as a destroyer of roaches has been commented on by Mr. W. W. Meecli in Insect Life, Vol. 1, page 341, where it is stated that the toad "
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- Massachusetts Periodicals; Fertilizers -- Analysis Periodicals. Fig. 2. The German Roacli, lilutta germanica. Orthoptera were found in the stomachs thi'onghout the season, reaching their maximum in September when they formed eight per cent of the food for the month. The common cricket, Gryllus luctu- osiiH Serv., and the cockroach, Blatta germanica Fab., were frequently recognized in the stomach contents. The value of the toad as a destroyer of roaches has been commented on by Mr. W. W. Meecli in Insect Life, Vol. 1, page 341, where it is stated that the toad " will clear your room of cockroaches over night just as he will your garden of the vilest of your insect ; The species identi- fied are more or less injurious and the three per cent of Orthoptera consumed by the toad should be placed to its The Wingless Grasshopper, Ceii- tltophi/us Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hatch Experiment Station. [S. l. : s. n. ]
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