. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. THE LIVING ENEMIES OE CROPS 55 [a) the Q%%, {b) tlie larva, {/) tlie pupa or cocoon, and {d) the imago, or adult stage. The larva, which looks like a worm rather than like an insect, is the most destructive stage. Except the fiber plants, there is no crop in the Philippines which is not sometimes seriously damaged by insect enemies. HOW INSECTS ARE FOUGHT Various Methods Used. There arc many ways of fight- ing insects. Tlie uang, for instance, is fought by many. I- -â . â » t â. I 1'.. 38. Catching a swaiiii of locusts with a net near Manila
. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. THE LIVING ENEMIES OE CROPS 55 [a) the Q%%, {b) tlie larva, {/) tlie pupa or cocoon, and {d) the imago, or adult stage. The larva, which looks like a worm rather than like an insect, is the most destructive stage. Except the fiber plants, there is no crop in the Philippines which is not sometimes seriously damaged by insect enemies. HOW INSECTS ARE FOUGHT Various Methods Used. There arc many ways of fight- ing insects. Tlie uang, for instance, is fought by many. I- -â . â » t â. I 1'.. 38. Catching a swaiiii of locusts with a net near Manila different means; such as, pulling him out with a bent pin, and plugging his hole with manure. Locusts are fought by smoke, by great nets, by driving them into ditches where they can be killed, and in other ways. The Bureau of Science has tried to bring into the. 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 Copeland, Edwin Bingham, 1873- [from old catalog]. Yonkers-on-Hudson, N. Y. , and Manila, World book company
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