. The army-worm [microform] : Cirphus (leucania) unipuncta Légionnaires (Chenilles); Insectes nuisibles; Insect pests; Army-worms. ovm of thp province. nn«l whili- the dwtr ion In fairly ronipli'ti'. roriclun «luinogr whh clom' only in conipHrntiv.'l * l».cftliti«*. 'nImrg county w«H thr fiwt vinitwl ami wriimi. injt-ry to . n grain wan notiml In tho vicinltv ..f N«'W (;«'rmany and oth.'r *. In caMiij 75 Jn-r ««'iu nn<t upwanU «.f th«' crop wan .lci*troy«l. Portionn of \arniouth and Uigby counticH were vimtinl Iv Mr. I'. A. CmmmI. our Anni-tant Kntomol.
. The army-worm [microform] : Cirphus (leucania) unipuncta Légionnaires (Chenilles); Insectes nuisibles; Insect pests; Army-worms. ovm of thp province. nn«l whili- the dwtr ion In fairly ronipli'ti'. roriclun «luinogr whh clom' only in conipHrntiv.'l * l».cftliti«*. 'nImrg county w«H thr fiwt vinitwl ami wriimi. injt-ry to . n grain wan notiml In tho vicinltv ..f N«'W (;«'rmany and oth.'r *. In caMiij 75 Jn-r ««'iu nn<t upwanU «.f th«' crop wan .lci*troy«l. Portionn of \arniouth and Uigby counticH were vimtinl Iv Mr. I'. A. CmmmI. our Anni-tant Kntomol. Ri-t. who rfportcl the loHs to the oAt crop to In- ftO and «) |ier cent. Thi- grain m Heventwn farniH ..ut of vixited in county wax pnuticallv a total : in the remaining eleven the damage wan . f varying seventy. The caterpillar. Fio. IS.—Individual rorn plant c-Bton by army-worm». (Oritinil). seems to prefer oats and barley in most , the heard of the barley being alwivs cut off first. Corn was a favourite food and suffered severely where the insect was numerous. In quite a nund)er of cases we were able to protect non-infested fields bv the use of trenches or deep furrows. Few farmers could be induced to use poisoned bran, so that this preparation was given a tnal in nnlv 1 few places. Some secured good results, where corn was affected, by the use" of lime and Paris green, while many who used this reported burning of I, e foliage. Many oat fields were cut green to escape destruction from the army- worm, and in many cases the damage continued after the grain was 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 Gibson, Arthur, 1875-1959; Canada. Division of Entomology. Ottawa : Govt. Print. Bureau
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