. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 120 ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS. Acting upon the knowledge of the weevil's habits ayailal)le at that time, the Commission undertook the complete extermination of the weevil in this limited area and undertook to prevent tl^e s|)read of the insect by a rigid quarantine upon cotton seed, hulls, and seed- cotton, as well as upon household goods, hay, grain, forage, cotton sacks, baled cotton, etc., from the weevil-infested sections. The extermination of the Sabine Parish colony was in the spring
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 120 ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS. Acting upon the knowledge of the weevil's habits ayailal)le at that time, the Commission undertook the complete extermination of the weevil in this limited area and undertook to prevent tl^e s|)read of the insect by a rigid quarantine upon cotton seed, hulls, and seed- cotton, as well as upon household goods, hay, grain, forage, cotton sacks, baled cotton, etc., from the weevil-infested sections. The extermination of the Sabine Parish colony was in the spring of 1904, by prohibiting the farmers in the aifected terri-. AREA INFESTED DEC 1903" AREA INFESTED DEC 190* o. '^ â z > WASHl JGTOt»J f. Ai/(\ > V ^ i^ TERRE BONNE ^ Fig. 3.âArea in Louisiana infested by AntJionomus yrandin in December, 1903, and iu December, 1904. tory from planting cotton, the landowners and tenants being paid a cash rental by the commission and in addition being permitted to grow any crop, other than cotton, that they desired. The elimina- tion of cotton from this area of course resulted in eradication of the weevils therefrom during 1904. Near Logansport an infestation covering a few acres was found in the early summer of 1904, having evidently been there the aatumn previous, but undetected. Extermination of this colony was accom-. 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 United States. Bureau of Entomology. Washington : G. P. O.
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