Connecticut State Entomologist, Forty-Second Report, 1942 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Connecticut State Entomologist, Forty-Second Report, 1942It is often possible to noticeably reduce the insect population, or its effect on plants, by what may be called cultural operations. That proper fertilization and cultivation are necessary to good crop production needs no further argument. Insect pests Simply make a poorly grown crop poorer. Speeding up the growth of plants through proper soil fertilization may reduce the length of time they are exposed to insect attack. An example is that of the bean crop as affected by the Mexican bean beetle. Cultivation destroys some pests. The cultivation of peach orchards ln the spring is said to reduce the abundance of oriental fruit moths Which are then in the larval stage, many of them on the ground under the trees W hether or not extensive cultivation of peach Orchards IS otherwise bene ficial 15 another matter.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.