Use of Diseases to Kill Plant Insect Pests

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Excerpt from Use of Diseases to Kill Plant Insect Pests: A Research Progress ReportKilling destructive insects with their own diseases is a pest control method now used to some extent in the United States and other countries. The method has some distinctive advantages and is regarded as a worthwhile addition to other methods of pest control. Research is in progress to learn more about its merits for protect ing forest trees and agricultural cr0ps.This report compiles information designed pri marily to inform Extension and other agricultural leaders about research developments in microbial pest control-a method not very familiar to farmers or the general public.Information in report was provided by the Entomology Research Division of the Agricultural Research Service and the Division of Forest Insect Research of the Forest Service.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.