Feeding Habits of the Japanese Beetle Which Influence Its Control (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Feeding Habits of the Japanese Beetle Which Influence Its Control (Classic Reprint) written by Loren Bartlett Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Feeding Habits of the Japanese Beetle Which Influence Its Control This insect has been recorded as attacking 210 species of plants. The most severe injury is confined to between 20 and 25 species, including most of the cultivated fruit trees, corn, and beans, besides various shade trees and ornamental shrubs. The degree of infestation on the food plants is variable; Instances were noted on peach, smartweed, sassafras, and apple where the plants were heavily infested for a while, after which the beetles eft for other food plants; in some cases the plants were not again infested during the season. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.