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Show I , HOW THE FARMER CAN I USE FACILITIES OF 0. S. I ! DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE H Bureau of Entomology Aid Man H Agalnit Powerful Foe From the H Insect Kingdom LH " "" "" PH 'When tlio farmer wishes advlco PH regarding practical methods ot deal- B Ing with InRctt pests, ho may obtain PH the same without any expense other B than a postal card. This should ho m nddrcsscd to tho Bureau of Entoniol- H ogy, United Stnte8 Department of H Agriculture Washington, D. C. H More than ICO skilled Investigators ot H Insects are employed In this branch B of tho department actively engaged H in studying tho habits of harmful m pests, examining mid trying out pos- H i; slblo remedies, and In passing on H J this Information to tho Individuals B most In need ot It. H j Not only docs tho Bureau of Enio- PPH mology glvo Information regarding H the oxtormlnatlon ot well known In- H sect foes, but It can usually Identity m pests unknown to tho sender and re- B commend a remedy. In this caso PBB specimens must bo sent by tho per- H son desiring tho Information. The M best way to send most Insects Is In H a living condition with a supply ot M food In a strong woodon box, although B they may bo sont In alcohol in a mall- H ing tubo. Ily preferenco tho expert- 1 ment station or agricultural college 8 nearest tho farmor's locality should bo applied to first, as more partlcu- H lar and lntlmato knowlcdgo may bo B obtained regarding tho present nctlv- B Itlos of tho undesirable Insect. Tho B bureau at Washington, howover, also B answers such inquiries, Its particular B sphere being to deal with such pests B as aro doing Injury over largor nrcaJ BBB. than represented by a single Stato. BBB Harmful Insects nro not tho only BBB. ones about which Information may B bo had by writing to tho department's B Ilurcau of Entomology or tho various BBB experiment stations in tho States. If m somo strange looking crcaturo arous- B- es tho farmor's curiosity, ho may BBB, write to headquarters nnd learn as BBB much as Is known about It. No return BBB postago need bo Inclosed. BBB A general idea ot the scopo ot tho BBB department's bureau may bo gained V from this list ot Its otllccs dealing BBB , with Insects attacking special crops: BBB Apple Insect Investgatlons Many BBB preparations aro being tested as rem- BBB edics for such insects as tho codling BBB moth which attackB applo trees. How BB' ctfcctlvo control of applo plant Ilea B may bo obtained by tho timely use BBB of nicotine sprays will bo explained BBB to any applicant for this Information. BBff Peach Insect Investigations Tho BBl poach boror Is being thoroughly stud- BBS;' led nnd many washes and praitlcos BBl, that wero onco thought valuablo for BBS Its control havo been discovered to BBBj bo worthless. A successful treat- BBB ment has already been developed for B pear trips, tho details ot whlih may BBB bo had by anyono Interested. BBB Qrapo Insect Investigations Expor- BBBt v iments In renovating old vineyards In- BBBf tested with certain crop pests havo BBBt resulted In much benefit to the own- BBB BBB Nut Insect Investigations Many BBB pecan growing regions In tho South BBB aro prolltlng from tho application of BBBf sprays applied with high power spray BBBE ers n h recommended by tho bureau. Orchard Insectltldes and Spraying Machinery Tho rclatlvo merits of most types of commercial insecticides havo been determined nnd now preparations prep-arations as they nro put on tho market mar-ket aro tested as soon as practicable. Spraying apparatus Is subjected to Blmllar scrutiny, it being tho dcslro of tho ofllco to detcrmlno tho most economical typo for each particular problem. Cranberry Inscit Investigations Tho method of flooding bogs now In voguo Is being Investigated to determine deter-mine Its vnluo and to Improvo tho method if posstblo. Additional remedies rem-edies aro being workod out as woll. Orchard Insect Survoy Information Informa-tion Is being gathorcd on a largo number of orchard Insect pests at present of minor Importauco In the United States and should theso pests nt any tlmo becomo dangerous tho Information will bo immediately available. avail-able. Cereal Insect Investigations Such dangerous creatures ns tho HcBslan fly, tho corn leaf aphis, cutworms, rootworms, wire worms, nrmy worms, and tho whlto grub are having their Holds of action greatly limited by tho activities of this ofllco. Forago Insect Investigations Pests Infesting alfalfa, clover, soy beans, cowpcas, etc., aro of Interest to this ofllco. Othor offices deal with insects that Injuro cotton, tobacco, rlco, nnd sugarcane sug-arcane Still others look into remedies reme-dies for pests that damago forests or forest products. Tho Mediterranean Mediterran-ean 'rult fly has offered such n dangerous dan-gerous meanco to tho United States becauso of tho fruit yearly imported from Mediterranean countries that one ofllco devotes its energies to controlling this undesirable importation importa-tion and to tako any quarantine notion no-tion that may bo neeessary. Tho great numbor of tropical and subtropical subtrop-ical fruits growing In our Southern States has mado It necessary for an-other an-other olllco to deal with their particular parti-cular enemies. Thus, in Florida tho whlto fly Is being combated, whllo In California methods ot gasing citrus groves to drlvo out scale Insects are bolng dovcloped, nnd In Arizona nnd Texas dato palm pests nro studied. Tho work In ench caso Is dono In' cooperation with tho interested States. Thoro also nro specialists dotnllcd to help tho grower of such truck crops as potatoes, onions, spinach, tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, beans, peas and lottuco. Sugar boot posts receive special attention. Even tho busy pests that seek out agricultural products after they nro stored nro fought by other specialists, who make up n special ofllco devoted to this purpose Now methods ot sterilizing ster-ilizing 6uch products nro bolng devised devis-ed ns woll as for making insect proof nrtons nnd contalnors for cereals and dried fruits. Finally, thoro nro threo very important im-portant branches of tho department's nureau of Entomology: 1. Heo culture Investigations. 2. Investigations of Insects "affecting "affect-ing tho health ot man and of animals. ani-mals. .1. Investigations of tho devastating gipsy moth. Tho first of theso endeavors to Improvo Im-provo and encourago tho production of honey and wax as commercial pro-ducts; pro-ducts; tho Bccond bends its enorgios townrd tho eradication of tho spotted fovor tick in Montana, tho malarial mosquito In Loulslnnn nnd.olsowhero tho universal typhoid fly (bettor known by tho ouphoneous title of houso fly) ns woll as tho tick, stablo fly, and othor creatures which ro-tluco ro-tluco tho offlilency of Hvo stock; tho third ondeavors to prevent tho spread of tho Now England moth post by qunrantlno, Inspection, nnd trentment of Infested arena. This is a moro skoloton of tho department's de-partment's activities In fighting insect in-sect foos ot tho farmer's family, Hvo stock, farm and orchard. If you havo an individual problem which falls under tho branches outlined, out-lined, you mny call on this organized organiz-ed army of specialists known ns tho "Ilurcau of Entomology." |