Show humble toad classed a as friend of farmer the lowly toad Is of great value to the farmer according to the department of agriculture the eating habits of toad give them an important place in nature says a statement by remington kellogg of the bureau of biological survey although they are indiscriminate in their appetites the obnoxious insects eaten by the tha toads more than compensate for the harm barm done by preying on those that are beneficial toads are great gourmands and in the course of a season eat untold numbers of insects many of which are highly destructive to plant life large numbers of crop pests are destroyed by the toads meal time with toads often be begins ins before sunset and continues throughout the greater part of the night hence the food contains a mixture of diurnal and nocturnal organisms in their night warfare on insects the toads take the place of the ground fed insectivorous birds after these love have ceased their activities for the day |