Life history, habits, and control of the beanstalk weevil (Sternechus paludatus) in the Estancia Valley, New Mexico. (open access)

Life history, habits, and control of the beanstalk weevil (Sternechus paludatus) in the Estancia Valley, New Mexico.

Describes the life cycle of the beanstalk weevil, its habits, and the damage it causes to plants in the Estancia Valley of New Mexico.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Shaw, J. G. (John Gilbert), 1908- & Douglass, J. R. (James Robert)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Further studies on the removal of spray residues from eastern-grown apples. (open access)

Further studies on the removal of spray residues from eastern-grown apples.

Describes the variety of residues found on apples, the amount of residue, and different ways to wash the apples and remove residue.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Haller, M. H. (Mark Hughlin), 1897-; Cassil, C. C. (Carroll Clayton), 1911-; Gould, Edwin & Schrader, Albert Lee, 1896-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strains of field corn resistant to the survival of the European corn borer. (open access)

Strains of field corn resistant to the survival of the European corn borer.

Describes a series of scientific tests conducted over ten years to identify the strains of corn that were resistant to the threat of European corn borers, and provides the results of these tests.
Date: May 1942
Creator: Patch, L. H.; Holbert, J. R. & Everly, R. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hibernation of the corn earworm in the central and northeastern parts of the United States (open access)

Hibernation of the corn earworm in the central and northeastern parts of the United States

Describes a scientific investigation into the hibernation patterns of the born earworm and emergence as moths in the central and northeastern United States.
Date: December 1942
Creator: Blanchard, R. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insecticidal efficiency of some oils of plant origin (open access)

Insecticidal efficiency of some oils of plant origin

Describes the results of scientific research examining the effect of plant oils as insecticides.
Date: February 1942
Creator: Cressman, A. W. & Dawsey, Lynn H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relative effectiveness of acid lead arsenate and other materials as stomach poisons for the larvae of the Japanese beetle. (open access)

Relative effectiveness of acid lead arsenate and other materials as stomach poisons for the larvae of the Japanese beetle.

Provides the results of experiments conducted from 1929 to 1936 to test the efficacy of acid lead arsenate and other insecticides for control of Japanese beetles.
Date: January 1942
Creator: Fleming, Walter E. (Walter Ernest), 1899-
System: The UNT Digital Library