Controlling The Japanese Beetle Classic Reprint

Author : Frederick William Metzger
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332866826
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Traps for the Japanese Beetle and How to Use Them (Classic Reprint) written by Frederick William Metzger and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Traps for the Japanese Beetle and How to Use Them Every year many individuals in the area heavily infested by the beetle inquire, Shall I use traps, and if so, what may I expect to gain by their employment? This question must be considered from several angles, and the prospective location of each trap presents an individual, problem. Traps have been used for several years, and many millions of beetles have been captured annually. Many users of traps have been entirely satisfied with the results and have stated their belief that the traps did not increase the beetle infestation on their properties. In direct contradiction to this other persons have reported a greater infestation with traps than without them, with an increased amount of injury to fruit and foliage. Doubtless both results have been obtained and were caused, to a. Considerable extent, by the type and placement of the equipment used, and also by local conditions. Another belief which is wide-spread is that a trap has the power to attract beetles from a considerable distance. The attractive power of a trap is determined very largely by atmospheric conditions, one of the most important of which is the velocity of the wind. Air currents are necessary to carry the attractive vapors, and in a light breeze the zone of attraction is comparatively small. If a trap is so located on a property that the odor of the attract ants is carried across an Open field (fig. 1, B), it is quite possible that beetles may be attracted from a distance of from 300 to 500 yards under favorable atmospheric conditions. The zone of attrae tion is comparatively limited, however, in residential sections (fig. 1, A), where trees, houses, and other buildings tend to deflect or im pede air currents. In such cases traps attract beetles only from the immediate vicinity of the property on which they are located. 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.