The Vegetable Weevil

Author : Marvin Merritte High
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780366147021
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book The Vegetable Weevil (Classic Reprint) written by Marvin Merritte High and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Vegetable Weevil The primary injury by the vegetable weevil larvae is caused when they devour the buds of the host plants, stunting them (fig. And later the foliage, with the exception of the main stems and larger veins. The loss of the leaves not only interferes with the normal functioning of the plants but affects the market value of the crops (figs. 4, 0; In the South the leaves of turnips have a greater market value than the roots. Even though the infestation is not severe enough to cause noticeable injury, the mere presence of the larvae lowers the market value of the crops. Growers in the Crystal Springs district of Mississippi have reported losses as high as 90 percent, and losses of 40 to 70 percent are frequent. During 1933 the estimated crop losses for tomatoes alone ranged from 5 to 70 percent of the total value of the crop. Normally acres or more are planted to this crop each year in this district. Entire plantings of turnips (fig. Carrots, cabbages, mustard, and spinach have been destroyed or injured seriously during the early stages of growth by this weevil, and the growing of carrots on a commercial scale in this district has been practically aban doned. The injury, particularly to to mato and eggplant, has been observed' 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.