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beneficial as scavenpers Young or larvae
mosquitoes undoubtedly beneficial their
mcroorganisms and decang vegetable and animal stag
nant
In army helpers The
soil nhabting species do much toward breaking particles
and rendering the soil more til1able and productive.
The products of arts
and the products OF least for clothing Many of the fish
birds food by song
birds contribute pleasure poultry when
allowed loose ubit largely life
this fact the farmers receive double benood for the poultry
and the destruction OF many noxious insects.
Opposed this good Of the benefit
startling figures representing their depedaons Mr.
F. NJ Webster that the American farmer
MS insect foes than does to educate his children
Prof NJ v Singerland adds this that very
places States
$oooooooo the American farmers
to support the entire system of
eveyboys children including higher
supports his assertion by statistical figures The authority
gives the following interesting comparisons Furthermore
the yearly losses from ravage aggregate
much it navy;
loss by fire. twice the capital invested in manufacturing agrcu
ural Implements nearly
products OF all the fruit orchards vineyards and small fruit farms
in the country"
places loss the United
States OF the value of the figures
an estimate but the loss here in Hawaii is nv
mind higher great generally
believed For example placed the damage
eafhopper at for the 1904 CROP Of sugar cane These
figures rather startling by
adverse conditions of growth The point however
Of The adverse conditions here Hawaii he peculiar
conditions, all any grower
in temperate climate does have climatic checks TO insect life we
the other hand get crops his
the OF sugar without the great OF planting for
every crop.
AS regards the minor industries which the
through probably greater than mainland
would like point the that
oped line part growing
under adverse conditions in dooyards uncuvaed and
farming
the has been
dertaken land recently cleared surrounded by only partly
under demonstrations and the inconpcuous first because
OF balance become
the cultivated plants the smaller Moreover it
compare the destruction of pests country
OF suppression generally applied with those
Again quote Prof Slngerland he says that Farmers try
feed insects of Paris annually the
United States This nsectcide against
might add Hawaii through work
leafhopper does State to the
apple and pear crop through single
the codng moth which estimated 100000 annually Yet
New York apples
and pears with good profit.
The farmer know something of general
He should be able least classify according
the of their moutparts having
they feed and those having sucking moupars which
of the tissues leaving the parts the plant
One last would like make regarding the
control OF Importance the farmer know the wonderful
changes all species undergo during their life cycle
Many fact work their greatest injury
arva The farmer does always recognize adult winged
parent grub worm, slug
These adults abundance often fore what the farmer
may expect when he plants his crop.
The control of injurious be classified briefly under
following heads and
local direct CD natural Methods control
different and localities bound differ but the diff
only methods and in the fundamental facts under
living science
particular species
needs and the farmer attempting apply such based
general will fail of greatest needs
hat positive local information the direct
remedies for pests
cooperation OF farmer necessary If each
tried certain remedy remedies would write the Station