The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-21
WASHBURN TELLS
OF WAR ON PESTS
STATE ENToMoLoGIsT PREPARES
VALUABLE ANNUAL REPORT.
Dreaded Cabbage Maggot Came In for
Bitter Onslaught Of State Experiment
Station Grasshoppe Again Invade
Minnesota - Valuable Treatise Oh
Two-Winged Pests in the Book.


War ,on the cabbage maggot, that
dreaded foe of market gardeners, oc-
cupied good portion of the attention
of the state experiment station Of the
University of Minnesota last year, ac-
cording to the annual report of Pro-
fessor F. L. Washburn, state ento.
mologist, which will be made public
within a. few days. Tho the little pest
has defied all efforts of science to per-
manently end it's reign Of terror, the
department is much encouraged over the
progress of its campaign, and the, ex-
pressions Of gratitude from the garden
ers of the state indicate their concur
renee in the methods of the ento-
| mologist. = ~ ID
Grasshoppers, too, have again made
their appearance in Minnesota in dan
gerous numbers and the bureau has
devoted much time to fighting these IN
| choosing the extensive alfalfa fields for
their latest depredations, and the i'm
portance of combating them before they
command sufficient force to destroy
large proportion of the crop has been
WILDLY before the experiment station.
The chinch. bug and the Hessian fly
/ have been behaving pretty we'll tor two
years, according to Professor Wash
burn, but he warns the farmer not 10
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destroyers. as an outbreak may occur
4 at any time. - e..
8 The nurseries of Minnesota were
found to be in good condition gener'
:. ally. Inspections of these properties
we're made from May to Sept. Is, and
, the evidence: of progress was highly
gratifying. =; T. -z~~ .--~.--s.. -
y Fly Pests Are Discussed.
l. The largest part Of the report il
devoted to a. valuable discussion of tn
f fy. Belonging to the two-winged fl.
e sDecies are some of the most injuriou
D and destructive pests. Included in thu
{ class are the dreaded Hessian destroy
!. ers Of wheat; the small gall flies tina
e feast on the beauty of the boxelde
l. trees; the bot flies. that poster horses
the ticks that make miserable the III
d Of sheep; the malaria spreading mosqu
q toes; the bothersome and filthy house
v. flies that spread typhoid germs; tn
r. black flies that. tease fishermen, an
Al numerous others that vex and are dial
n In every case the entomologist give
r the best preventive or remedy so II
" discovered, and for this departme1
s. alone the report is a standard for refe
to ence. H..
i, Hundreds Of letters and circula
were sent out by the bureau, durl1
the year. Professor w ashburn is greas
" encouraged By. these. requests f
nj information, as they show that the Wo
he of the experimenters is being sapp1
or ciated. IL. TX - -
bbe The. volumes Containing the repoo
Il. will be profuselyll Illustrated, and by +
l. 4 one of the m1fo ast Ya1Gable and tbeautlt
% books yet 'issG0sedt, tbRo' II tdepartmell
~ In addition to, other illustrations
7 nj
,rs Dests Of Minnesota, colored from Ii
NJ by Miss Edith Reed, Minneapo
g. artist. ~ y T. I, Il ~
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