First Annual Report on the Injurious and Beneficial Insect of Massachusetts (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book First Annual Report on the Injurious and Beneficial Insect of Massachusetts (Classic Reprint) written by A. S. Packard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from First Annual Report on the Injurious and Beneficial Insect of Massachusetts In the first place, however, we must not forget the good done by insects. They undoubtedly tend by their attacks to prevent an undue growth of vegetation. The pruning done to a tree or herb by certain insects undoubtedly causes a more healthy growth of the branches and leaves, and ultimately a greater pro duction of fruit. Again, as pollen-bearers, insects are a most powerful agency in nature. It is undoubtedly the fact that the presence of bees in orchards increases the fruit crop, and the thousands of moths, wild bees and other insects, that seem to live without purpose, are really, though few realize it, among the best friends and allies of man. 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.