Insects Injurious to Citrus Fruits and Methods for Combating Them (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Insects Injurious to Citrus Fruits and Methods for Combating Them (Classic Reprint) written by W. V. Tower and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Insects Injurious to Citrus Fruits and Methods for Combating Them The Object of this bulletin is to describe the life history Of some Of the various insects injurious to citrus trees, and also to give the various insecticides which are being used and their effect on both trees and insects. For years the planters Of Florida have been spraying their trees with various emulsions to keep their fruit clean and trees healthy. The time has arrived for planters in Porto Rico to pay more atten tion to the appearance of their fruit if they desire to realize top market prices. In order to grow clean fruit more spraying at the proper time is necessary. The experiment stations Of the United States have shown that beneficial results may be Obtained by spray ing. Orchards that produced practically nothing but worthless fruit have been sprayed, with the result that 90 to 95 per cent of their fruit 18 perfect. 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.