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Insect Pests And Their Control, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins Jan 1961

Insect Pests And Their Control, Clee Francis Howard Jenkins

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

METHODS of insect control are sometimes classified under the following four headings— Quarantine, Cultural Methods, Biological Control and Chemical Treatments.

Each method has its own particular part to play in preventing the spread and multiplication of insect pests and it is essential for maximum results that everyone— whether he be a commercial grower or a backyard gardener—has a general understanding of the principles involved.


Leaflet No 1001 - Aerial Baiting For The Control Of The Little Plague Grasshopper (Austroicetes Cruciata Sauss), C. F. Jenkins Jan 1950

Leaflet No 1001 - Aerial Baiting For The Control Of The Little Plague Grasshopper (Austroicetes Cruciata Sauss), C. F. Jenkins

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Aeroplanes have been tested for grasshopper control in many parts of the world during the last decade but the insecticides used have been in either dust or spray form.

The aerial distribution of bran bait is quite a recent development in overseas countries and was tried for the first time in Western Australia during the spring of 1949.


Leaflet No 256 - Climbing Cut-Worm Or Tomato Moth (Chlorodea Obsoleta), L. J. Newman Jan 1930

Leaflet No 256 - Climbing Cut-Worm Or Tomato Moth (Chlorodea Obsoleta), L. J. Newman

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During the past spring caterpillars of various kinds have been unusually prevalent. In some instances they have been so numerous as to constitute a plague.

The caterpillar most in evidence was the larva of the Climbing Cut-worm or Tomato Moth.