Arsenate of lead as an insecticide against the tobacco hornworms

Related Titles

Series: Circular (United States. Bureau of Entomology), 173

By

Morgan, Alfred Cookman, 1876-1931

Parman, Daniel Cleveland, , joint author.
United States. Bureau of Entomology.
United States. Department of Agriculture.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Washington, D.C, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology, 1913

Notes

Circular No. 173.

"Issued May 27, 1913."

At head of title: United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology.

Contents: Introductory. pp. 1.

Contents: Necessity and advantages of the use of an insecticide -- The use of Paris Green. pp. 2.

Contents: Ojections to the use of Paris Green -- Danger to the operator -- Injury by Paris Green to tobacco. pp. 3.

Contents: The use of arsenate of lead. pp. 4.

Contents: How to apply arsenate of lead to tobacco. pp. 8.

Contents: The grade of arsenate of lead to use against the tobacco hornworms -- When to apply arsenate of lead -- Dosage of arsenate of lead required. pp. 9.

Contents: Cost of arsenate of lead -- Summary. pp. 10.

Subjects

Diseases and pests , Insecticides , Larvae , Lead arsenate , Sphingidae , Tobacco

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.63550
NAL: 1 En82C no. 173 1913
OCLC: 811142324
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51443975