Insect Control in California

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"Insect Control in California"

Entry/Object ID

2013.928.1.1

Description

"Insect Control in California," C.L. Marlatt, published by the Division of Entomology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, reprinted from the 1896 department yearbook. The report is divided into sections for general remarks; cultural and climate; inspection and quarantining; scale insects in the state; parasites and other enemies of these pests; control by washes and fumigration; insecticide machinery; and a conclusion. There are drawings of the insects and a photo of fumigation in an orchard. With markings, soiling, acid burns, small stains, creases and rubbing, the overall condition is fair.

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Cattle--Marking--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Cattle brands--Los Angeles County (Calif.)

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