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Locust Control in the Prairie Provinces (Classic Reprint)
Print-on-DemandAnbieter: Forgotten Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. The author details the destructive and widespread locust outbreak of 1919 in Western Canada. They describe in detail the life cycle of locusts with a focus on the species that caused the most damage, the Lesser Migratory and Pellucid locusts. Additionally, this book includes descriptions of the methods available to farmers to control locusts. To create poisoned bait as a countermeasure, the author provides several recipes using ingredients like molasses, bran, fruit, Paris green, and white arsenic. They also discuss using hopperdozers and describe the effectiveness of plowing furrows and harrowing or cultivating land. As a historical reference point for future locust outbreaks, this book details the areas where locust eggs were laid during the 1919 outbreak. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781390330496_0
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