. Rapport annuel du commissaire de l'Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (État). L'Armée ;-ver. 255-nous : " Nous pensons que nous avons disposé de la plus grande part de notre armée-vers. Les oiseaux ont été notre plus grande aide. Ils sont venus dans les troupeaux-merles, grives, et même l'anglais sparrow a condescendu à l'aide." M. F. A. Sirrine, du New York Experiment Station, le personnel a signalé qu'en plus des oiseaux vient de le mentionner, le vacher, Moqueur chat, Robin et l'Alouette a été observé se nourrissant sur les vers à Washingtonville, N. Y., il dit :. 72.-l'ami du fermier. Le Red-tailed tachina

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. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). The; Army-worm. 255 us : " We think we have disposed of the greater share of our army-worms. The birds were our greatest helpers. They came in flocks—blackbirds, thrushes, and even the English sparrow condescended to help." Mr. F. A. Sirrine, of the New York Experiment Station staff, has reported that in addition to the birds just mentioned, the cowbird, catbird, robin and the lark were seen feeding on the worms at Washingtonville, N. Y. He states:. 72.—The Farmer's Friend. The red-tailed tachina fly ( Winthemia 4- pustulata). a, the fly, natural size ; b, the fly, much enlarged ; c, army- worm upon ivhich the fly has laid eggs, natural size; d, parasitized army-worms, enlarged. " It was at first doubted whether the sparrows were in the oat field on a legitimate errand, but close observation showed that each old bird was carrying from one to four worms to its young." After an army's onward march has been checked by the measures discussed under the next heading, then turn in all the chickens and turkeys in the neighborhood. Among the other vertebrate animals, hogs, toads, and frogs often come in for their share of this dainty food. Army-worms are also preyed upon by many different kinds of insects. A large number of predaceous beetles (including in many cases their grubs also) often gather about an infested field and greedily feed upon the worms. An unusually large number of true parasitic insects attack the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture; New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Albany : State of New York, Dept. of Agriculture

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