A handbook of the destructive insects of Victoria : with notes on the methods to be adopted to check and extirpate them

French Charles 1843-

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• Victoria (Australia)
• Beneficial insects
• Insects

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~-^-r\4lA HANDBOOK
DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS
VICTORIA.,
WITH NOTES ON THE METHODS TO BE ADOPTED TO CHECK
AND EXTIRPATE THEM.
Prepared by Order the Victorian Departmentof Agricultureof
C. FRENCH, F.L.S., F.R.H.S.,
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Government Ejitomolofrist.
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12^ ^1891. \Contents.
Chapter Page
— Preface to Part I. - - - - - - 5
I. Introduction to Entomology - - - - 11
II. Classification of Insects - - - - - IS
Collections of Economic and other InsectsIII. The forming of
recommended, with directions for collecting and preserv-
ing same - - - - - - - 19
IV. On the necessity for the preservation of our insecL-
destroying birds, with an alphabetical list of tlie
- - - - - - 23principal kinds
Horticultural Quarantine Rules - - - - 28V.
VI. The Woolly Aphis, or American Blight - - - 35------VII. The Codlin Moth 45
VIII. The Curve-winged Apple Moth - - - - 57
The Apple-tree Borer Beetle - - - - GlIX.
X. The Light-brown Apple Moth - - - - 67
XL The Apple-root Borer - - - - - 71
XIL The Apple-bark Scale - - - • - 77
- - - - - -XIII. The Apple Beetle 83
Harlequin Fruit Bug 89XIV. The
XV. The Red Spider 93
XVI. The Pear and Cherry Slug 99
XVII. The Rutherglen Fly-pest - - - - - 105
113XVIIL The Cherry-borer
The Pear Phytoptus - - - - - 119XIX.
Tabulated List of IVIaterial in general use for the destruc-XX.
tion of Noxious Insects, after Maskell, with personal
124observations and additions - - - -
APPENDICES.
Machines used forIllustrations of Spray-pumps and other.... 129the destruction of InsectsPART I.PREFACE TO
popular work bearingThe want of some practical and
of theupon the question of the Economic Entomology
thehonor-colony has long been felt by those who occupy
able position of tillers of the soil.
In the opinion of the Government the time for the
issue of such a work has now arrived, I believe that
this opinion will be shared by the whole of our rural
community.
Several causes have recently combined to bring about
a greatly increased interest and activity in these practical
matters amongst our farmers, orchardists, vignerons, and
horticulturists.
In the first colonyplace the Government of the has
formulated and adopted some very liberal measures on
the subject, the Hon. the Minister of Agriculture having
specially devoted himself to foster and promote new and
important departures in the rural industries.
The valual)lemass of evidence given by experts before
the Royal Commission on Vegetable Products has been
rendered available in a series of regular publications.
The Secretary for Agriculture has issued periodicalalso
Bulletins. Our veteran scientist, Baron von Mueller,
has published several useful and exhaustive works on
economic plants. Interest has been aroused by the
popular as well as scientific publications of the Field
Naturalists' Clul) of Victoria. This awakeuius: havinirOF VICTORIA:DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS6
in the agricultnralmarked improvemeDttaken place, a
anticipated.may bemethods of the future
say that the neces-perhaps be allowed toHere I may
Entomology in the StatePracticalsity for teaching
trust the time isimpressed me, and Ischools has often
farmers and othersthe sons of thenot far distant when
their gardento distinguish betweeninterested will be able
enemies.friends and
in the other Australian colonies, theIn Victoria, as
inwhich those engaged the cultivation ofprincipal troubles
against are droughts, fires, floods,soil have to contendthe
Any work that will containand fungus pests.insect
eiFect of the ravages of any ofinformation whereby the
cannot fail to be welcomed andmay be lessenedthese
for whom it is intended.appreciated by thoseduly
done me the honour to intrustGovernment hasAs the
of this pu1)lication, I should wishthe preparationme with
I am not writing a scientificthe outset thatto say at
Victoria. The work, as its titleon the insects oftreatise
of Injurious Insects.is simply a Handbookindicates,
each Part to contain ten orbe issued in Parts,It will
The object of issuing the work incoloured plates.more
understood. The first issue willwill be easilyParts
of copies.consist 9,000
to Entomology is given, thisshort introductionA
w^ell-knownMiss Ormerod's andbeen taken fromhaving
Manual of Injurious Insects."valuable work, "A
insects has beenthe classification ofA brief account of
from Professorshown elsewhere)adapted (for reasons
ofInsects,"Modern ClassificationWestwood's "A Guide to
&c.&c.,