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THE first edition of the author's “Insects Injurious to Staple Crops” was published ten years ago. The advances made during the past decade have been such that it was considered necessary to rewrite practically the whole book. In its present form it covers all the more important insects affecting the crops of the farm, garden and orchard, besides including two final chapters on household insects and the pests of domestic animals. The work aims at giving a clear idea of the life-history and habits of every species concerned and the best methods of control. There are also chapters on insecticides and spraying and dusting apparatus. It is profusely illustrated, the text-figures numbering more than 600, and with few exceptions they are of a uniform level of excellence. References in the form of footnotes guide the more inquisitive reader to many of the separate bulletins and articles on individual pests.
Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard.
By E. Dwight Sanderson. Second Edition. Revised and enlarged. By Prof. L. M. Peairs. Pp. vi+707. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1921.) 26s. net.
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IMMS, A. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard . Nature 108, 495 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108495a0
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