Abstract
THE name of Prof. G. W. Herrick, of Cornell Uni versity, as a guarantee for a sound, trustworthy text book is fully substantiated in the present volume. It brings together much scattered information regarding the insect pests of shade trees east of the Rocky Mountains and most of those on the Pacific coast. The economic values of each species of tree are dis cussed and the most effective control measures against their chief enemies are dealt with. For the most part, each species of tree, with its insect in vaders, forms the subject of a separate chapter while, at the end of the book, pests of the smaller trees and shrubs, and some miscellaneous enemies, are dealt with collectively. In so far as certain of the species of insects mentioned are of European origin, the book will interest English readers, while the control measures advised are often applicable on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. The book is admirably printed with 331 clear text figures, which are mostly original. Considering the excellence of its general ‘get up’, the book is reasonably priced at five dollars.
Insect Enemies of Shade-Trees
Prof.
Glenn W.
Herrick
By. Pp. x + 417. (Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Publishing Co., Inc., 1935.) 5 dollars.
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Insect Enemies of Shade-Trees. Nature 138, 386 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138386c0
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