Author: J. A. Lintner

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-12

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9780265235904

Excerpt from First Annual Report on the Injurious and Other Insects of the State of New York: Made to the State Legislature, Pursuant to Chapter 377 of the Laws of 1581 Their recent discovery an evidence of progress in economic investiga tions, 25. Discovery of the insecticidal properties of Paris green, 25. Use of Pyrethrum extended from household pests to field and garden in sects, 25. First introduction of London purple, 25. Its subsequent use, 25. Employment of oils for destroying insect life, 25. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.