The Hessian Fly Cecidomyia Destructor in Great Britain: Being Observations and Illustrations From Life; With Means of Prevention and Remedy From the ... of Agriculture, U. S. A (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from The Hessian Fly Cecidomyia Destructor in Great Britain: Being Observations and Illustrations From Life; With Means of Prevention and Remedy From the Reports of the Department of Agriculture, U. S. A

The following pages are an endeavour to give a short account of the new crop-pest which has appeared amongst us, so far as we have as yet traced its history here. For the methods by which its ravages may be counteracted we are under obligations to the observers, and to the agricultural entomologists of other countries, where these have long been studied, and especially to those of the United States of America; and in quoting from their works, and to some slight extent making use of their illustrations, I have endeavoured fully to acknowledge the source, and also to separate these observations clearly from the British experiences of the past autumn.

I beg also to express my sincere thanks to the eminent entomologists, whose names I have given in the following pages, for their kindness in examining into and confirming my identification of the attack as that of Cecidomyia destructor at a time when the task of identification and bringing forward a crop injury never before known in the country was a most anxious responsibility which they assisted greatly to lighten.

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