Cranberry fireworms and blossom worm.

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Cranberry fireworms and blossom worm.

A brief life history of the yellow-headed, the spotted, and the red-striped fireworms as well as the blossom worm is given for the purpose of control measures aimed at hitting the insects at the most opportune time, which may vary considerably with the species. Descriptions are also given to prevent misidentification.

4 p.

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Tomlinson, William H.

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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

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With the pasage of the Morrill Act in 1864, Rutgers College was designated a Land-Grant college for New Jersey and developed the State College for Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts as well as an experimental farm, known as the College Farm. Much of the early experimentation at the College Farm was in chemical fertilizers for crops. Additional aid was sought from the state government, and in 1880, state funds were secured for agriculture experimentation with the passage of legislatur...