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Insect Notes for 1908
Excerpt from Insect Notes for 1908
The present bulletin, like others of the series, is concerned with certain insects Of Maine which have come especially to the notice of the Station during the current season. In some cases the records are merely statements of insect situations which it may never be desirable to spend more time upon; in other instances the records serve as a preliminary note Of species to be dealt with more fully at some future time. The summer Of 1908 has been one Of tremendous insect interest; the devasta tion Of thousands Of acres Of hard wood forests by the saddled prominent; the prevalence Of almost innumerable other species Of caterpillars; the conspicuous appearance Of pine insects, many Of them usually rare, at a time when the pines are weak ened from other causes; the noticeable great numbers and extent of aphid infestations; the continuation Of grasshopper depredations; may be mentioned among the insect disasters Of the season. Over against this we have as a bit Of encourage ment, the noticeable increase Of predaceous and parasitic insects all Over the State and late in July and in August a pretty general occurrence Of a contagious fungus disease which struck various species of caterpillars like a plague, killing them by wholesale and thereby diminishing in many localities the danger of the succeeding generation. For many items of interest the Station is indebted to people from different parts Of the State who have kindly submitted important material. Such aid, although considerable. Is too miscellaneous and disconnected to acknowledge separately and it is hoped that Insect Notes for 1908 will be accepted as a statement Of appreciation of whatever suggestions or aid have been given the Station this year.
The present bulletin, like others of the series, is concerned with certain insects Of Maine which have come especially to the notice of the Station during the current season. In some cases the records are merely statements of insect situations which it may never be desirable to spend more time upon; in other instances the records serve as a preliminary note Of species to be dealt with more fully at some future time. The summer Of 1908 has been one Of tremendous insect interest; the devasta tion Of thousands Of acres Of hard wood forests by the saddled prominent; the prevalence Of almost innumerable other species Of caterpillars; the conspicuous appearance Of pine insects, many Of them usually rare, at a time when the pines are weak ened from other causes; the noticeable great numbers and extent of aphid infestations; the continuation Of grasshopper depredations; may be mentioned among the insect disasters Of the season. Over against this we have as a bit Of encourage ment, the noticeable increase Of predaceous and parasitic insects all Over the State and late in July and in August a pretty general occurrence Of a contagious fungus disease which struck various species of caterpillars like a plague, killing them by wholesale and thereby diminishing in many localities the danger of the succeeding generation. For many items of interest the Station is indebted to people from different parts Of the State who have kindly submitted important material. Such aid, although considerable. Is too miscellaneous and disconnected to acknowledge separately and it is hoped that Insect Notes for 1908 will be accepted as a statement Of appreciation of whatever suggestions or aid have been given the Station this year.
41 pages, Paperback
Published August 24, 2018
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Edith M. Patch
64 books2 followersEdith Marion Patch (27 July 1876 – 28 September 1954) was an American entomologist and writer. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, she received a degree from the University of Minnesota in 1901 and originally embarked on a career as an English teacher before receiving the opportunity to organize the entomology department at the University of Maine. She became the head of the entomology department in 1904, and, despite misgivings from several male colleagues about having a female department head, she remained in this post until her retirement in 1937.[1] Patch is recognized as the first truly successful professional woman entomologist in the United States.
Patch earned her master's degree from the university of Maine in 1910 and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 1911. During her career, she was recognized as an expert on aphids and published Food Plant Catalogue of the Aphids in 1938. She was elected president of the American Nature Study Society and in 1930 became the first female president of the Entomological Society of America. Patch's residence in Old Town, Maine, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 (from Wikipedia article)
Patch earned her master's degree from the university of Maine in 1910 and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 1911. During her career, she was recognized as an expert on aphids and published Food Plant Catalogue of the Aphids in 1938. She was elected president of the American Nature Study Society and in 1930 became the first female president of the Entomological Society of America. Patch's residence in Old Town, Maine, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 (from Wikipedia article)
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