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Excerpt from Control of the Argentine Ant in California Citrus Orchards The spread Of the Argentine ant in California bears an important relation to citrus growing, a relation certain to become more promi nent with wider distribution and long-established infestations. The very severe damage which this pest can sometimes do in citrus orchards has been impressively stated by N ewell and Barber 2 as follows: The bearing qualities Of an orchard are severely impaired by the second season of infestation, the crop is almost entirely lost by the third season and the trees are dying by the fourth year Of infestation. This conclusion is based on conditions in Louisiana, and in this respect it should be noted that no systematic effort is made in that State to control citrus scale pests. Such' extreme damage has never been Observed under California orchard conditions where fumigation and other insecticidal control measures are prac ticed constantly. 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.