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A Froghopper on Sugar-cane in British Guiana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

C. B. Williams
C. B. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Trinidad.
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At the time of my visit (1916) the froghopper could not be considered as a very serious pest of sugar-cane. It was in some spots extremely abundant in the fields, but by far the larger number were feeding on the grass. Even at its worst the numbers nowhere approached those found in Trinidad during an attack, and the canes suffered very little visible damage. It would, however, be very difficult to distinguish the present conditions in British Guiana from those that must have prevailed in Trinidad before the insect became a regular pest. In view of this, the froghopper should always be regarded as a possible great danger in Demerara, and any reasonable precautions and preventive measures should be taken.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , December 1918 , pp. 163 - 173
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1918

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