Excerpt from The False Wireworms of the Pacific NorthwestThe results Of three seasons' work in the Pacific Northwest demon strate quite conclusively that the false wireworms are among the most destructive insects to recently planted wheat and corn in this region. They rank second only to the true wireworms (elaterid larvae).False wireworms are native and not introduced forms, the climatic conditions Of the country are, therefore, ideal for their existence. The converting of enormous areas of the scantily verdured sage brush prairie into wheat ranches has afforded them a new and increased food supply and the destruction Of the sage hen, badger, and horned toad has removed their normal foes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.