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All:Dra AGRICUL Lure a BIBLIOGRAPHY of ALBERTA ENTOMOLOGY A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ALBERTA ENTOMOLOGY 1883 to 1977 All:Dra AGRICUL lURE A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ALBERTA ENTOMOLOGY 1883 to 1977 Dr. A. M. Harper Research Scientist Agriculture Canada Research Station Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Issued July, 1979 INTRODUCTION CanadianAlberta EnvironmentWildlifeForest ServoEdmontonRalstonBrooksServo This' bibliography contains references to AA NotSuffieldAgricultureAlbertaUniversityAlbertaassociatedAgriculturePublicExp.AgricultureofCanadaSta.,CalgaryAlbertawithHealthEdmontonCalgaryBeaverlodgeLethbridgeany professionalor Edmontoninstitution in Alberta the scienti,fic, technical,ACLAEACBUCAPHCWSCFIAABand miscellaneousDep. National DefenceSESUA papers on entomology published by entomologists while working in Alberta. Work done by ento• mologists before coming to Alberta or after leaving Alberta is not included unless the publication is mainly related to work done in the province. Research by Alberta entomologists while on sabbatical leave or when working temporarily out of the province is included. Theses published at the Universities of Alberta and Calgary, and those published at other universities by scientists on leave from positions in Alberta are contained in this bibliography. References to book reviews, editorials, and papers in newsletters, such as the Apiculture Newsletter, Crop Protection Newsletter, or the Lethbridge Research Station Weekly Letter, have been omitted. References to the abstracts of papers given at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Alberta Following the bibliography is a co-author are not included as a bibliography of these index (page 84) and an index with subject and common will be published in the Proceedings of that and scientific names (page 89). Society. I am indebted to Dr. H. R. Wong who gave As data in the Pesticide Research Reports considerable help with the forest entomology published by the Canada Committee on Pesticide references; R. M. Smith who sent a prepublication Use in Agriculture (CCPUA) are used by the copy of his "Bibliography of Forest Entomology pesticide industry, government agencies, and Research, 1927-77, Canadian Forest Service, researchers to further the development and Prairie Region"; Drs. G. E. Ball and G. Pritchard registration of insecticides, these reports who forwarded much information on entomology at have been included in the bibliography. Dr. N. the Universities of Edmonton and Calgary, T., Bostol1ian, Secretary, CCPUA, has indicated respectively; Dr. C. D. Bird who helped with early that the following statement published in the references on butterflies; and J. B. Gurba who preface of each issue of Pesticide Research provided information on entomological papers by Reports should be noted: provincial agricultural employees. The help of the following Agriculture Canada Research Station "The information in this report is not personnel is gratefully acknowledged: J. P. Miska • .for puulll.aLlOli U.l. .l.clca:lC wlUlvu~ ~lit; Librarian, G. C. R. Croome, Editor, E. J. Balfour, express permission of the author(s). The Typist, and T. P. Story, proofreading. The report is not for release to the press or clerical assistance of M. Miska and the indexing other public news and information media." assistance of L. A. Jacobson, Alberta Agriculture, were greatly appreciated. I am also grateful to In the bibliography, in addition to refer• the many people who provided references, replied ences to insects, there are references to to letters, answered questions, and provided ticks, spiders, mites, nematodes, millipedes, background information for this bibliography. centipedes, and earthworms, as entomologists are someFi-l)1esexpected to study or make recom• Considerable effort has been made to mendatibhs'bn the control of these related locate all references but some have undoubtedly groups. been missed. I would appreciate having any errors or omissions drawn to my attention. The entries are arranged alphabetically by author(s), year, title, and source, and are This project was sponsored by Agriculture numbered consecutively. Each entry is followed Canada and Alberta Agriculture through its by a code to indicate the author's location, Research Trust and Plant Industry Division. which is as follows: A. M. Harper, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. April 1979 1. 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M.Sc. thesis, Univ. Alta., houseflies in Alberta. Alta. Agric., Edmonton, Alta. [UA] Agdex 672-1, 4 p. [AA] 5. Adisoemarto, S. 1967. The Asilidae 20. Alberta Agriculture. 1976. Insect con• (Diptera) of Alberta. Quaest. Entomol. trol in commercial vegetable crops. 3:3-90. [UA] Alta. Agric., Agdex 250/625-1, 5 p. [M] 6. Alberta Agriculture. 1941. Grain mites. 21. Alberta Agriculture. 1976. Preparing Circ. 41. [M] pollen supplement. Alta. Agric. Agdex 626-16, 1. p. [M] 7. Alberta Agriculture. 1954. Houseflies and their control. Pub. 14 (prepared by 22. Alberta Agriculture. 1976. pyrethrin W. Lobay and A. M. Wilson). [M] insecticides. Alta. Agric., Agdex 606-5, 2 p. [M] 8. Alberta Agriculture. 1956. Control of houseflies and mosquitoes. [No number]. 23. Alberta Agriculture. 1976. Recommenda• [M] tions for preventative drug treatment in package bees. Alta. Agric., Agdex 616-10, 9. Alberta Agriculture. 1956. Warble fly 1 p. [M] control. Pub. 98. (Also Circ. 3, 1939; Circ. 14, 1940.) [M] 24. Alberta Agriculture. 1977. Control of field crop insects. Alta. Agric., Agdex 10. Alberta Agriculture. 1965. Control of 100/622, 4 p. (Also Pub. 622, 1969-1974; insects on ornamental trees, shrubs, and Pub. 632, 1966-1968, 1975-1976.) [M] shelterbelts. Pub. 627. [M] 25. Alberta Agriculture. 1977. Fungicides 11. Alberta Agriculture. 1966. Chemical and fungicide/insecticide combinations control of field crop insects. Pub. available to home owners. Alta. Agric., 632. (Also Pub. 139, 1960-1965.) [M] Agdex 606-6, 2 p. [M] 12. Alberta Agriculture. 1967. Recommended 26. Alberta Agriculture. 1977. Seed treat• mosquito abatement procedures for Alberta ment of cereal and oilseed crops. Alta. municipalities, parks, camps, and resorts. Agric., Agdex 100/632, 2 p. [AA] (Prepared by Alberta Mosquito Control Committee.) Pub. 673-2. [M] 27. Alberta Agriculture. 1977. Why bees need pollen. Alta. Agric., Agdex 616-18, 13. Alberta Agriculture. 1968. Control of 5 p. [AA] livestock insects. Pub. 651. (Also Pub. 157, 1962-1965.) [M] 28. Alberta Environment. 1974. Mosquito control guide. Alta. Agric., Agdex 14. Alberta Agriculture. 1972. A guide for 673-2. (Also Alta. Agric. Agdex 673-2, the control of mosquitoes in Alberta 1973-1974.) (Prepared by Alberta Mosquito municipalities, parks, camps, and resorts. Control Committee.) [AE] (Prepared by Alberta Mosquito Control Committee.) Pub. 673-2. (Also 1969, 29. Alberta Environment Conservation 1970.) [M] Authority. 1974. Public hearings into the use of pesticides and herbicides in 15. Alberta Agriculture. 1972. Grass- Alberta. Terms of reference. Inf. hopper control in Alberta. Pub. 622-4-1. Bull. 1, 9 p. [AE] (Also Pub. 145, 1961, 1964, 1965; Pub. 622-4-1, 1967.) [M] 3 30. Alberta Environment Conservation public hearings into the use of pesti• Authority. 1974. Public hearings cides and herbicides in Alberta. Oct. into the use of pesticides and herbi• 1974-Apr. 1975. Vol. VI, Supplementary cides in Alberta. A prospectus. Inf. hearings at Edmonton, Feb. 25-Apr. 17, Bull. 2. 18 p. [AE] 1975. [AE] 31. Alberta Environment Conservation 40. Alberta Environment Conservation Authority. 1974. Public hearings Authority. 1975. Proceedings of the into the use of pesticides and herbi• public hearings into the use of pesti• cides in Alberta. Biocide use in cides and herbicides in Alberta. Oct. Alberta. Part 1: Introduction and 1974-Apr. 1975. Vol. VII, Index of sub• registration procedures. Inf. Bull. missions. [AE] 3, 64 p. [AE] 41. Alberta Environment Conservation 32. Alberta Environment Conservation Authority. 1976. The use of pesti• Authority. 1974. Public hearings cides and herbicides in Alberta. Report into the use of pesticides and herbi• and recommendations. 208 p. [AE] cides in Alberta. Biocide use in Alberta. Part IV: The use of insecti• 42. Alberta Public Health. 1945. Louse cides in Alberta. Inf. Bull. 6, 43 p. control. E.D. 4. [APH] [AE] 43. Alberta Public Health. 1950. Cockroach 33. 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