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Charles Valentine Riley

Author : W. Conner Sorensen,Edward H. Smith,Janet R. Smith
Publisher : University Alabama Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780817320096

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Charles Valentine Riley by W. Conner Sorensen,Edward H. Smith,Janet R. Smith Pdf

Riley propelled entomology from a collector’s parlor hobby of the nineteenth century to the serious study of insects in the Modern Age This definitive biography is the first full account of a fascinating American scientist whose leadership created the modern science of entomology that recognizes both the essential role of insects in natural systems and their challenge to the agricultural food supply that sustains humankind. Charles Valentine Riley: Founder of Modern Entomology tells the story of how Riley (1843–1895), a young British immigrant to America—with classical schooling, only a smattering of natural history knowledge, and with talent in art and writing but no formal training in science—came to play a key role in the reorientation of entomology from the collection and arrangement of specimens to a scientific approach to insect evolution, diversity, ecology, and applied management of insect pests. Drawing on Riley’s personal diaries, family records, correspondence, and publications, the authors trace Riley’s career as farm laborer, Chicago journalist, Missouri State Entomologist, chief federal entomologist, founder of the National Insect Collection, and initiator of the professional organization that became the Entomological Society of America. Also examined in detail are his spectacular campaigns against the Rocky Mountain Locust that stalled western migration in the 1870s, the Grape Phylloxera that threatened French vineyards in the 1870s and 80s, the Cotton Worm that devastated southern cotton fields after the Civil War, and the Cottony Cushion Scale that threatened the California citrus industry in the 1880s. The latter was defeated through importation of the Vedalia Beetle from Australia, the spectacular first example of biological control of an invasive insect pest by its introduced natural enemy. A striking figure in appearance and deed, Riley combined scientific, literary, artistic, and managerial skills that enabled him to influence every aspect of entomology. A correspondent of Darwin and one of his most vocal American advocates, he discovered the famous example of mimicry of the Monarch butterfly by the Viceroy, and described the intricate coevolution of yucca moths and yuccas, a complex system that fascinates evolutionary scientists to this day. Whether applying evolutionary theory to pest control, promoting an American silk industry, developing improved spray technologies, or promoting applied entomology in state and federal government and to the public, Riley was the central figure in the formative years of the entomology profession. In addition to showcasing his own renderings of the insects he investigated, this comprehensive account provides fresh insight into the personal and public life of an ingenious, colorful, and controversial scientist, who aimed to discover, understand, and outsmart the insects.

Our Shade Trees and Their Insect Defoliators

Author : Charles Valentine Riley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Insect pests
ISBN : HARVARD:32044107249948

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Injurious Insects of Maryland

Author : Charles Valentine Riley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Insect pests
ISBN : UIUC:30112019612982

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The Papers of Charles Valentine Riley

Author : Judith Ho,Willie Yuille
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Entomologists
ISBN : UOM:39015050447633

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The Papers of Charles Valentine Riley by Judith Ho,Willie Yuille Pdf

Reports of Experiments, Chiefly with Kerosene, Upon the Insects Injuriously Affecting the Orange Tree and the Cotton Plant, Made Under the Direction of the Entomologist

Author : Charles Valentine Riley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385336940

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Reports of Experiments, Chiefly with Kerosene, Upon the Insects Injuriously Affecting the Orange Tree and the Cotton Plant, Made Under the Direction of the Entomologist by Charles Valentine Riley Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Charles Valentine Riley Collection

Author : Charles Valentine Riley,Ellen Landon Mann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Entomologists
ISBN : OCLC:856650026

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Charles Valentine Riley Collection by Charles Valentine Riley,Ellen Landon Mann Pdf

The Charles Valentine Riley papers consist of letters to Riley, unpublished lectures, notes, photographs, news clippings, reports, reprints, paintings, drawing, sketch books, books, and artifacts. The collection focuses on the history of entomology and the development of biological control of insects injurious to crops, and on Riley's energetic efforts on its behalf during the latter part of the 19th century.

Agricultural Libraries Information Notes

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Agricultural libraries
ISBN : IND:30000090285317

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Agricultural Research

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MINN:31951D021867826

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Experiment Station Letter

Author : United States. Science and Education Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Agricultural experiment stations
ISBN : WISC:89119947166

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Charles Valentine Riley

Author : Edwin P. Meiners
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951P01104752X

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Charles Valentine Riley by Edwin P. Meiners Pdf

Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909

Author : United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1752 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UVA:X030009302

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Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909 by United States. Superintendent of Documents Pdf

Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909: Lists of congressional and departmental publications

Author : United States. Superintendent of Documents,Mary Ann Hartwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1794 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Government publications
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120294603

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Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909: Lists of congressional and departmental publications by United States. Superintendent of Documents,Mary Ann Hartwell Pdf

To Make a Spotless Orange

Author : Richard C. Sawyer
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1557532850

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To Make a Spotless Orange by Richard C. Sawyer Pdf

To Make A Spotless Orange is the story of science with a mission: the use of organisms to attack pests. Few states showed very little interest after the first commercial pesticides appeared in the late nineteenth century. In california alone, entomologists persevered in developing both the theory and practice of biological control. These entomologists were neither environmentalists nor health crusaders, but scientist s who believed that their method would be the cheapest and most effective in the long run.