Use of Lime in Controlling Starfish

Use of Lime in Controlling Starfish
Author: Victor Lyon Loosanoff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1942
Genre: Lime
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The starfish (Asterias forbesi Desor) is one of the most destructive enemies of shellfish on the Atlantic coast of North America, the extent of its damange to the oyster industry of Long Island Sound alone being estimated at $500,000 a year. Efforts to eradicate the pest, though made for at least a century, have been largely unavailing.

Research Report

Research Report
Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1256
Release: 1941
Genre:
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