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90023_43810_Cornell_University_Pests_02

1950s
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This educational clip -- part 2 of 3 -- was made by Cornell University’s Entomology Department in the 1950s.  Shows the different kinds of pests that destroy or harm food, vegetation. 

The pests shown include Mexican Bean Beetles, European Corn Borers, Colorado Potato Beetles, Potato Flea Beetles, Pea Aphids, and Japanese Beetles. Also shown in close-ups are the crops and plants these pests have damaged, including what appears to be bamboo, corn, and peas.

Inter-titles appear throughout the clip, either to describe a scene and/or to provide context.