Inventory of the ‘Battle of the Beetles’ Report, 1950
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: The collection includes a report from the United States Forest Service pictorially documenting an insect control campaign against the Engelmann Spruce Bark Beetle infestation at several national forests in 1950. "Battle of the Beetles" contains 29 black and white photographs taken by Leland J. Prater of the USDA Forest Service.
Title: 'Battle of the Beetles' Report, 1950
Creator: United States. Forest Service
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 2903
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 1 report
Collection Overview
The collection includes a report from the United States Forest Service pictorially documenting an insect control campaign against the Engelmann Spruce Bark Beetle infestation at several national forests in 1950. "Battle of the Beetles" contains 29 black and white photographs taken by Leland J. Prater of the USDA Forest Service.
Collection Arrangement
- Report, 1950
Subject Headings
- Bark beetles -- Control -- Colorado
- Engelmann spruce
- Insect pests -- Control -- Colorado
- Insect pests -- Control -- Environmental aspects -- History
- United States. Forest Service
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Report, 1950.
Includes pictorial report containing 50 pages with 29 black and white photographs taken by Leland J. Prater of the United States Forest Service. Prepared by the USDA Forest Service, the report documents an insect control campaign against the Engelmann Spruce Bark Beetle at several national forests in 1950.
- "Battle of the Beetles"
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], 'Battle of the Beetles' Report, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Processing Information
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Encoded by Amanda Ross, February 2009
Funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission supported the encoding of this finding aid. Support for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.
