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2 stories matching insect

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  1. The Moth That Ate Washington's Apple Boom

    Government experts blamed the codlin moth for ruining a quarter of the nation's apples each year. In Walla Walla and along the Snake River, some orchardists were already pulling up trees in despair.

    Feb 15, 1904The RanchWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyDisasters

  2. The $4-a-Day Officials Who Fought With Typewriters

    King County's horticultural inspectors and the state commissioner turn a bug-control feud into a public spectacle — on the taxpayers' dime.

    Dec 15, 1903The RanchSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

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