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Chinch Bug

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Title
Chinch Bug
Coverage-Year
1932~
Description
The chinch bug in this drawing -- actual size is 1/16" -- destroyed millions of dollars worth of the corn in the 1930s.
Interpretation
Collectively, chinch bugs are massively destructive. In 1922, they came in mass numbers, devastating the corn crop, and returned for many subsequent years.
Inscription
The chinch bug destroyed millions of dollar worth of corn in the 1930s. Actual size is 1/4" (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • Communities and Geography
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems
  • 16 History
  • 15 Economics
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
Subject / Keywords
  • Corn  
  • Insects  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:2, p. 91
  • mch0328
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleChinch Bug
Coverage-Year1932~
DescriptionThe chinch bug in this drawing -- actual size is 1/16" -- destroyed millions of dollars worth of the corn in the 1930s.
InterpretationCollectively, chinch bugs are massively destructive. In 1922, they came in mass numbers, devastating the corn crop, and returned for many subsequent years.
InscriptionThe chinch bug destroyed millions of dollar worth of corn in the 1930s. Actual size is 1/4" (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History
  • Communities and Geography
  • How we learn about communities
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems
  • 16 History
  • 15 Economics
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
Subject / Keywords
  • Corn  
  • Insects  
  • McLean County, Illinois  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:2, p. 91
  • mch0328
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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