The CAES's Historical Photo-of-the-Week Gallery
Each week we upload a new photo from our historical publications. You can find them in the gallery below and on our social media pages. Click on a thumbnail to see the full-size image.
Milk sampling bicycle used for milk safety and purity testing. 1900 Annual Report.
Print of the white-marked tussock moth's life stages. 1916 Annual Report.
Life stages of corn borers and damage to leaves by larvae. 1919 Annual Report.
Maple borers and a maple tree girdled by borers. 1922 Annual Report.
A female walking stick insect, Diapheromera femorata. 1930 Annual Report.
Spearing tobacco on the Station farm. 1930 Annual Report.
Trees damaged from horses gnawing on them. 1900 Annual Report.
Symptoms of fungal diseases that affect apples. 1909-10 Annual Report.
A severe pine bark aphid infestation covering a tree. 1919 Annual Report.
Pine leaf scale and European pine shoot moth. 1929 Annual Report.
Coffee compound label, "Old Reliable Coffee". 1898 Annual Report.
Illustrations of grafting tools and knives. 1898 Annual Report.
Anatomy of a maize cob, illustrations no. 5-6. 1900 Annual Report.
A rose adorned with rose chafer beetles. 1916 Annual Report.
Species of carpet beetles, a household insect. 1936 Annual Report.
Antique fire engine modified to sterilize soil w/ steam. 1928 Annual Report.
An illustration of the coconut fruit, Cocos nucifera. 1901 Annual Report.
Syrphid flies and ladybeetles prey on rosy apple aphids. 1938 Annual Report.
Fungi that cause tobacco diseases, illustrated. 1939 Annual Report.
Contaminated baking powder containing ground rock. 1900 Annual Report.
Photos of the white-marked tussock moth's life stages. 1916 Annual Report.
The stalk borer moth, and damage caused by larvae. 1919 Annual Report.
The lace-like holes chewed in leaf from skeletonizer, print. 1922 Annual Report.
Tree surgeons fill cavities with concrete to save the trees. 1924 Annual Report.
The climate controlled tobacco "curing chambers". 1930 Annual Report.
Street tree damage from road work and storms. 1900 Annual Report.
Examples of insect pests affecting apple trees and fruit. 1909-10 Annual Report.
A young spruce used to study spruce mites. 1922 Annual Report.
Arborvitae leaf miner injury causing foliage to die. 1927 Annual Report.
Coffee compound label, "Crown Jewel Coffee". 1898 Annual Report.
A Bausch & Lomb Continental microscope. 1900 Annual Report.
Station agents creosote gipsy moth eggs. 1916 Annual Report.
Rose chafer beetle: adult, eggs, and injury to fruit. 1916 Annual Report.
The webbing clothes moth and larvae. 1936 Annual Report.
Soil beds being sterilized with steam for experiments. 1928 Annual Report.
Illustrations of the coconut palm's flowers and fruit. 1901 Annual Report.
Experiment shows seedling culture in sand vs. soil. 1935 Annual Report.
Seedlings succumbing to damping-off disease. 1939 Annual Report.
Offset plow used to prepare tobacco fields. 1929 Annual Report.
The CAES's entomology exhibit for state fairs. 1911 Annual Report.
Corn borers and their damage to corn crops. 1919 Annual Report.
A witches' broom in a pine tree (on the right). 1919 Annual Report.
Apple and thorn skeletonizer cocoon and leaf damage. 1922 Annual Report.
More examples of damaged trees filled with concrete. 1924 Annual Report.
Mechanical panels of the "curing chambers" . 1930 Annual Report.
Potato diseases, like dry end rot, scab, and blight. 1903 Annual Report.
Scientists capturing white pine weevils. 1919 Annual Report.
Spruce gall aphids and galls on the ends of branches. 1922 Annual Report.
Spruce gall aphids overwintering on hemlock. 1926 Annual Report.
Illustration of a cleft-graft and chestnut scion photos. 1898 Annual Report.
Anatomy of a maize cob, illustrations no. 1-2. 1900 Annual Report.
Spraying an orchard to get rid of gipsy moth caterpillars. 1917 Annual Report.
Black oak on station grounds after an ice storm. 1924 Annual Report.
An illustration of silverfish damaging books. 1936 Annual Report.
Cherry trees contend w/ the plum curculio beetle. 1928 Annual Report.
Rosy apple aphids are a pest of Connecticut apple trees. 1938 Annual Report.
Root growth of seedlings grown in sand vs. soil. 1935 Annual Report.
Coating gypsy moth eggs w/ creosote to destroy them. 1907-08 Annual Report.
A diagram of the Japanese beetle life cycle. 1938 Annual Report.
Saddleback caterpillars and grape plume moths. 1914 Annual Report.
Characteristic damage to corn stalks caused by borers. 1919 Annual Report.
An older witches' broom specimen in a pine tree. 1919 Annual Report.
Apple and thorn skeletonizer life stages. 1922 Annual Report.
A 300 yr. old white oak tree, in great condition. 1924 Annual Report.
A heating device for use in tobacco sheds. 1930 Annual Report.
A fungal disease that affects potato plants. 1904 Annual Report.
Branch cross section with white pine weevil burrows. 1919 Annual Report.
Hemlock web worms, magnified on hemlock branch. 1922 Annual Report.
Galls on Norway spruce: up-close, plus trees in situ. 1926 Annual Report.
A grafted chestnut and illustrations of different grafts. 1898 Annual Report.
Anatomy of a maize cob, illustrations no. 3-4. 1900 Annual Report.
Staff climb a white oak in search of gipsy moths. 1918 Annual Report.
Damage to trees after an ice storm in Pomfret, CT. 1924 Annual Report.
The larvae of the black carpet beetle, enlarged 12x. 1936 Annual Report.
Immature apples drop after injury from curculio larvae. 1928 Annual Report.
The rosy apple aphid damages fruit and foliage. 1938 Annual Report.
The effects of downy mildew on seedlings. 1939 Annual Report.
Tying a burlap band to trap gypsy moth caterpillars. 1907-08 Annual Report.
A vintage Japanese beetle trap made by the USDA. 1938 Annual Report.
