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Opens with scenes of the harvesting of wheat. The life cycle of the corn weevil is shown and the damage that the weevil causes to stored wheat. An agricultural expert is shown examining an infested barn where the weevils are under flooboards and in all possible cracks and crevices; the building is sprayed to kill them. Ends with an appeal to all Danes to help destroy the pest. In Danish.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313996
Language
Danish
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Insect pests - Control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life cycles (Biology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pest control
Documentary → Documentary films - Denmark
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)