Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-06
Tirom Relrs PhiiadelDhia Ga-ette.1

from Relf-S PHILADELPHIA Ga=ette.1
lie locust is beginning 10 make is appear
auce among us in considerable mum Bers, aud to
depoSiic upon the trees and fences, the cru,tv
covering of his cbrySaiiS state--a covering
winch he mas been for seventeen wears ora,lu-
ally filling during his Subt,rraneous existence.
As appropriate to the occasion, we observe in
several OF the papers al article from the New
YORK evening Post, Introductory TO Capt Ri
ley'S description of the clouds of migratory
L0custs OF Africa Ih.S Introductory para
gIdpil contains a. iutlmltio that the descripti-
on VIII, at tnis time be found peculiarly interes.
tin%. N"t long since an account was repub-
Issued, Ia the hPtioDai iptciligencer from one
o! the Cycopcains, OF The same African locust.
accompanies ~ SIMILAR remark respecting
uit peculiar interest which would nOic be Ia
zen ~ the perusal. The fact now, is that The
insects are entirely and very widely different
~ i:a'r nature tier appearance, their habits
ai.I ~ almost ali ~ err characteristics :-hayina
scarcely any t..inE III common except the name
Nv Which they are CG,ie1 ~ the English Ian
Eulgc; ahd - that 3oHC. The African and AS.-
ate locust, according 81 tie classification OF
iinneus, is a species OF Gryits; that Of the u
nted STATES, OF Cicadd.--'Ihe former has. from
Tue most remote antiquity, been tie terror Of
all nations dnon@ wnOuI he made his appear.
auce, dcv0urug ~ his course every Vesti.se OF
green heritage, and leaving famine and Desti-
lence in his train The latter eats nothing and
IN respect to veget 2tiUn IS as harmless as fine
butterfly except. indeed, that the female in de-
pO>tAiE tcf 50 SUES some OF tile. Tender
twigs of tie OuteT branches Of trees a.
to occasion them TO die AMI drop off at dis.
tdnCe OF ten OF fifteen inches from their extrp-
miles This is believed TO be productive of no
injury except, perhaps, in Il few instances
IN nurseries, and among young fruit trees
which may as get have no branches to snare
and even IN such cases the injury cannot
be great as nature make, provision for ra
pitly repairing any triAing losses of this DIES
cription.
The editor has been surprised at 6ndno
how few people who have had an opportn.
nifty OF more than once observing the habits
OF this singular insect are atall acquainted
with It's real character. Almost every body
seems to expect to see the lOCusts winch are
now making their appearance, dcvour every
thing before them, like those of eastern conn.
tries, and leaving desolaiiom and misery behind
All such we trust, will be agreoably disdp.
pointed.
might render some service to the nouisi-
tive cyt0mOlOgjst, If tie editors Of the papers
ia The different parts Of the country would pub.
lisil their observations upon the Appearance q
progress OF these insects; stating particularly
those districts of o country in which thev
may, aud those IN which they may not appcar
during the present season. The editor OF this
Gazette believes that they will not be found
III the Eastern states, nor in the state of New.
YORK, East OF the Hudson river, unless pcr.
taps, below tle highlands. In those states
they may be expected in the year is25. or 20
he has moi now before him the documents
necessary TO enable 10 decide which Of the
two.