The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-11-25

I'M nLIlAnAN rue
The annexed article relssiTe 20 lhe Ia.
bits and progress Of this destructive in.
seci. u from the pen of . genlle@sn in
the EieiRiIy. who carefully and minulely
watched 10 through all ils stages during
the past year. We have reason 10 think
In is q faithful narration of its history
through all Us stages and changes. He
sdEerIs 10 a probable remedy % destroy
The insect before doing mischief 10 the
young wheat. but that - IN some degree
e0niectursl. The individual who can in.
ir0duee . certain and effeeI1al remedy
against the raVsges Of the fly. will indeed
BE- q blessing TO his species and a bene
factor 10 his country. The subject IL de-
serving great consideration and attention.
and should awaken q spirit Of inquiry
among our agricultural friends at this sea.
son Of leisure. Bucks Co. Intel.
HESSIAN FLY.
The Ay itself is a small insect with long
blush wings, and may be seen lowering
about over wheat field IN warm day
in The fall. after the wheat Is up and has
gOl into s!Ooling-iI then deposits its
eggs. from me TO Ave or six. on The low
or leaf where il JOINS the stock The
eggs. when first land. are about the size
Of the pain, Of a pin aud white; they
grow until they become Of the SIZE and
shape of hax-seed. when they change
their color 10 brown and appear in shape
anu color Of fax seed. While in the
white state they appear to extract nour-
ishmeni from the stock Of wheat. from
their wOunding il; the eggs continue in
the fax.seed state in the stock at the
junction If the lower leaf. until the next
spring, and every stock that has an egg
in 10 turns to dark green and perishes
befare LIe next spring. 10 the spring.
aier the wheat begins 10 grow, no eggs
can be found ia the live wheat. but on
examining. there will be found dead
stools If wheat, and on taking these up
you will find the egg at the root OF the
stool where it was deposited. appearing
like a hax-seed. When the weather
becomes warm in the spring these eggs
hatch. aud The little creature crawls up
OFT al he ground, and begins to lay eggs
on the surviving wheat close To the stock
on the lower isal where the egg remains,
GO : trough us changes until a. when
il"nn-s out iv again. AID connences
on -" new Soan WHEAT.
The iiy will Jay IIs Egg IN Rye, but the
rye stock grows strong and last, and
bursts open 'he husk leaf where the egg
j. ,a'd AMI tho egg falls oni and per;.hes.
II vii! lay It's eggs IN GAS '.l rIinn'hy.
bal not to do murh mir, rus A. Is a
very ilffrre II Insec; lrnm the fl, iaa' has
la','v made ITS appearance IN New Eng
lan,l md New York state. or the Nary
lsni ds--in both li,ese last case, ne iiy
las iis egg in the grain while ~ a ,Gllk
state, and the worm eals the mIlS and
meal out Of the grain. but 10 no ease has
ihe grain been eaten BY inP HessIan fy
or found in it--but all these flies NAV
depredsle in the same field in their osn
wy. Wha' Is Ihs remedy Il cannot
be IN applying any hing 10 seed be
fore sowing, as the fy lives on the root
or near it. instead Of the ear or grain.
E IN good tillage has failed this last sea
spn as well as late sowing Will not
liz do il il properly applied. as very
small portion Of lime IS quick aud Ger.
tam death TO many insects! A punt Of
quick lime mixed with 100 bushels Of
wheat will destroy every weaveI in it, and
if blown from fan into barn it will
de- roy or drive them all out.
Lane is certain and quick death 70
fe.s, &c. and it is said tina! by sowing
over the grain it will destroy the egg in
the grain. Surprising farmer when he
found the Ay was in his wheat depositing
lis Eggs should SOW half bushel Of lime
wh,s warm after stacking upon an acre,
in still morning while The dew is Oh
the 4lms being light and fine will spread
AMI settle down on the leaves Of the
wheat, and reach the egg while 10 the
so., aad white state and INST likely de.
stray it. Where the ssubb,e is full Of the
egg, by blowing deep 10 The fall or early
in the spring, the egg will be buried so
deep that il will perish. In the fall one
or TWO frosts will destroy most of the fly,
and late sowing has in some cases.