Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-29

entpcrOds appearance parts continent, an
inegulaty produced doubt by climate: have he
doubt he in the opinion in districts they
appear intervals OF sght years few suSggle. left the
Locust year. sometimes appear the next but living
record and tradition establish beyond question: that in this
region they have uniformly appeared Masses only
in IL years. IL phosophcaly he assumed thai,
variation Of climate would produce radical difference
in the OF the creature.
Perhaps IL may be accounted for IL 50 ALL in another
way Ii is not impossible that there may be tribes
OF Loeuss in the neighborhoods mentioned by Mr. Smith,
and that their alternate appearance eight years
has mised the observer into the adoption OF the theory that
the same tribe appeared every eight wears.
There be little doubt that years is the Pc
Rod OF incubation OF all tine tribes The old Locust never
returns. Those the pos,erty OF the genera
ton Of 1896 Why should require the long II years
to hatch the egg of course penetrate than
other mystery Of We rest satisfied with
the knowledge OF the fact ITSELF
BALTIMORE. May 10. Isi3
To the Editor Of the Martins6urg Gasene:
have Just your paper OF the 18th instant in which
you notice the subject Of the Locust reference to eou
pie OF articles from the Richmond papers, stating that the
Locusts appear this year Excuse saying to
you and you please readers that the Locust does
not appear at the period year, all parts the
country have srteen different districts Of the Union
marked map, where the Locuss appear in different
years. entirely disconnected with each other. Thus they
will appear this in Fauluier county, Va and South
possibly, Richmond; but not rs far north as B,r
ley county. Berkeley county belongs the Locust Dis
fiet OF all the middle and northern portion of Maryland
southern and eastern portion of Pennsylvania and Delaware
and the Locusts will appear in this district till the We
1851, having appeared in ii in 1894, 1917 1900 &C.
few scattering insects make their appearance but the
great swarm will be in 1851 There is portion OF Viz
gina IN which the Locust have appeared every eight or
nine years. and they appeared the southern part of Lou
doun county in 1885, l775, 1888 1892 1900 1909 1877
le26, 1881, and IrH again lSi3-thn they are noup
there have doubt The OF this is that the bor
derS o our Maryland and northern Virginia districts
braces that portion of Virginia. and hence the appearance
OF the LOcusts in 1884, 1917 &c. And the boundaries
OF the Fauquier and southern portions of Virgina
district also embrace the portion OF territory hence
the Locusts appeared there 1896 and noe there II
have other knowledge that they there than that al
forded by my recods) You observe that there miagng
OF the districts in this case and hence the appearance ON
this double border territory, OF Locusts every alternate
eighth and ninth year.
The Locusts appear this year in Connec
ucut, south eastern New York, and Massachusetts
forming district; in Middlesex county, New Jersey and
adjacent territory forming another district and in fauquier
county, Virginia. and SOUTH forming another district Pos
sby they may appear other places but have no other
IN my memorandum. Respectfully,
GIDEON b. SMITH.