The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-01
THE IIESSIlS FLY.

The Hvssian ~ 70 aiiackrd hy nnmr-
fO-s fees. which. in varsous slagrs of lis
existence. dr,lmy large psn az every
generation. Nhe her Il has, in IL vim
erd state. any enemies, sxcepl tie ordi.
nary t!e.lsoyers 81 llirs, | knD1 noi. The
eggs. whllr lying on lie leIyes nf Ill.
young plant, are .isiledhy very minute
r-aingsd il eel. r sperics 81 play
ra~er.j which lays ii lhrr il own eggs.
From later obs. rsaiiun, i appears ,haioc
ea.innaliy. =. Fnlny ~ i've or six eggs. r.
this parasite are laid 10 single eggui The
arssian liy. The lailcr egg hsici.es an,l
hernmss pnp,. - usual; but from tl,r
plpa c sc, instead ~ lie Iie.,isn ily.
issues one % more { these minute para
sizes. - -.
The plpr. while irnbcl lied in he stalk.
are a tIckcd by Al 'lrast tllrre different
m,nuie pari.ii >. iC,nr. y ILL., led ny mescp
rra which, hnring through The sheath
~ the stalk. ,Iepo.i,s their Eggs 10 The b..
dy within; AMI thr latter Is finally Je.
soarsd by the parasite laryG. These are
the p inripd nieans by ~hirh iM multi.
pIiss,ioa oft.s liessian tly 10 rc.lra. ned
u,t.ia inlrral,Ie limits. - -.
Although thc loss annually sasllined by
the wheat growers afiliis cauniry. in con.
sequence &c The ravage:, q the ilrs.ian as.
issesere, Yeti Is well nigh impns.ible
10 ascertain eyen lis probable am nnt a.
long sinre as $500. Dr. 3. d. Mitchell, III
New York, affirmed that The :. inseci j.
murc crnidasle 70 u thsn would be an
army "f twenty tlinn.and iicss,ans i" IL
1891. President Dwight of Yaic college.
frmlrked Tia, " CHS iDsec, is feeble and
helpless IN The exsT INC. dclsncelrss
againsl,he least enemy and crushed blythe
most ,lrlicate touch; YET. far many years.
/, l,a. taxed this cnuntry, annually, mnre
perhaps than million Of da,lirs." AT
the ptrssn, day, the amount of lite INJURY
inflicted p obahly ar exceeds what i WIS
forty years since: and i, discover some
feasible mnds uf rx.ernnna,iss the ius' { /,
nr a, ltast at artrstIng its Sasiges. Is an
otjre, 81 srra, inPo..anee TO This 9 uil-
Try. ...-..u.....- 80
vlrions remedial measures iavr, from
time To time, hcen proposed; most OF
which [ will here state. ~. go.
1t. Sleeping the seed wheat in elder
Juice. >olu ion nf niirs. boiling wafer, OF
other liquids; .r rAhrg in hnr. ashes or
any other substance, ia order ~ Ii the
Eggs. b., as the eggs Of tie Hest fiy
are nj, on The seed. they will never b'
hurt BY such progresses. :" Ear a. these
me ms give vis'r IL the plant. they ma,
be Of somc li,le srr,ise. .... I'D
ID. Saving seed Obtained from places
in WHICH the insect has nut male it, ap
appearance, tAmericaa Museum. ~. "a
This recommendation also assumes ~
error. that The eggs are laid on the grain
and will he found, a. it has ot,en proved
useless - i res2eris tits insect.
81. Abs,aining rigidiy throughout III
whole grim growing region af Mort
America from plantHg wheat, rye. bar
ley, or oats. Ter one, twr,. or three years
and thus To star c ult the Insect! hi
plan mi. ut nc elfcctual, but woad obvious
~ involve some Inconvenience.
4,h. Manuriag the land very highly. s
that the plants wiiI grow vigorously, an
lie sooner out nf the way of The insect, an
also better able to resist it. This prapc
sal has soma merit, but does nothing Il
wards destroying the insect.
9Th. Sowing some variety of heardc
wbn,t il,,t ,,heat A., supDOsetI To ha,
harder aad mnre selil stalk than con
r,nn wheat, and better able to wi'hs'al
the Impression Of the larvn. A sugae
ton of some value. but. equal, with I!
4,h, leaves the insec, Waharmcd. ..s-@.
9Th. Faniga,ing the whoa, f.ld. al
sprinkling the yrung wheat with IaiEsi'
afeltler aud with other sleeps. 1t success
fill. hich is quite uncertain. j. Is rtia
,ha. these mcasares are impractlcable
Large scale. :. - ssssas ss.a'as" h s..'
7,h. Saving winter, whfatve'y late
''le autumn, SD ,ss,' the !ly shlll havesma
~ disappeared before the plants are lar
enough 10 be attacked. No doubt q
piln is ~ some extent useful, hut.
wheat snwu hate is in gress danger af I
rishing daring the winer. The tly.w
Of course attack il. in th6 spring. veto
attack will do less damage. than. is".
9Th Saving oars-eariy in the au'n'
on the intended whesi-6eld.---It is 81
posed the fly will lay i.s eggs on q
plass .,sea,lStthea ba ploagaed IN. i
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