The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-09-27
From the Raleigh Standard.
1,,E,SE OF THE PINE.


W. invite the attention of our readers 10 'ne
following we'll written and Interesting oJn r.
nca,ion from Professor White OF wake io:ss' p:.
College in relation to the disease OF Inc '"s f.
We learn that millions ot these Va'o""'e wv. -
have been destroyed during the Prese"' ,nv s {
and that the prospect tor the 'u'ute' .,reme. ~
sections of the turpentinc country r ,non of n
~ Gloomy. We hope the attention oil "'c" Z
80 or,ono rs may be more fully direc,e'
~ ,h;s matter: and if any remedy ca" pI U.s. .
s.rared that the community may al once "',.
ko,af, of It. We fear, however, 'na' "'
Nv sJv can he suggested and that the o'seas'
I'll L.,o 70 he allowed to take its course:
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE, Aug. 20: !.
;,-The object of this communication
;u,;,. attention TO the disease OF the P1he~i
n.,er before me, it is stated that CORES
a.dsnt of the Mobile Herald ascrloes 'he Ge'
cav Of the tree to the influence or s't.'. vi s"s
atmosphere; but the reasons tor the oPnIo" :. :.
~, Given. Mos, people will tell you tnat II, Is
,,orn, or ~ il is most commonly called 'ne
S,n.vor because always heard in decaycu P''eS'
others AGAIN, that it is a small b"
Ihout the middle of last month, (Juiy') mos
oc,ho n;,es in the beautiful forest surrounding
y. ~" I,rr,;,ut;on commenced decaying and IN '"e
onavr examiurta have geaera''y 'ounu
two email bugs and three worms. lcohec'eu
n,nher Of these and keeping them over "'s"'
40 vial transferred them TO large gasS ja''
where they appeared very inactive ,'l ', ravr
Jnced into the jar block OF tres" p'"e :; 'oG' IL
inches long, cut from limb TWO 'hcneS u; !" W
an,e,er when one kind OF the bugs soo'' '''e"'
fss,ed increased activity, and IN 'nree u ''''
bours were buried beneath the bark LEAD
One of the bugs may be known rom ~ uosa ao"u
Terminating in long weevll-llKe mou.., I'm o ss
It is black and never enters the 'Fee ,,''
DECAYS. The other (CoeoPter"us leIo~v, asanan,
mas. .Captate) is generally ueeP '',S ,sa n;nc
color, or the color OF the oa'N W r,.L,,r Il.
thoug b many will be iouna H,%s 'tu'" ;gssct'
~ eiab,b of an inch in length and anou
10 J;".,e,er Of a common knitting needle, oe
;na Somewhat smaller than an ordinary gram
e, or rice. lis head is covered win S"e
-, bornv shield that nearly encIrcles II, g""'s
hlnnt or square appearance, while the eA'e'
- ,v;,os Of the same horny substance co:'
,ha ,hdomen terminating downward like "' u
cI;ned plane, but hollow or cup'shaPeo, 81 ~
ronnded by eight or len turre's, anu e"P'"'
by the insect to carry or push out ''S o0'
" The Tv. entrance through the bark is very s'na
go, r,,s somewhat enlarged, though not 81
6c;en,lv large for the bug to .urn Fouha '"' d
LII Invariably lies between the inner pa
'ne ~. pa" oitrr,um or wood of the previous yea
anu '"o cou,e,;mes several enter the sar
SS.I.. then branches are made, and burrows !"
n,"s,,ro Grounds laid off, The eggs are deP'
i,eJ op the side of the path averas'.S az.
r,sn On each side) twenty to the inch soi'na.
}arya, or worms become exceedingly nu''e'o =:
Ths huos themselves will not tall snort OF, Oh e't
len thousand .a ssaiaazI sssss s9a ~
j. aha ek6dsf t6eIr ARE has neen very TIT
ted, and two pair have died. yet, besides sT'
number which perished in the arvd ana Gu
sails states, have reared liz healthy on
embracing children, several grand-ch'aren'
probably few great grand children.
I will trouble you at this time win TWO
ditional rks and the inquiry, why Is H. III
when pines are cut down during certain mon
in the year, the bug from these or near the
commence Immediately their depreoaliohs!
Ifyou strike the point of your knie s!'sr
AGAINST the bark Of a recently made hole,
insects Immediately appear, generally Pnsn
litter to stop the entrance. Woodpeckers
derstand this habit Of the bug, and by one
two strokes with the bill secure their prey.
!. pleasing to observe how many holes is vi
cd by these industrious birds. Let US be Sra
ul for their service, and let every boy who K
one he whipped. Again, the bug often dT,'
back after reaching the inner bark or wooo'
a flow of the sap or tnrpentne to Inc no'e
And not unfrequently is this the case aher
ter;no two or three inches. Thus some tr
make successful resistance, though assal
apparently by thousands. Are not trees d
troyed more extensively during the months WI
there is the least flow OF sap! l INTENDED
have appended several inquiries tor those
have leisure and opportunity to obscrvs, but HI
already detained you too long.
Yours &c. JOHN b. WHITE