The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-07-10
Curious Facts in Natural History.

II is but a little more than turty years,
since the first Crow crossed the Gennessee
River wcstwardIy They, with the Fox, the
Hen Hawk, Swallow, and many other birds
and insects, seem all 10 follow civilization.
| The Locust bofer Editns Pictas) is Of
not more than thirty years introduction into
The United States, and hos not reached the
native groves ofth locust tree AT the South
and West II commenced its ravages on the
east sle OF the Gennessee river in this city,
in 1880, and il was seven years before ii
crossed TO the west side.
The Grain Worm tCecgdomyia tritica,)
Ior WeeSil, ns improperly called, began its
course Of destruction in Vermont about The
year 1928. and it progresses in the course
II takes, from ten 10 fifteen miles year. 1t
has not yet reached Western New YoIk in
any gleat amount: but the destroyer is on
it's march, and desolntion will follow in its
track, in this great wheat growing region.
Rose bugs have been 81 comm m in some
Of the Eas'ern States, that on the sea shore
they have foated in winrows on tie sands,
having been driven into the sea by winds and
drowned. They have only made their ap-
pearance in this region, in any quantities,
within two or three years
The Cedar OF Caerry Bird (Bombycyllus
CarOIiaeRsis) was first noticed west Of the
Genessee River in 1928, and now it IS so
great pest as 10 induce many persons 10
give up The cultivation Of cherries, especially
|if near wood land.
The Plum Weevl, or Corculio. which is
indigenous 10 America, heing unknown in
Europe, was fret discovered by Mr.. N.
Gsodsell, first editor Of the '.GeneSsee Far.
mer," aud described by the learned DR.. Sam
|uel l.. Mitchell since which time il has
disseminated itself over the whole conti-
nent.
The Gopher, species Of ground squirrel,
with pouches on the outside of lis cheeks TO
cany the dirt from ils hole, is very plenty OH
the west side Of the Mississippi, in Missouri
and Iowa, but has never yet crossed tho river
into Illinois or Wisconsin. Ii only works at
night, burowing holes and ,unawys under
ground-subsisting on The roots Of trees,
grasses and vegetables There are persons
who have suffered BY their depredn iions Tor
twenty years, who have never been able 10
catch, Of even see ono of these nocturnal
depredators.
The Cut Worm (Ph0lGad noctHa desEuc-
tori is OF recent origin; the FIRST ii was no
hced as doing much damage, was during
1915 and 1917, noted as the cold years,
when the whole northern country approached
the very brink OF famine. They are now
universal.
The EIcssiau Fly (Cecidomyia destructor,
Of the nalutslisNs was inuoduced, IL is sup.
posed, by The foreign mercenaries in l777,
on Long Island, from their buggege, or In the
forsga for their horses. l. has proved the
greatest pest ON this contiDon,, with perhspS
the exception Of tho WeesiI.
That the fecenl appsagnnee Of deprsdat>
ing insects 10 TO be attributed TO a new crea-
ton or The spontaneous production Of exis,
Ience, would be urphilosOphicaI to admit;
ye, there is mystery attached TO their sud.
den ingresS into our fields and RaTdens.--
They may have existed as rare specimens,
and Of difficult propagation, until civilization
and luxury introduced the proper pabulam
for their existence aud multiplication. - I5w,
al Nsp Yorker.