Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-06-02
The colorado Potato Bug.

Aside from the Congressional difficulties in
.L r.,L D;,r;.t .ho ,,L;oo, Of ,b;s .La,oL,
Wv
ana his ces"uc"on' seeHsS " nave aR"a"" ue
people 10 quite as great an extent as any que3-
lion NOW hafora the nuhl;c Ills n r5s,tey of in.
,.a., - A.. o..a. ,ro,I a. 10 a.. ototrov
"'es' !" '"e So"'u''''' 10 ' =" '"' e'o"''
OF the potato to learn the most euscInaI means
of putting to rout this army { occupation which
10 s,bs;stiro nm ,ba the labor of the filler of the
sell, aud on that which does not oeI0ng 10 tuetn
short history, with the most practical method
of dectroyug these little 'innocents that we ha ve
e,i,o,r;,, oo,,u,-
Je' seen' 10 'u'us"eu !" 'ue 'o''"""s
nica:ion to the Ohio Slate JournaE by Mr. A. b.
BurTLEs:
rho rroro- n.r,a NJ ,b;s hro :. Dox,u1o-o do.
.,,o Ia"a,, or ,sn. lid sn.a.nan oSSG II ia on.
,;raI1 d;ersr, rror, "a np,,oh r,oro dsstrrc.iva
thSn the common notato hue or blister Av-in-
deed The latter NAV h, said to he almost harm.
sss. +. oor,nar;snn' ';,h ,his Sorfri nos, This
Iaa,lo ia oheu, ths ,r n i,ch Ing oval
shsned of a naIa ve,low coor and ha. Ave- black
strines on each wing cover II comes ont of its
m;t,oa onar,or, Ia .ho oro,nd h, NJ or a.
soon 40 The notatoes hs 70 starred and .oon conn
mencss to denosit ,Is cggs. which are Ught vel
lou in clrS,ers or twe5iy 10 thirty m he nSJer
aides or tha lsares of The notato. IN the annunt
1f snvan hundred These are h,tched out into
Iarra, in siy davs which immedi,telv commeuce
FEEDING unon tSe plapt and attain their full
prowth in about two weeks. they then descend
into the oronnd WHARF thev mass into the pupa
state and come ont ayain in the shane of per-
fsct beaiIas in frnm tan m frtoen doys Il will
no ,hns seon tha, /, orIv ,akes ahonf 6ftv days
frnm ecg 10 COO and the increase would be enor-
nous dnrino iha season IN tbe eggs were moi de-
siroYeS in some manner
III Coiorado no,a1o h,, s,.-.od ON, IN To- a.
mons of the Rocky Mountains in 1859. Invaded
I've and Northern Missouri in I9sI cros.aJ ,ba
N;eisainri In 1854 snrs,d orar iIIi.a; y,
Wi"conSip and annearrd abont Tho ceni.r or T Ini
diana In Is6S Ii tLus annenrs ,bot ;,s nrooraos
.owards lhe East has heen ahout sirty miIss q
wear. and its advent was hardly looked for in
ibis ma ri of Chio beC,ra another yaar Uis bov.
svar here row-nrnbably in ererv ala or n,,,o-
toes in the country. and Il il matter of serions
cnns;d.rat;nn hnuy hes, N orord aora;rs, ~
ooas w
lima nIastar brine coaI-oiI and averv known
rsacI des,rover has heen triod wifi liIiIs n ans
.rnoass Eo;tka, d,,ots ,rrto,,s oosso ~ cLiot
us III, ,amni ,bo hos,1s or ~ iarva TSa ON
ix snnlications which have proved AZ ali de-.
st.uII,i 20 Lave hecn p.ris-greon aud nowdered
LaiIeboro hnt those are danoerous remsdies
p,ohobi1 tLa onIv practicaI wav Of ouardino
sas;nst or IessennO tbe danger of total destruc.
~ Of ,ha cron il to commence a war of exter
mination apainst the insect and its eggs on theiI
verv 6rs, annsarance. | first discovered their
us on ,he niants three days since. and inn
p,edi,,oIs eel men 10 work 10 carefully 90 oyel
and oTsn,;os every hill and nick of every bus
and Isaf having cluster OF eggs upon il, which
are ,hrnTn into fin b1ckets and a(terward de
s,rorad Where thev have moi eot too mucl
Of s'.r, th;s Labor IA not 40 great as II woult
osa,,'n,,a man being able To 20 over nearly Ar
! "a. Ia. Wbnsvor fails IN take This n,
soms other method of Immediately destro yiuc
| ,I,asa ra.ts hsfora eanh insect has multip'ieC
| h;0a.aic hv sevan bundred will seriousIy rsare