The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-10-17
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OF ihe seventeen year locafis Se have
= biographical sketch They make ihcif
appearance st regular times, snd lhelf
hegirA can be told like The eclipscsi but
Of the many other noxious inaec,s that
come aud so, without any regularity or
any apparent cause, we-the lsiiy sre
leit entirely 70 conjecture an explanation
Of The causes which move them,
This city-Muskegon, Mich, --has been
called The CITY OF Sawdust, bu, due
regard to lis merits would have given u
the more historic and suphouions name
OF The CITY OF Thousand Oaks. some
sixteen years ago, the white oaks, The
predominant variety, were infested by a
measuring worm which entirely denaded
every tree Of that variety have never
seen one Of these worms since.
Some twenty years ago, when living 10
Ontario county, y. y, my own grape
vines and those Of my neighboFs for miles
around, failed 10 pat forth leaves from
their normal buds, aud, wbeu they should
have dressed 10 foil suit OF green, thcy
scarcely showed a sign OF lie. This was
found to be caused by little slcel-blue
beetle thai we had never before heard Of.
have seen but single specimen Of the
vArmint since.
1 Well, goodbye to them, For the pres.
/ ent we are more interested In the inevita-
able cut-worm that for the past twenty
years, has cut down our young garden
and field plants, climbed our young trees
and grape vines and destroyed their first
buds by eating up their tips, aud which
now threatens to desert US, there not be-
ing one this year where thousands were
expected.
The disgusting aryG Of the codling.
moth, too, is threatening TO leave Us, and
we are once more blest with fair, sound
apples In our market, OF both Of the
last named pests there are some liuger.
ers, and we are now rehesrsing requi'
en-, to be performed when the rest pass
away.
|. The industrious potato beetle has evil
IDENTIFY come TO stay, bringing bis baggage
aud all bis worldly goods with him. lie
even exceeds the old fabulous hydra that,
whele one OF its many heads were cut
of, produced nine others; for the de-
struction of one is followed by thousands
But, though we lose some OF our entom'
illogical specimens, we need not slack up
in our study OF the science; for we have
lice-I beg pardon, aphides-in the great
est profusion. They swarm in our fruit
trees OF every variety; they cover whole
acres Of cabbages and rutabagas, and
sIugs riddle the leaves of the pear, cherry
ounce and mountain ash. The lice are
too many for us; but the slugs, II they are
noticed in season, we can conquer by
busting them with lime, ashes, plaster, oil
even dry sand. just now our attention
is specially called TO the little vine-hoppel
or thrips, which swarms ON our grape
vines, making them look as though
scorched by fire. For their destruction
or expulsion have tried every remedy
that could hear or read of, and some
more, with little success, though think
that sprinkling the vines with sui
phur and lime has disgusied them some
what, for they are not SIS plentiful as las
year. Did we know positively how and
where and in what condition they pass
the winter, we should know better how
to head them of. II any one can give
any information on this subject, or give
any remedy, will be thankful in proper
tion to the benefit may receive.