New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-22
LOCUSTS AND LOCUSTS.

DROODS-No ESPECIAL CAUSE FOR ALARM THIS
YEAR
II The Editor OF The Tribune
SIR: Eecent editorials on tine Locust Scare
IN Tie West" in one Of your contemporaries. have
brought me several inquiries from Western merchants
NJ to the actual prospects and these lead 10 send
f'w fact@ rs the quickest way Of aayng unnecessary
appr,heusions.
The papers aud people generally are mised by the
popular application OF tho locusts" TO different
Insects that recently referred to b. The chicago
and ia press di-patch from tho West occurring
IN Illinois AND Arkansas being the comparatively
harIu-ss Periodical CcadA Harvcs,-ny, other
wise dubbed IA this country "scyenteenycar locust"
or merely locust" There are seventeen
year race tCtcadd sept1,de-im Linn and
thirteen year race Dccqda trcdccin. Riley Of this
Interesting insect. each requiring respectively sew
enccn OF thirteen years -. is underground develop
uent. and rcapPeGrinc In gwen sections ~ the country
81 Intervals o seventeen end thirteen years regularly
rs the seasons roll rourl This pcrodcity - an csab
hshcd scientific fact confirmed by the records ~ over
century and hy my observations during the pa-t tlr-
teen years, In which have from year year watched tho
development a -. Louis ~ iari 1r brood % within
fur years % complexion NY observations having ceased
four years ago The appearance ~ the perfect hsec'7
there jhis summer ~ Ae appointed ;ime for fun deYcl
opmcut proves nat the development mi-ht just ~
readily have been he'd during the utcr'C four
years. had not ny removal 10 Warrington 0ni
other circumstance prevented. This pcriodiGy IL in
fact well established tA1t the naturalist calculates ~
confidently the future appearance OF the in'cct in
given month u gisca ycar az ne ASTRONOMER docs t
eclipse or transit. and ve may me1iiily revert to
times when no civilized oycs had win seed TIA cnnt
r"nt and feel sue tAa r.. 1879 The wool, ere now ring
ing with the hoaTsc cry " these ccl-. so ihcy sang
with the cry In tAe month of june -aF 80 ycar
before the birth of Ci-t Tae7 future appearance az
stated intervals Vii Doe modified Only tae surface
characteristics of tic continent a-" --'r'} modified
eli her through mans direct non,y to.i !ore slowly
actin ,o>uicol causrs
In l-J- gave chron. LOGICAL history - V -ty two
distinct hrooda Of this periodical '.i'. 30 "hi'h the
1oA"" -: lT,dlrtl'A~ l'' l iI'-'"' t'i "''' l''''
In ISL. ala ~ in''-' s ~ -ctct'''n years There
e,l,I ,., - ,'','" ' !" d. m e. '''', III
Io"t l, oi,r In ma, ,,c.i,iii r.r az Nurf. Carolina
and about NE,o.irc Nr-i..1 $50 NuttA't-t iii '4
Few IN Lancaster County 'ih' and "c'i'1''''' comfy
~ H. 'r,r,--i a,l ~ Intervals 90 t!,irt.,. vc,r.
thereafter. tlr fre}co7 viii. Iu au pi.,h' Hig'.f
IN south liia'l- t'f.l-..'ti Missouri; "'' He
kansas i,,u Tr-rtary E,ufury T.,i.O~-,.. NI-.-
ie.iIli Alabama, Georgia and North aid South
Carolina
Tho Insects are nov present IN tAe s ""s NOS a''
but in order T." perfect our Eno"lri-roi t' exact t'
graphical r'"s' 100 TIE ~''rF'! STATE ~'' '' t'' u"
avail my self % 10" INN DL>' ci-c'. 20 I' Iih' AH
and would solicit reports from i'@ p. t".f
The thirt uc.I hio'd ~ th- }r i- Ivy fa- ~" mc"
extended, oc,arilF tt'y c'A'1'.y ln ''r 0''i'" I'D
States, both east ana w-' ~ The A>- 'rIA The '''
siru,tau, 0Us uIpc arau o; These f"' b'"'r Wa n
1860 and they go nat rrcr DURING tho -.io ~ u
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