The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-11-17
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employed every means within our
I power to collate all The intelligence
possible relating to the orange bag, or
scale insect, which at ono time seemed
destined to effectualty destroy the cnl-
ture of the orange in this immediate
'cRlity. Diligent enquiry among those
engaged in orange growing has result
ed in the gratifying intelligence that
this little devastating insect is rapidly
and probably permanently disappear,
! ing In conversation with our old and
esteemed friend, Capt Daniel Coos,
upon this subject, and who is perhaps
as well posted rs any citizen Of the
parish, we learned that IN an orchard
of some 800 trees, he has, since early
spring, found but about a dozen in
fccted with the bug, and these only
TO limited extent The captain be
Iieves that the bug his practically run
its course, having accomplished about
all the damage it is destined to in this
latitude. His faith in his convictions
is sttested by the care and means he
has lately expended in the renewing
and culture Of his graves.
Capt. Coos views on this, among
the most important questions to Cal
casicu at this time, arc coincided in
by Messrs. c. Barbe, DR.. w. II. Kirk
man, l.. {. bees, Vim. Vincent, Jacob
Ryan, Jas. J. Gcary, Victor Touelly
and others, with whom We have re-
Gently canvassed the matter. All of
these gentlemen are vitality interested,
aud have given no little attention to
the subject, and their conclusions,
after a period Of several years ohser-
walton, arc certainly entitled to re-
spcct, and more, must incite conf
dcnce IN the general belief that the
ravages of the orange bug in this i'm
mediate vicinity are practically at an
end. These gentlemen all agree, too,
as to the direct cause of this CRAFTY
ing result. 1t has been demonstrated,
beyond conjecture, that there is an in
sect, somewhat larger than the orange
bug, which Preys upon the latter and
docs no damage 10 the tree. Thia
destroyer is said by some to he more
numerous than the bug, DR. W. H.
kirkman, who, on numerous occasions
has Investigated with the aid of a mi
croScope the peculiar mode of attack
of the destroyer on the bug, tells us
that it is the invar!able practice of the
former TO bore its victim, commencing
on the back, through and through.
Pertaining to this question, and in
answer to direct heterogeneous, our
discerning, practical and esteemed fcl-
low-citizen, Hon. Geo. II. Wells, said
Several months ago, and again
to-day, with n powerful microscope,
| examined the bark of several orange
trees, and found no scale insect
/ think i, has disappeared from
this locality. The orange and lemon
groves OF Italy, Spain and Florida,
are frequently visited by this
armor-DRcked DESTROYER, but Its ap-
pearance in any section seems to be
of short duration. The fact that many
of the most powerful insecticides have
failed to cxtermiuate it, favors the
idea that it is destroyed by some
other insect, The orange trees in
and around Lake Charles are growing
rapidly, and are apparently free from
disease of any kind II
Upon the Whole, after n thorough
the EcHo believes it
may confidently ), announce to its read
era, many of whom are deeply inter
ested in tho orange bug problem, that
there no longer remain any doubts as
to the final disappearance Of the scale
insect. 1t is certain that this is the
general belief of those Of our citizens
who have given the matter their at
.ention for the past few years. and
capital invested in the culture of 7
oranges in CaIcasieu parish now, will
yield large dividends upon
Inc Investment.
THERE is boom just now for Ar
,hur and Gresham as the Republican ,
ticket for 1884. The Re
oublicAps see that they can only hope I
10 win by CARRYING New York or Indi '
ana, or perhaps both, and with the
mead of the ticket from the more i'm ;
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