New-York tribune., 1884-02-21
INSECTS IN THE PARK.
THEIR RAvAGEs ON MANY TREES.
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REPORT OF T.. Il. SOCiH"lCh, fNiO"NiN"''A
TIE WORK OF DESTRUCTION.
At tbe meeting Of the Park COmmissioners yes
terdav F. b. Southwick, the entomologlst who was was
appointed in August, 1888, TO examine the lleos
in the Park and to take steps to stop te Iayages Oh
insects among them read IePpaV ann of snerai
kinds of insects different varieties OF trees no
report after stating that the tatenes, OF 'he ssas
when the work was begun prevented the pTeSeTNac
tiOn of the foliage on many trees in the parks OK
the city, said in substance:
In Central Park the web-spnners were particularly
abundant in some nearly covering the trees blrcn
cherry ana walnut trees the most seriously affected
Nine different fami es OF webpnners We're tiAen uom
one tree The Oxgya lencesta was found To be eKeeV
obUndant in the lower districts OF the Park and many
trees were nearly stripped Of their leaves by the BON
Trunks and branches covered by them and IN many
cases the basee of the decayed The daaoas
were found be abundant, and fr0m nge ttee NO
mounds OF catcrpllars taken, while from three
anal walnut trees Eighthaye and One-hundredtn.
ST. fifteen pounds were taken Inc Ddg-%oIm His
also found in great quantities, and Iaany
varieties of trees suffered from Its ravages Ash trees
we're destroyed in great numbers Dy the lAyldSP pO
morlm which sometimes covered the entire tree These
insects were brought from the nurseries when the yOdnS
trees were set out willows badly ahected Dy inc
scaciuscct and dead and dying IN great numbers.
whole clumps were found with only few living SHOOTS
on the outsldes the interiors OF the cumps being ene
covered with insects POpars also were destroyer Dy me
Same insect oaks suffered rom the scalelnsect on the
bark and from many others feeding on me foliage OF
lower branches Many trees were dead Ihe scaelsrct
most abundant on the oaks the asterOdlasps quer-
cola Pines were destroyed in great numbers ny an INSECT
called cbi0uaspis plnlIol1, iAe lower DhGes s uJns
cotton on tho trunks and branches. lhe9e
also we're brought from tho nurseries. IL
was necessary therefore. to inspect every tree cAreu
before pantingi it, The anonymous trees we're DESTROYED
IN great numbers by mscct called chIoha'p5 GU,
nvmi Iiacs lindcns, sumachs and apple Trees We're an
more or less aeced by scaleinsects great many ee @
greens had their leaves eaten by insects ana pun'
The ems were suffering from large numbers Oh cateIp
lars and ea.beet and were destroyed by scaY is ct
winch forms exeroscenee on tne Tree tiole %
were suffering from scaenseot bag worms 9hu
lnnumerble beetles were at work on tie s3e
ces trees Locust trees were destroyer ny eer
The work OF destroying the insects is In active operon
The Park was gone over four times ana Ja1 h'oS'"
possible. After subectng the trees to a
thorough cleansing they were al gone over 1s ~ ,e ,e
coc0ons having eggs in them we're removed leaving too
having parasites H. the last cleaning, as lar as ose'
Thirteen bushels of cocoons ai eggs ~ere Iahe Gl o ~
trees and the amount or the coco3ns slce IN % - ,.
most incredible. AT the present time he'tly an .o i IS
have been cleansed OF cOcOOns far a. heN cOuu D
reached by the instruments used long anu slotV & d % ]
steel brOOns aud brushes. All the cOcoous ana ess "Cto
furnace at the Arsenal Al the trees on te otvg & U %
Fifty-pnth-st the Mall have been cleaned 20 lh W.
every cocoon being removed as faras possible Neaty
one-6alf OF the elms the NAL have been thGrougnM
cleaned As the work continued every one OF tle WI, WIZ
ans and il takes two hours clean large tree The
number OF trees affected by scale-inseets ana wooly
planticc alone by actual count SoSo. Many uee'
that have died have been removed
list of 3l0 varieties of insects that have been
preying upon the trees and shrubbery OF the FaFh
was appended to the report. -. -,
to the Injured give instruction To the faIk ponce
men. A petition was received from West SIDE lTopii lpi
erty-ONnerS abklDR IndJ u llilc VI St"HN9 DS
TO run across Central Park at Seyenty-seNenth-st.
Comnssioner Wales was authorized 10 perteeta
system of telephones connecting uptown 1ospitsiss
and polce-statOns Will the arsenal ana "a dnois n,sn
noinfs i'm the Park to facilitate tho calling OF tioa
iances. 1t was decided TO ask the CoTPoTnmSis. Pommis.
Counsel to draft act authorizing: as as2k, above
sioners to acquire lands for Pn Pho"1 committee OF
e1pcrts reported Vosby Es' Of q the RS' city
ven which several Ss5E and yse was
wlsh W sei ~ a .aect III site for it t orc
o be made in driving wells in ths se. riA '0'