New-York tribune., 1886-07-19
RAT4GLNG The KLMS or FLUSHING.

TIE PRIDE or TEE VILLAGE RUINED By SAW
FLY-THE INSECT BELIEVED TO BE FOR
EIGNER.
This is The third year Of suffering for the elms
OF Pushing In lss4, l-s5. ana again tGis year they
have been stripped every leaf by the larva or cater
pillar OF sawny CuriOusy enough. this fly Is not the
welknowu scourge OF the elm. the eintex ast, but
stranger saw-fy which Is believed to Rave migrated
from Germany In unknown way. Ihis Is the
lophy7ls p the terror OF the pine woods Of Europe
where whole forests been stripped bare the
PAIN OF the hand by this small but destructive insect
The Flushing the special pride Of that VII
lage There eiMs not only the long Main street.
but on the chief and the all mag
uidcent specimens from eighty a hundred feet in
height aud Of the three dnest varieles-the American
wnite elm the c0rky-wnite or Dutch elm. and the
Eucsh elm AT first the loDhyylts punched lbs hits
the elm aone. but tie next II attacked the
Dutch Ems, this year it has eyoryt lng be-
longiag OF elm WITH out discrimination. The
trees generally they lad been burned for the
dsnty larvU OF the lopavls only take of the juicy
part leaving the benind TO be burned - the
to roll up wthered aud brown until a breeze
drops them the ground
Looking the OF any Of the hundred
victims Of this it easy 10 learn the secret Of
insect nesmorphssis, for ne three grades are all
present al once, because tue ravagers were the rs
crop and The second 10 in Of LatchnG out The
host numerous 1reAtures are the lary6, Resembling
csterp Dagg0s for they are barely quarter OF
an uch rather slender. 1lev striped,
put the pes that they prOducr the
e1evt o. brown, hardly showing the giernish- yellow
ground These iL sects Ell ged f1On eggs which the
iehac ny Inserted IN ss u me edges OF the leaves isst
sprnZ As they woke 10 life they began TO
ocyour their island Caf and having accom- sned that
travelled uoSn the ana lodged Themselves IN the
crevices OF they bright yellow
pup& Many Of the larva down tO the ground and
Lll .n'Lssves under meath IL visitor turning
th- soil a. the bottom OF elm brush found two
double ntnf'uls OF Tho yellow things This difference
t1al Is changing bis line OF lfe in accordance
WIN Ms 'sN surroundings. There some doubt
spou he identity II this l0pyS, for there ls an mer-
lcan oPhruS that makes himself criOu' familiar with
th- NJ OF New England The German iOphyruS does
DO enter the ground spin cocoon. but the n2tve
OO-A The Flushing pest does ir and dOes
bol q others Furths sr scrutiny OF the trunk Of
rrr ny bur stiI yellow and soft arc fee Ia. In d
.OLr lie wings harden, the brown stripes appear and
te Perfect insect Dcgils tOly.
tAe ulTseryLlen OF Flushing think tnat the trouble
VI nO 'e repeated year because the second crop
y. NE. us emerging from The pupR Will nave 10 leaves
y. NAich hey can exercise lbeir saving apparatus In
way all Tut one here And there viii be compelled 70
10y tlsif egs unde doubtful circumstances OF Will not
80 a a. This vas the case Al sOmervie. \. J. where
Icy RAD three ycsrs " trouble. and tneu the
tn year Tue OfN yrUS nowhere To be ana the
,lse Vi ne eius closer ana liner than ever. The
S7o apparently were benefited their terrible trs..
-. ust not be forgotten that the tODhylfS has al
switched oil rom the cOnlferS 10 which he belongs,
H4 Hs4 Hay lake lt In hea+ 70 trees.
soaia be- ~se preesutou s. rEgo inc trunks we'll
so@psud aud soak he ground thoroughly around
.Vot Ills could do harm, would cost nothing.
- might settle The fate OF the tOphy pm,