The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-18
JERRY RUSK's INSECT LORE.
Omcial Information About Little brown BIiI
Bugs ana Mosquito Traps.

The last number OF Uncle Jerry Rusks
Insect Life" q monthly magazine published
under the auspices Of the United states Agri-
cultural Department, contains some highly
exciting information about bugs.
An ngcnt Of the department.. stationed In
Mississippi. writes 10 tell Uncle Jcrry that hc
has found twelve distinct species OF cabbage
bugs In that State. These wonderful bugs
range In the variety OF their snerics from tho
Imported cabbnge worm to tho wnVy stril oil
flea beetle. and the principal point of eco.
nomic Importance which is brought out re-
iatest to the remedies for the harlequin cab
bnge bug. Mr.. Weed tho agent, follows Out
the idea. which he was the first to suggest. of
killing the early generations OF this bug by
sprinklin1 pure kerosene on its tail. Mr..
Weed assures Uncle jerry that the insects
Will congreEute upon the mustard plant. and
may easily be destroyed in thu, way.
Miss Aida NJ. Sharp also Of Iowa. furnishes
some chronological notes on n species OF bot
in the necks OF cats and uncle Jerry in II note
suggests that they are probably dr,H0tj1ia
noridlis
A paragraph is devoted to the late into -
tion respecting the clay -colored bill bug. .ns
little brown bill bug. and the diamond back
turnip moth. The favori'e way Of killing
strawberry slnss i'll Iowa is to dose them with
Mr., +. ii: Rolls contributes n biographical
People who suppose that uncie Jerry is not
inside HIS boots. should scan tho following
foot note. which he appends to an anxious
HHefry ron Lousiana corresponh,ent in re-
-. 1t 10 interesting to know. says Uncl. Jerry.
that you have at last raised u parasite from
the cgEs of the harlequin cabbage bug. So
far as we know. none has ever been reared
heretofore. although we ALWAYS supposed that
these 6gUR would to he usitjS ed
some species, Of the subiamily sceioninn'.
This suggestion your smaller parasite proves
socs to Wien M sSsn
manuscript name X nnn0antir. 1t will b. de-
ProctotrypidGo Of North America fhetwo other Ter
viii the my 81 ths mpI to be
smaller one is common parasite Of Ar4ntelcs
SSocoon1 i. known az G,Ephs rnidasce"s Walsh
the same leaf upon, which the eggs OF the
| cluster was accidentally attached to the egg
| mass You should be able to settle this point
M il Sfsws Of ~ future S
word that no has discovered that quails eat
One OF the most Interesting articles in tho
| magazine Ia an editorial article on mosquitoes.
| with some ingenious plans for trapping mos.
OF BANGKOK. SIAM" says Gnels Jerry. states states
that in Siam 1t is the custom to place an iron
nail in the water lars. since the water airs are
the breeding places Of tho mosquitoes. The
| rusting Of the nail acts as a deterrent and the
| mosquitoes will not breed in tine water. For
the nr;t few days after placing nails in the
water the mosquitoes continued TO breed. and
! MIR. kawn heats his mills red hot which pro-
| duces an INN ediate effect. We are somewhat
skeptcal us to the success Of this remedy. but
| are open to conviction.
| An ingenious method Of capturing adult
mosquitoes In the house is in extensive use in
| some localities in New Jersey. We have not
seen it described in print. and mention 1t here
| in the hope that 1t may be new to some of our
| readers. 1t consists In mailing to the end OIL
| rather the top. OF n stick the lid OF small tin
box. such as yeast powder box, The stick
to reach the ceiling. and the tin cover Of the
box is nailed to it in an inverted posi-
tablesroonIul Of Kerosene. and tlle
trapped BY simply placing this Kerosene cur
| their endeRvor tie escape they fall at once into
the keroSenH and are killed. On tho morning
seventy; Ave mosquitoes on tho ceiling OF ths
room which had been occupied during the
with blood. which. We think. is sufficient
| argument in favor OF performing the opera.
tion before going to bed rather than aitcl
| arising. This was at Montclair. y. j."