The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-09-20
1T Goes AWAY
IN q Few Years The Horn FIy is
Absent.
fURrNER LETTERS ARE WAlT1tM
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Lssslns Dairy Psssr Pofss
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addressing you from san Francisco. be-
long 20 the Hawaiian Islands. now part
Of the United states within the last four
months. the Texas horn ~ has made IT,
appearance on the islands, aud II doing
untold damage TO the stock interests
there. and LIKE all evils Imported into the
warm climate Of the islands. without their
natural enemies, or parasites, carry
everything before them The Nv Is there
by the millions.
Remedies, such a. tdrring the animals.
pouring on of kerosene oil. collecting tho
droppings and burning thomi have been
tried on the diaries TO no avail. and these
are remedies which, II efectual locally.
would not reach the stock AT large on the
ranges.
AZ this ny was imported from the
States, and has not become the plague
here that II has on the islands, 1 conclude
that It must have natural enemies. that
keep Il In check do you know what these
enemies arc2
/ would consider 1t a great favor II you
would write me by mail, as soon as you
conveniently can, and give me all the IN
recommended to write to you by II. IL.
TAYLOR. Esq. Manager Of the j.. -. Mills
ranches. ~ California.
ALIEN. NJ McBRYDE.
Wahiawa, Hawaiian Islands.
We have waived the rule. In this case,
a. To personal answers to correspondents,
and written TO Mr.. MCBryde, as request
ed, although unable to offer him any sub
stantial help. We have also written TO
the Department of Agricultural Tor the
latest Information, In regard to this pest,
In possession of the government .utOmOlO-
gists. Meantime, We suggest, Hs tenn
poTaTy cNpcdicnt, that II the cattle can
have access to brushy spots ON the range.
or some artificial devices be erected U
which they can 40 and rid themselves OF
these torncnts, there VIII be some relief.
ON page 2i2 Of the present yoiumc of the
Dairyman, We published "A letter from the
Hawaiian Islands, asking for advice and
methods for destroying the horn ny. AZ
the same time. We sent to the Bureau OF
| Animal Industry. Washington, -. G.. re-
questing their aid. In return, they nave
sent the following letter. In view OF the
| fact that the farmers Of the middle west
| are complaining so bitterly of the raNages
| of this pest. II viii be some comfort Ia
know that II will probably rapidly de-
| crease IN numbers In the future, aud lose
| It's present place as cattle torment:
| Washington, July -, 1888.
| ED. HoARD's DAIRYMAN:-Your let
ter of the 10th instant, addressed to Major
| Alvord, chief OF the Dairy Division of tn,
Bureau of Animal Industry. has been re
| ferred to this office for reply. We know
| nothing In this country In the way ol
| remedies for the horn fly mot tn" Texas
| horned n.y., except the application Of re-
pcllent mixtures to cattle themselves, the
| treatment OF dung and such other meas
| urcs ~ YOU are doubtless familiar win
| through the newspapers and station hui
| letins There is "A host Of small insects
| which feed upon the eggs and larvae oil
| the horn fly. and other cow dung inhabit,
ing Diptcra, In this country. just which oi
| these are most effective I'm reducing the
numbers OF the horn ny, has not been de-
| tsrmincd | think II altogether likely that
| you have In Hawaii similar prcdaccous
and parasitic Insects, which VIII, before
| long, begin to reduce the numbers OF the
| horn fly.
| II has been our experience, IN the Unit,
| ed states, that for the first year, ana, RE
| qucntly. for the second year. also, after
| the appearance of the horn fly, " has
been very numerous, and then gradually
| becomes less and less abundant, until
| now, In the Eastern states, wnrr" II was
an injurious pest eight years ago, IT Is
a comparatively rare species. ! see M
| reason why the same course VIII not b,
| followed In your island. If, however, you
| wish to make an attempt to introduce
parasitic insects, and prcdaCoous insects
| inhabiting COW dung, ! understand that
| MIR. kocbelc, the entOmolOgist of the llu'
wailan Government, h. either In this coun'
| try now, or viii soon visit this country
| and no better man can be found To do this
| work.
| II IL most interesting TO learn that the
| insect has reached Hawaii. Its spread has
| been very rapid. AS You doubtless know
IL was brought from Europe to this coun
| try for the first time, as late as lNs6, and
| although in this country the trend of cat
| tie travel Is from the West toward tn,
| East, the fly advanced from the Eas
| toward the West, at the rate OF many
| hundreds Of miles every year.
| l.. -. HOWARD,
| Entomologist.