The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-26


u~ infested with plant
~. plspts . hef here and there, IRE
4, htIilns ,,ns and depOsting theI esgs'
t,nllF s.hotf 1900 species 81 tlils an,
keF 81 sad most Of them arg
iFpsss 81 another. ..orns are often
4 ~ W. and grass worms ~. s,,r'
xsl wcfms leaf OF STEM near the sur
4 IA dead onn,rd IL these ARE watched.
q fae shife maggOt emergss' Mliil
*1llf 'into a tachina ny: Inns Is
H. atyeicpS vronp Of heueficia' nlcs AZ
'al Mostly sll kinds q nv. NV e1gs an
! srnlars airs Of these pests. Here
iaD .. ,,h into a small, white gruo,
- feEs ha,sn ,rav through the skin into
seA eats Y ,osds upon the tissues Inside,
A0dy as aT the life OF IT'S most
as @s ~ 81 Insects has attracteiq, g rrnser
"a aSn1t x friend ot thc aru la shugs
b iae la "a, iced upon the eggs OF ether
<ee nse1 a. larvae and as adults. Iney
1.ttS ~, ~ among the insect pests they
thql ~, Patching the larva az once
t|lA ae s,,iye feeding upon the insect pests
sas-ssinc n. Notable examples OF tuf,r
|Tcgnonk ctted. and especially q case IN
HN can " ..sr made upon scale Insects
Nj = si br the introduction OF epe-
Callglian.phng They are also great De
o. All ,'isnt lice, and among wheat
koytis % r,h Texas so badly attacked
~ lie thls season, II was a matter
pna ie comment that there were tnou-
geD, more Of ladyhugs than nau STes
as l I'm before. They did valiant service
b. seen w, season and will stand ready
isz.ss oir III ful duty In future emergen-
H. another group Of insects doing us-
ZRll l,sa ,erylce Is the wei known leu
*isale A, and the related families OF
.n delicate. four winged lhseSts P"p'
w lawn and designated as parasites
9W ~ tound In myriads each year at
~ wsil.known insects pests where
hns .raIan In unusual numbers. IheY
NJ s',helr host and deposit their eggs
"a ny. ~ inside. Here they batch and pro-
M~whlte. footless grub. When mature,
n !. ,rphs issue from their most, klllng IL
Nv tle,rg Oftentimes we itnd neat
4 = uvnls NJ small. white, siiken. egg
LIZ isdies upnn leaf or stem. Thes
w mistaken for the eggs OF some
hss nmr and arr gathered ana de-
~. This practice should be discour,
" those Iittlc friends have emerged
a their hosts al that point anu nave
n hshind the funeral pile OF some I'M
& I, ctt worm or caterpillar
rot necessary TO 60 into greater
In. AZ this time concerning beneficial
- Enough evidence has been cited
n .Asr ,hSt they are an important factor
u sssektng insect ravages. inc important
E,,s- for lis to consider Is now TO roster
"A 'a,,,nct them This may largely be
n VA nm In the one education.
= A ,Srserynsn, fruit grower gardener. |
"a Il fsct every element Of our Indus. |
q SANITATION should be taught 70 recog-
q. friend MS well AS a for among In
"a Being able to do SO means an In
,clable saving "a ltSelt, the gr tsiiim,
&tmriion Of henehcial ins'cts takilg |
Y y every year through Ignorance OF their |
En- II nurseryman and orchar1tsts |
y Il 10 taught to recognize al their In |
a, friends and taught how 70 harhoi |
IA spd care for them, millions of dol |
a would he saved "a Texas annually |
IA are now not only lost, hut positively |
aswn away. ~,
I'm through the medium Of the public |
<ksos and the high school Each nigh |
|.,aA IL the state should have n complete |
r. velIarranged collection Of our friends |
HOG Insects In their museum or labora-
d. and the young pupils should be taught |
IN habits and their value In the In
~,ris economy of the commonwealth. |
I'm, loo, our agricultural college should |
t wen provided for along thlt line, and |
4,uh BE- eGulpped and so literally en- |
.frad and supported as to enable II to |
E&rish these collections Bpd this Informal |
IA FIR the hpupff Of a constantly lnlnfP1 ]
p.,rai ufe Tnon this very time and /
II IAN This department should he able /
81 nyite An insppctiop Of complete col. !
& Ion M This SORT Why can we not +? /
~ M lar lack Of funds and sufficient I
n stsnre wherewith IN make the coIlec- /
h and present them for such educational |
#pasea
a bere lies the diDlrultvq Answer. public |
Iimeut' have no criticism to make |
ss1bli" oricisis or legislative members. |