Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-27

have appeared, They have eaten the
foliage OF the trees and laid grass plats
bare, as II sheep had nibbled off each
individual blade. by unoountable
thousands. the report says, the insect
may be seen emerging from holes in the
ground a few minutes afterwards
they exchange their rusty coats for a
brilliant green and brown dress which
makes them invisible In the foliage OF
trees, except at short range. Where
an army Of them are gathered the
heating OF the memlranous drums Of
the male locust makes a strldent hum
that Is maddening 10 The ear.
The English sparrow II Is said, Is
eating his MI Of insects. In the course
q day a sparrow viii devour hum
dreds Of them, and IN the interval be-
tween their first appearance and the
getting Of wings they are at the mercy
Of the birds. The crow is also treating
himself to the locusts, and he, too, Is a
gross feeder. But the invasion is too
much for these birds. The pest con-
tlnues, Notwithstanding the brave eff
forts TO stamp II out
The notice Is Of interest, because
very little good is ever said Of the Eng
lish sparrow. II Is one OF the birds
hat are generally considered nothing
hut a great nuisance. Possibly, II the
war on birds, for various reasons, were
not so ruthless, insects would have less
Il a chance to become q terror Man,
in his selnshness, sometimes forgets to
consider the equilibrium nature evil
IDENTIFY maintains In all It's arrange
.nents
The following data concerning the
so-called seventeen-year locusts are
from the New York Mail and Express
They may be Of interest, although they
90 not suggest any remedy;
"By the end OF the week II Is ex-
pected that the trees in all cities where
he bug appears VIII be covered with
the Insects They live but six weeks,
making life hdeous with their noise,
and then their bodies cover the ground.
There is possibility that the plague
may not reach this city.
"The plague Of locusts In 1885 APP
peared in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and In some Of
The southern states. They cause much
injury TO tender shrubs and trees.
"'rhe female locust deposits her eggs
on twigs and leaves. She eats The
male does not Both perish In five or
tx weeks, Then the eggs hatch out
six weeks later and the young larvae
drop to the ground and burrow into
he earth and rest aud grow for seven
teen years.
They are waking up now and COM
ing out OF the ground. The little bugs
crawl up the nearest tree, and In a
Few hours transform into winged in
iects. The shiny shell OF the bug splits
open, and the insect energies, full
ledged noisy locust
THE male Sings His musical APP
oaratus consists Of two small drums
lf membrane at the sides OF the abdo-
men. These are made to vibrate by
,trong muscles.
zone locust makes n great noise.
Thousands OF them make din that
.annot be described,
"1he Indians eat loousts. They make
4 rare dlsh-served every seventeen
years. Scientists have tested the edl-
lllty OF the insect. They found that II
hey are fried In butter they are rather
palatabe
"The locusts will surely appear in
New Jersey Delaware, Maryland, Vlr-
glnIa, West Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee Kentucky,
ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin In Virginia the locusts are
already destroying the fruit trees. They
prefer the young trees"