The St. Mary banner., 1906-06-30
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iap.s .incs lp l.a> fe'n VIA 49, ;'i''
y ar ,rr..nt wr."r, have "te;.-
~ ~ IA described. Ism. sill very
!. i'fs" tr,wu. d: Lis or..,tn aHd
J. h.M'' ., car Mo eminent Ros:nn
u ,.',a.s... @ pr. !. ;. f'A'k"Fa, ~ ISL
d %rss krown his origin. haolts "iif
d II h'n .'rmaton< from the e-= through
\ trf,' .tate with its two rhAl!@">
; G' " ,n,. state, t!ieu to the perfect
|. q. tnp first OF August the female
u M .nout l.u eggs Of du!. =ra,
!, W. sssrtin. fresh horse manure il
n f9e ".,.to deposit her eggs. and 50 So
WV ,,o, that they are rarely seen:
! ns only twenty-four hot.rs FOR
4 s.n, to hatch into the nrst ior'r o.
u white worm one-quarter OF
. n ,ren in length and one-teHth IN ~
\ They feed Oh the Crr"yinG
1 n their environment, and tw"
!, @" or "a sting Of skins occur he
/ =. .D'' NOV turn into the pupa state; ms
7 ...e comes very suddenly. The en-
/: s.N'.neriod su..n from the egg I" the pura
. !, from three to four days II
-" food is wantin. when in tli>
i, ,;,.o, they will eat each o.her and
: @ a., decrease their number. Hen' and
4 .lx.L
/ suuidy greatly ASSIST 'hrlf "f't'op-
! :. "a UPON careful computation
! ..eh ponnd Of manure around stables
. outbouses develops under favora-
oo,ditions over one thousand lies
!" :. no wonder that where these con
Ttops exist. we have such 'eri.ah'e
harvest Of the fly pest.
n tbe pupa state when thr iy is
,hout 10 emerge. the end OF the onoa
-. snIits of, maxim. Il hole through
rhich the fly pushes portion q its
..,a. bnt here it seems to enconn.rr 4
rncuty: tile pupa case is too stiff and
,,rd to pass through, but nature comes
y ,,e assistance. and a sort Of bladder
a.. substance forms behind the head.
,hIch swells out apparently filed with
=. II acts as 4 means Of pushi ::way
M NINA case and releases the fly.
gheu the fly first emerGes it runs
,,ound Will. its wings soft, small and
h,.rr. II IS pale and the co!Ors are
nj SET: its head rapidly expands and
No bladder formation passes away
rahin few hours the wings grow and |
harden it is now perfect fly.
rhp whole time from the depnsi,in.
sttp egg to the perfect fiy is not over
tn days in duration. Many persons
vho observe small flies in midsummer
mupose they are the young. but such
kuot the case. they are flies that are
mrerfectly nourished in the larvae
md pupae states. and do not attain
hN size. in fact. they are the dwurfS
n their race. The male fly differs
from tue female in the front OF the
head between the eyes, being ut least
mehird narrower. though i'll Size the
female Is rather smaller.
In the pupa state they are often fed
mon by the larvae of some of the
beetles, notably that Of the cari,e.
BEETLE whose pupa. the dreaded but-
u ia.o moth" will attack the young
~ in the papa case and eating it pos.
Ess the case for Itself.
Adult flies, like most other creatures,
lave parasites Of minute size that prey
upon them: these can often be seen as
presenting small red specks over tl.a
body Of the fly.
Another enemy IN the form Of 4 finn
gus oflep attacks the fly in the early
autumn. This makes its appearance
asa white swelling and the white /:
ipores OF the disease can be seen prne-
latns the bedy Of the fly. which it
fMIly distends and ruptures.
The Sy hibernates in winter, but with
h usual secretive habit, it is very dif.
knlt to find him in his winter guar
Ea With the first chill Of autumn
h dies feeling the cole, seek tenn
Mary warmth in houses. and cluster
% together form punches in the cor
ns OF walls and other places. They
tlien sluggish and not so active as :
= Tue warm weather. However. they O
. not make permanent stay indoors. .
Won the first mild. sunny day. seek
windows to get ont and find their q
manent winter hiding place: many t
teler to make their homes in tile roots e
grass on lawns where they hide n
utnseves so effectually that the ice
20 SHOW OF winter does not destroy
.n u their alternating state II IN
nrst warm days Of spring when the q
Is gone and the grass on the &
IVES becomes dry and warm. long be- d
Inc yellow dandelion shows its c
90 a close observer may see num- c
!" Oh dies crawling up OH the grass 5
set tie welcome sunshine. thpir a
ss standing out stiff and useless: t