. The army-worm [microform] : Cirphus (leucania) unipuncta Légionnaires (Chenilles); Insectes nuisibles; Insect pests; Army-worms. 29 "AlK)Ut ') mill'!* Wf!«t of the militiiry KfouiiiU about 2 »vTi'» nf iiiff!«tnl. On AuKUst 10 tin inffstation wax foiinil on low marsh lands alonii tic St. John river in Kinns county, and an assistant was sent to niak an fxainination of all the wild meadows and marsh lands idouK the rivi^r fnmi Krederieton to St. John, lie fouml no trace of the army-worms until reaching I'pper Musciuash island, -Mi mih'sl)eh)w Fn'dericton, in (Queens county. On t
. The army-worm [microform] : Cirphus (leucania) unipuncta Légionnaires (Chenilles); Insectes nuisibles; Insect pests; Army-worms. 29 "AlK)Ut ') mill'!* Wf!«t of the militiiry KfouiiiU about 2 »vTi'» nf iiiff!«tnl. On AuKUst 10 tin inffstation wax foiinil on low marsh lands alonii tic St. John river in Kinns county, and an assistant was sent to niak an fxainination of all the wild meadows and marsh lands idouK the rivi^r fnmi Krederieton to St. John, lie fouml no trace of the army-worms until reaching I'pper Musciuash island, -Mi mih'sl)eh)w Fn'dericton, in (Queens county. On the central and lowest part of this island he found a strip of somethinn over 10 acres in extent that was entirely eaten over by the caterpillars. This was on the lowest ({rounil, havinj? an elevation of not more than 'A feet ahove water level. The higher hanks on the sides of the island were not affected. "On Lower Mus(iuash island, a few miles south, found .-i small amount of (jrass on th<' low ttri'imd. and evidences of slight damane over nearly the whole of tie i; land. Xo caierpillars were Fhj. !•).—Dilrli mar Sussex, N iluK by tracliim diti'licr. (Orininull. "On the next two islands, Lcmn island and Sjxion island, no trace of army- worms were found. These islands are considerably than the others, probably 12 feet above water level. "On Pig island. Kings county, he found a quite general infestation over the whole of the small island of about 40 acres. About <me acre was completely destroyed, and a slight amount of damage caused on the other parts. "On Pickett's marsh, a small an-a of low land connected with the parish of Kars, he found a bad infestation, between 20 and SO acres of grass completely destroyed, and as much more slightly damaged. This was all on tin- lowest part of the marsh. "On Hog island he found an infestation extending over about 100 acres of lowest land. Of this 20 acres were completely
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