The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . fonly 1 20th in., and aretherefore scarcely visible,yet magnification disclosesfour hairy, veinless wings,jointed feelers (for dis-covering in some mys-terious way whether achrysalis is alieady occu-pied), and other well-formed organs. The chry-salis of a gout-fly, thoughitself quite small (aboutone fifth of an inch long),is nevertheless a giganticobject compared with oneof these fairy is in the act of lay-ing an egg inside a chry-salis in the maggot hatchedtherefrom leeds upon thesnhstarce of its hostwhile the lat


The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . fonly 1 20th in., and aretherefore scarcely visible,yet magnification disclosesfour hairy, veinless wings,jointed feelers (for dis-covering in some mys-terious way whether achrysalis is alieady occu-pied), and other well-formed organs. The chry-salis of a gout-fly, thoughitself quite small (aboutone fifth of an inch long),is nevertheless a giganticobject compared with oneof these fairy is in the act of lay-ing an egg inside a chry-salis in the maggot hatchedtherefrom leeds upon thesnhstarce of its hostwhile the latter is ahve —occasionally the gout-flymaggot is attacked—andprevents it reaching thematurity of flyhood. Itshould be rememberedthat this species is onlyone of many which Kvaexclusively in this bene-ficial manner. J-, Scott. 256 MAKK LANE EXPRESS AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL August 26,1907 HILL & SMITH, BRIERLEY HILLIRONWORK8, OFIR0fJ&WIRE FENCIHC HURDLES,C/\\ILINCS,TREEGUARDS. WIRE NETTING, IR0|M ROOFINC, etc. RICK STANDR AND COVERS.


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