Half hours with insects . destructive tograss in northern Maine, seriously damaging the hay crop. 25. Destructive Grastehopiievs. 122 HALF HOURS AYITII INSECTS. L^acicard. It has also swarmed in Canada. Dr. Harris enumerates itsvisitations in New England in the last century when it de-voured every green thing. The habits of this species arenot well known, except that it appears in midsummer inthe winged state. The wingless larvae appear in June, and,as Harris recommends, hay crops should be mown early,before the insects fly in swarms. The last of summer theycouple and lay their eggs in holes i
Half hours with insects . destructive tograss in northern Maine, seriously damaging the hay crop. 25. Destructive Grastehopiievs. 122 HALF HOURS AYITII INSECTS. L^acicard. It has also swarmed in Canada. Dr. Harris enumerates itsvisitations in New England in the last century when it de-voured every green thing. The habits of this species arenot well known, except that it appears in midsummer inthe winged state. The wingless larvae appear in June, and,as Harris recommends, hay crops should be mown early,before the insects fly in swarms. The last of summer theycouple and lay their eggs in holes in the earth, Avhere theyare hatched in the spring. As Harris suggests, this insect can only be kept under byconcerted action on the part of farmers. In the south ofFrance the people make a business, at certain seasons of theyear (probably in the autumn and late in the spring), of col-lecting locusts and their eggs, the latter being turned out ofthe ground in little masses, cemented and covered with asort of gum in Avhich they are enveloped by the forms of drag-nets can be invented
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