The Republic of Liberia . ve comfortably within the limits of theearths temperate zone, there are probably few of mycontemporaries in poor, insect-infested Africa who havenot at times, if unconsciously, inclined to the same is a subject upon which it is difficult to know whereto begin, or, when ones vituperative powers are in fullworking order, where to leave off. Among those insect forms which bring ruin to thecultivator, by depriving him at their maturity of thefruits of his toil, are the Locusts, Grasshoppers, Stem-borers, larvse of numberless insects which destroy grow-ing crops. C
The Republic of Liberia . ve comfortably within the limits of theearths temperate zone, there are probably few of mycontemporaries in poor, insect-infested Africa who havenot at times, if unconsciously, inclined to the same is a subject upon which it is difficult to know whereto begin, or, when ones vituperative powers are in fullworking order, where to leave off. Among those insect forms which bring ruin to thecultivator, by depriving him at their maturity of thefruits of his toil, are the Locusts, Grasshoppers, Stem-borers, larvse of numberless insects which destroy grow-ing crops. Cockchafers which devour the grain. Beetleswhich suck the juices of the developing maize andmillet-heads, a Cotton-boll-worm M^hich, in the larval 214 THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA stage, eats its way through the terminal bud of thecotton-bush and feeds upon the flower-bud or boll,Cotton Flea Beetles, Cotton Root and Stem Borers,Melon Weevils, the beautiful but appallingly destructiveOrange Tree Butterfly which does such immense. 1. A Quaint Type of Flying Cockroach. 2. The Transmitter of Sleeping Sickness (Glossina palpalis). 3. A Malaria-conveying Mosquito. 4. A Hippo-fly, showing Proboscis. 5. A curious Liberian Cricket. damage to citrus trees, and countless others. Then wecome to those insects which injure and destroy storedgoods, timber, and other property. Among these arethe BHnd Termite, commonly called the White Ant,which eats up almost everything not made of metal, the FAUNA: BIRDS, REPTILES, INSECTS 215 Horn Beetle, which devours skins and horns of animals,the Clothes Beetle and Worm, vvhich^ literally riddleclothing, blankets, and all articles containing wool, aSeed Beetle which attacks seeds, biscuits, and vegetableproducts. Bean, Rice, and Grain Weevils, whose missionin life needs no description. Cockroaches, Wood-boringBeetles, Timber-wornis, Fungoid pests of many kinds,and lastly the countless insect forms injurious and oftenfatal to man and his animals. Among the last
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