Half hours with insects . d legs are white, the base andsixth joint of the former dusky, while thewings are almost hyaline. The body aboveis entirely covered Avith a net-Avork of ele-vated lines, forming pretty regular hexa-gons, equal in size on the head, where they are largest, tothose of the eyes, and disposed in perfect rows on the abdo-men. It is about one-twelfth of an inch in length. The best remedy against them is repeated washings withsoap-suds, cleaning each leaf by itself, or turning the hoseupon the plants. The Red J/t7e. — Usually called red si)ider. This littlemite (TelranycJius
Half hours with insects . d legs are white, the base andsixth joint of the former dusky, while thewings are almost hyaline. The body aboveis entirely covered Avith a net-Avork of ele-vated lines, forming pretty regular hexa-gons, equal in size on the head, where they are largest, tothose of the eyes, and disposed in perfect rows on the abdo-men. It is about one-twelfth of an inch in length. The best remedy against them is repeated washings withsoap-suds, cleaning each leaf by itself, or turning the hoseupon the plants. The Red J/t7e. — Usually called red si)ider. This littlemite (TelranycJius telarius Linn.) is a universal pest in hothouses, and in dry seasons abounds on the peas, etc., in gar-dens. Its eggs and Aoung may be found on the rose andother plants of the conservatory all the year round. Itspresence may be detected by the blotched and withered ap-pearance of the leaves, and the small Aveb. Frequent show-erings will reduce its numbers. Sulphur dusted frequentlyover the leaves is an excellent Tlirips. 23 120 HALF HOURS WITH INSECTS. [rAcicAUD. 6, KtliH^ Jjl:88Ct8» THE Crustacea afford in the northern lobster, the spinylobster of the tropics, and numerous kinds of shrimpsand crabs, many choice bits for our larder. Whether,however, any of the insects, or their allies the spiders, oreven the worms, will ever afford food to civilized man is amatter of grave doubt. While the bulk of our animal foodis given us by the vertebrated animals, the ox, sheep, fowland game being our main dependence, the mollusks affordus the delicious oyster which we shall never be able to giveup, the less aristocratic clam, handed over to the PilgrimFathers by tlie sagamores and their followers, the deliciousthough rare scallop and the quahaug, while mussels, snailsand whelks regale our transatlantic friends. Honey is uni-versally sought, and that is an insect product, but the fleshof insects is, upon the whole, repugnant to our is certainly unreasonable, for mu
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