. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . THE KERMES. 4. The worm destructive of the vines, referred toin Deut. xxviii. 39—the insect called pyralis vitis. 5. The larvge of several species of beetles are alsovery destructive to plants, by feeding on their this kind, probably, was the worm mentioned inJonah iv. 7. The most destructive animal of this classknown in England, is the larva of the cockchafer,commonly
. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . THE KERMES. 4. The worm destructive of the vines, referred toin Deut. xxviii. 39—the insect called pyralis vitis. 5. The larvge of several species of beetles are alsovery destructive to plants, by feeding on their this kind, probably, was the worm mentioned inJonah iv. 7. The most destructive animal of this classknown in England, is the larva of the cockchafer,commonly called the white worm. The ravages com-mitted, both by the larva and the animal in a wingedstate, are almost incredible. In 1574, we are inform-ed, that so great a number of cockchafers were driveninto the river Severn, that they hindered the millsfrom working. In 1751, many crops in Norfolkwere totally destroyed by them. One farmer gatheredno less than eighty bushels of these insects. In 1785,many provinces of France were so infested by them,that the government offered a reward for the bestmethod of destroying them. The larvae live three orfour years in the ground before they assume their per-fect form. Thei
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