THE ORCHARD.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 1577, 23 February 1927, Page 5

THE ORCHARD.

- THE EARWIG PEST. The secretary of the Teviot i'rpitr growers' Association has received the following wire f Dr Tillyard, Nelson":—, f " Flies doing"-well ; 10,000 : earwigs wanted quickly, especially young ones;" . It will be remembered that one of ihp objects' of Dr TilJyard's visit-to Europe and England was to secure a supply of the natural enemy of the earwig. He ! brought back 150 para.' sitised earwigs which have since hatched into.flies and will be liberated among the earwigs which he is now so anxious ito* secure quickly; They will in turn parasite theife earwigs, supplies of which in due course will be returned'* to .the various, localities infested with earwigs,, and in this way it isjibped to deal with the pest..' Wei feel, sure/ that everyone;, both householder andifruitgtower will welcome-any thing which rid the community of thw j»«ft which is inf creasing to an, alarming extent in this' district;' To fruitgrowers in partic^]l3r„„U;^B^ros.ingyohe of ■, the worst; they hav« to contend with, attacking fruit) just In its lipening stages and disstrdying it for market. In the city, salerooms, when the fruit is being ; sold,"the floor is aliv.e with these insects which have crawled out of the cases, and buyers hive hesitated: to take fruit away lest they may introduce the 'pest into their shops and homes. One buyer returned his purchase for this reason.;, It is evident then that growers must co operate in every way possible with any steps taken to combat the pest and in pajfr ticular 1 assist Dr ; Tillyard by supplyr ing, him at-once with earwig's. Tpey may be posted to him; at the Cawtbron Institute, Nelson.—Mail.

FRUIT IN TRANSIT,

.'■At; a recent meeting ofrthe Canter" Jbury Fruitgrowers' Association a, die" cussion arose regarding a consignment of fruit raited froiri Christchurch on December ?9th which arrived at In. vercargill only in .time ior sale on January 4th. Duiing the discussion some harsh things were said about the Railway Department.

Some members complained abou t the fruit having ( to be sent south on the midnight goods train, arid suggested that the situation would be improved i t f r uitoould be v despatcbed on the. express.

One member said that Waitnate jstrawberry growers bad a their fruit''carried to Gbristchurch by theexpresses : for- the New.Year;tr|sei Mr L. Paynter, Government Orchard instructor, said he could explain bow that was, done., A man in Christchurch had arranged With.the Railway Department toi have 1 ' a 'limited quantity of Btrawbetiies ; carried on the expresses, and .the" groweirs had been advised; not to? make it'. "too hot,"

•': It was.•suggested tbat'a deputation should wait apon the Rail way author-; tries and put; the fruitgrowers' base before them. 'lf it bad been possible to carry the; fruit on the exprelsin one case, he should be possible in another. The secretary said the Railway ifepatimefijt had .been, approached 'in every 'way, "and had promised to do what he could; hut said unable to do anything. much without the ■ Miqjater. '■'■:. Then the Minister replied that it wis; a serjius thing for him to interfere jwtth the traffic manager. regular puzzler," said the.secretary /' always feeni to have you bailed ,up.'!; It was decided that. a. deputation wait on the traffic managor and discuss the situation withbira.

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