An invasion of bronze beetles seems to have appeared in some of the orchards at Weraroa. A Levin "Chronicle" representative. wa6 shown over an apple 'and near orchard and the trees were literally infested with the insects. The apple trees were attacked the worst and the young fruit '.as if they had been pe.nDered with shot, the result of the attacks of the betties. The young leaves of both apple and near trees appear to have a. special attraction , for the pest, which was feeding on the foliage and on the branches ing shaken the insects fell off in hundreds. The orchprdist stated that he had used all kinds of sprays to check the pest without avail", and he was very apprehensive" of losing a large part of his crop,, as attacks by this beetle were..largely fatal to the fruit For Nasal Catarrh there's nothing so effective as "NAZOL"—that sterling specific which is praised by thonsnnda. 4 No more grinding of teeth with WADE'S WORM FIGS. 4
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17625, 30 November 1922, Page 12
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