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CANADA AND AUSTRALIA
FLIES TO BATTLE WITH BORER
(Received 30th October, S a.m.) \ MONTREAL, 28th October. ' ! An army of Canadian flics it speeding} across Canada en route to Australia where they will battle against th* sugar-cane borer on. the Queensland plantations.' The flies, who have an unpronounceable scientific name, have been care* fully reared by tho Canadian Govern* ment, entomologists. They are aworrf enemies of the common white gruH which damages potatoes, vegetables, and small fruits of Canada. It is presumed that their animosity will extend to the Au&traliaa migar* cane borer, which is a close relative of tho Canadian grub.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 105, 30 October 1931, Page 7
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103MORE RECIPROCITY Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 105, 30 October 1931, Page 7
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