SEARCH FOR INSECTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 August 1935, Page 6

SEARCH FOR INSECTS

FARMERS’ SELF-HELP EFFORT. [per press absociatio’n.l AUCKLAND. August 17. The Chief Entomologist of the Cawihion Institute, Dr. David Miller, sailed. last evening, by the Tamaroa for Panama, en route for Southern Chile. His purpose is to bring back live specimens of two insects, one of which attacks i’iri Piri (Bidibidi), and the other the grass grub, and to search for other useful inserts. Both insects were studied by Dr. Miller in Chile in 1930, but owing to tilt* absence of a direct shipping sei’ vice from South America, (lie Institute has. had ditliciilty in obtaining live specimens, as they are killed by the heat in ilu* tropics. Dr. Miller, by special measures, hopes I > brim; them buck alive to breed at the inmil tile. "1 am of the opinion that the Meat Boaid. Dairy Board. Farmers’ Union and the group of Wanganui farmers who have contributed to ilu- cost o' ■hi-, expedition, have set an excellent example of self-help. ’’ Dr. Miller I’o- - "Tli<- Cawthrmi lnstitut<- htc s.-i Vvtl thv Dominion ■ im e tT.'u with ( >ii! ci>'.’ing tlie Dominion mu- p« any The n< tom m' th<- f umer- in ussi-d--im’ t<> liirmte this mjivdition -hows tliey uro itilly appreeiut Uli: the work Hint thv Institiitv i- doing, ami arel . ho i- ;m- (•> !'«-lp t le-mselw • 'iirourhj ,!u ’ I