THE SMALL BIRD PEST.
(To the Editor.) Sir, —The destruction wrought on the small fruit this season by imported birds is hardly believable. The gooseberries provided ample food for the blackbirds and thrushes, ably assisted by the white-eyes (or blight birds). These extracted the inside of the gooseberry, leaving the empty shell hanging on the Bush. The rod, black and white currants were next on the bill-of-fare. These wore speedily demolished and now the early green pears and plums are claiming the attention of these modern pests. The ignorance shown by the Acclimatisation Societies in flooding this Dominion with destructive pests without instituting exhaustive enquiries regarding their suitability is, to say the least, a reproach to their intelligence. This Dominion would be an “Eden” for the farmer and fruit grower were it not for the lamentable ignorance shown by the Acclimatisation Societies in their eagerness to stock this country with imported pests whose destructive powers are yearly increasing. —Yours, etc., GROWER.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 14, 30 December 1925, Page 7
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