The Rutherglen bug, or fly, has' lately invaded the'Riverina district of t NewSouth Wales. It is the worst visitation, } by a destructive insect pest ever known' . i there. Gardens and orchards are being . ravaged wholesale, but more especial] i fruit. The fly is considered to be about ' the most destructive of all garden pests. " It swarms over the fruit and leaves. The I fruit of whole trees has been utterly dfes- * troye'd in a day or so. It is a' very small, ■•• active fly, with brown or; silvery-grey ■* wings, and its popular name is _ derived 1 from the town of Rutherglen, in : Vic- # : ' l toria, which was the place in which it - first made its appearance in Australia. ■ THE SAVA OAR. » This car has already proved its suitability " for hard work under strenuous > conditions at ' Home, ■ and ,is now being introduced into New Zealand 'by Messrs. . Smith and Dowson/.j t of 23, Oaf© Deposit Building.. They will.'b«;'.,,. i pleased to give a demonstration to aay&tg Thono 41&* - ..■" f- ■■ • ■'■':■■'. ■'/■'.■:. ■'-■.>("':'': ■.■■'■'?::■' ■■■!?.■■■'•'iyH.'X'oisffi&
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15201, 15 January 1913, Page 7
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