PURINA MOTH
ALMOST PLAGUE IN SOUTHLAND By Tel epr a ph—Pres? Association INVERCARGILL. October 28. The wholesale lighting of fires on farms at night to attract and destroy the Porina moth which at present is almost a plague in Southland was advocated at a meeting of the Southland Executive of the Farmers’ Union. It was said that the moth was flying at present. The caterpillar of the moth was one of the worst forms of grass grub in Southland. The organised lighting of fires at night throughout the province was considered effective in destroying the moths. In the Hokonui district one farmer set up a flame thrower at night and caught and destroyed millions of moths.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21180, 29 October 1938, Page 8
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116PURINA MOTH Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21180, 29 October 1938, Page 8
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