Insects.
A Garden Corner.
A s WE ARE DIGGING in the garden do we realise that the soil may be full of insect life in three different stages? The first stage is the egg. Along comes the moth or insect, finds a suitable place, preferably near the stem of a plant, and lays her eggs. She often actually lays them in the stem itself. Next is the larva, or as sometimes called, grub, maggot or caterpillar. The final stage is the chrysalis, which is the insect or moth minus its wings. The chrysalis is generally of a yellow colour. Many of these are so small that they are invisible to the naked eye. When a healthy plant starts to get a sickly look about it, these small insects, by feeding on the roots and stem, are generally the cause of the trouble. For their destruction, each one should be studied individually, but napthalene applied at the rate of 4oz to the square yard will make a big clearance. T. D. LENNIE.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20233, 17 February 1934, Page 14
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