HESSIAN FLY
DAMAGE TO WHEAT CROP [ Per Press Association. ] CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 12. Farmers in various Canterbury districts have noticed this year a mysterious breaking over of many stems in some wheat crops. Examination has proved that the trouble is due to an attack of the hessian fly. In an interview this morning, Mr. McGillivray, fields superintendent of the Department of Agriculture, said the trouble with the hessian fly seemed much more widespread than usual, but it was only in isolated cases that an attack had led to serious damage. However, it was a pest that could do very great damage at times. The crop generally attacked was wheat, but he had also seen damage in barley and had been told of damage in ryecorn crops. The hessian fly was well-known in the northern Hemisphere, and had done considerable damage at times to both wheat and barley crops. It had evidently been introduced into New Zealand by accident at some time. Some farmers, he said, showed considerable uneasiness, but his own opinion was that effective control of the hessian fly would be brought about by natural parasites which preyed upon the pest.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 37, 13 February 1937, Page 6
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191HESSIAN FLY Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 37, 13 February 1937, Page 6
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