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fo much in one county, by the devaftation thefe 

 infe6ts made, that they fet fire to a wood feveral 

 miles in length, to prevent their further progrefs. 



In the day-tinrte they feldom fly about, but con- 

 teal themfelve^ beneath the leaves of oak, fycamore^ 

 maple, hazel, lime, and fome other trees, which they 

 fbon eat to a fl^eleton ; but about fun- fet they are 

 all on the wing, and fly about the trees and hedges 

 as thick as a fwarm of bees* 



While in their grub-ftate, they entirely deftroy 

 all the grafs, corn, or turnips, where they harbour. 



I have feen fine meadows withered in May and 

 June, and as brown as thatch. 



Thefe grubs generally lie near two inches below 

 the furface, and eat the roots of the grafs fo regu- 

 larly, that I have rolled up many yards of the wi- 

 thered turf as eafy as though it had been cut for 

 a garden. 



When they attack turnips, they eat only the 

 middle of the fmall root j but by that means kill 

 all they bite without remedy. 



Neither 



