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it is still coiupaiatively laie in thiscouiitiy. In Kurope it liasbeeii long 

 known as a pest, attacking the (h'ape, Strawberry, and Raspberry, and 

 Miss Ornierod reconls an instance of its having ra\aged a field of nian- 

 gel-wurzels in England. The beetles feed at night and remain under 

 slielter during the day. Its nocturnal habits render it coini)aratively 

 easy to deal with. The larva* are not so readily destroyed, bnt the 

 beetles nniy be shaken at night from the plants infested by them or 

 may be captured by what is known as the ''chip-trap" i)rocess, ]>oth 

 well-known methods employed against our native Plum C'urculio. 



HEMP AS A PROTECTION AGAINST WEEVILS. 



Mr. J. B. Hellier, of Cirahams Town, Cape Colony, writes t() the 

 Agricultural Journal of Cape Town that the combings of Uemp pro- 

 duced in the manufacture of the fiber are used in India as a defense 

 against weevils m grain. He further states that the leaves of the 

 Hemp, which grows i)lentifully in the colony, are being extensively 

 used there for the same puri>ose. When placed among the bags and 

 heaps of grain these leaves, it is reported, are quite an effective pro- 

 tection against the weevil. 



CAVE GLOW-WORMS OF TASMANIA. 



At a recent meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania an account of 

 some recently discovered caves was given by Mr. Morton, who had 

 visited them. In the first chamber entered by the visiting party theii- 

 lights became extinguished and the ceiling and sides of the caves j)re- 

 sented a curious sight, seeming to be studded with diamonds, this 

 effect being due to the myriads of glow-worms hanging from the walls 

 and ceilings. Further exploration revealed still grander sights in the 

 other chambers of the cave. The glow-worms were the only living 

 things seen. 



THE BEST MOSQUITO REMEDY. 



Mr. C. H. Russel, of Bridgeport, Conn., has recently communicated 

 to us the following interesting fact: A very high tide recently broke 

 away the dike an<l flooded the salt meadows of Stratford, Conn. The 

 receding tide left two lakes nearly si<le by side, of the same size. In 

 the one lake the tide left a dozen or more small fishes, while the other 

 one was fishless. A recent examination showed that while the fishless 

 lake contained tens of thousands of mosquito larvaj, that containing 

 the fishes had in it no larvae. 



An English gentleman living on the Riviera, according to a corre- 

 spondent of Nature, having been troubled by mosquitoes, discovered 

 that they bred in the large tanks kept for the ])urpose of storing fresh 

 water, which is rather a rare commodity at this Mediterranean resort. 

 He put a pair of carp in each tank and succeeded in this way in extir- 

 pating the insect pest. 

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