76 FRESH WOODS. 



morning enticing the wily trout with luscious 

 wasp grubs baked to a turn, has not suspected 

 a new and appetizing taste imparted to his 

 midday meal of bread-and-cheese or sand- 

 wich ? ... At any rate, it will sometimes so 

 happen to every fisherman to get the taste 

 and smell of cooked wasp grubs with his 

 meal, and I have never noticed that it in any 

 way spoilt his appetite. Attracted by the 

 said taste and smell, and having no prejudices 

 against insect food, I have myself spread the 

 baked gr ttbs upon my bread, and found their 

 excellent flavour quite sufficient to account 

 for the fondness of the trout for this particular 

 bait." 



The italics are mine, in order to emphasize 

 the information for anglers during the coming 

 wasp grub season. Wasps' nests, it may 

 safely be predicted, will soon become as 

 scarce and as precious as Chinese birds' nests ! 



When Mr. Holt's little book has been 

 widely read and studied, the insect world 

 will find that a new danger hangs over them. 

 Let cockchafers and wireworms beware 

 beetle larvse, sawflies, moths, and caterpillars, 

 woodlice, bees, wasps, spiders, slugs, and 

 snails, take heed ! whether raw or cooked, 

 you are all good for human food for soups, 

 curries, fricassees, nothing can surpass you ! 



