

CHAPTER XIV. 

 INSECTS, AND HOW TO DESTROY THEM. 



WHERE the treatment described in the foregoing pages 

 has been adhered to, there will be little trouble with in- 

 sects in the late grapery, but in early forced houses, with 

 the most careful watchfulness, they sometimes make their 

 appearance during the middle and after part of summer ; 

 also in the vineyard and all out-door culture of the grape, 

 either one kind or other will, at times, commit great rav- 

 ages, or do much mischief if they be not speedily de- 

 stroyed ; and " prevention is better than cure," was never 

 more apropos than in this case, for if a plant of any kind 

 is suffered to remain infested with these pests, you may 

 bid good-bye to health or productiveness. Therefore be 

 on the look out, and when the enemy shows his advance 

 guard, rest assured that if not speedily routed, a numer- 

 ous army will follow. Attack his outposts, carry war 

 into his centre, destroy his flank and rear, and completely 

 annihilate him, or you will find that he will continue to 

 give annoyance. Give him no quarter, for he keeps no 

 truce, and so long as he has one helpmate of the opposite 

 sex, he will persevere in bringing up his myriads of off- 

 spring, which are soon ready for active operation and 

 renewed destruction. 



The insects which attack our present subject, are red 

 spider (acarus,) several species of coccus, as brown tur- 

 tle, and white scaly bug, mealy bug, brown and white 



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