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not generally badly infested, the insect would be found in 

 colonies, while elsewhere the trees and plants were not in- 

 fested ; at the present time the colonies in such towns are 

 not as populous })erhaps as formerly, but the insects are gen- 

 erally scattered, a few here and a few there, thus producing 

 what may be termed a general distril)ution. This probably 

 settles the possibility of extermination in the negative for 

 the future. The State has lost its opportunity, and must 

 abide by the results. No new important parasitic or pre- 

 daceous foes have appeared thus far, and man must depend 

 almost entirely on his own exertions to control this pest. 



