INSECT INTRUDERS. 



when they first begin to appear in the 

 garden. Each boy should be given a 

 pail of water mixed with a little kerosine, 

 and the beetles as soon as collected, 

 should be thrown into this. With a 

 little care and close supervision a garden 

 can be cleared of the pest in this 

 manner in ordinary years. The owner 

 should, however, endeavour to get his 

 neighbours to do the same, otherwise he 

 will suffer from invasion from areas out- 

 side his own territory. 



Most people are fond of roses and 

 many there are who will take trouble 

 over this beautiful flower to the exclusion 

 of all others. In the late rains and early 

 autumn whilst the trees are putting forth 

 the effort which gives us those beautiful 

 blooms, often the most perfect of the 

 season, there are several insects to be 

 on the lookout for. 



The first is a small green caterpillar 

 which appears about the first week 

 to middle of July. Sometimes in 



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