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CHAPTER XXVIII. 



OF INSECTS, &C. 



Of the Different Sorts of Insects infesting Fruit- Treesy and the 

 Method of destroying them, — Hota to preserve Fruit Jrom 

 Birds ; and of destroying Rats and Mice* 



Of the Aphis J* 



Aphides, or plant-lice, are a very numerous and 

 destructive tribe of insects. Entomologists enu- 

 merate seventy -five species of them ; but probably 

 there are many more, as every tree infested by 

 them has a distinct species ; and Linnaeus names 

 them from the different trees that they live upon ; 

 as the currant aphis, the plum aphis, the cherry 

 aphis, &c. &c. The males, which are very few in 

 comparison of the females, have wings ; but the 

 females are apterous, or without wings. 



Aphides are devoured by the larva of the Myr- 

 meleon Formicarius, or ant-eater, of Linnseus. 



♦ Those who wish for farther information respecting insects, 

 may consult Reaumur's History of Insects, or Dr. ^ndei'son's 

 Recreations in Agriculture, Natural History, &c. &c. 



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