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The two Phalangids, Oligolophus morio and O. alpinus, would 

 be of great use too, as they can be beaten out of conifers in 

 many woods, in great abundance. 



The above list does not pretend to be exhaustive, but all the 

 spiders in it, except Bolyphantes and the Drassids and Lycosids, 

 could be collected in large numbers from furze bushes and 

 various shrubs by any intelligent woodman, and liberated in 

 areas infested by Coleophora laricella to a dangerous extent. 

 The Lycosids and Drassids, of course, would have to be captured 

 on the ground — a task giving but little trouble. To give the 

 spiders a fair chance to deal with the pests, it would be necessary 

 to discourage their spinning snares too close to the ground ; this 

 could be done by keeping the wood clear of rubbish of all kinds, 



