326 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



Ants in the morning, while others continue to descend the 

 long and slender passage of communication. Are we to 

 ascribe this property of discovering food to the power of 

 scent ? 



The Ant is also very destructive to rabbits, whether old 

 or young. The hutches should be made to stand on legs, 

 by coating which with tar from time to time the inroads of 

 this destructive pest may be kept in check. 



The common Weevil of Bermuda {Calandra granaria) is 

 one of those pests which render it impossible to victual 

 forts or islands for a lengthened siege. It multiplies with 

 wonderful rapidity, and great is the havoc, caused by the 

 teeming multitude of its larvae, to flour, Indian corn, meal, 

 biscuits or rice. 



In September, 1847, my neighbour, Mr. Harris, told me 

 that a crop of Indian corn, harvested only the month before 

 from his garden ground, was seriously attacked by this 

 little insect before it was gathered, and that several other 

 persons had their corn in a similar state. This fact must 

 be highly discouraging to growers. 



The " Merrywig," or " Merrywing," is a very minute, 

 brown insect, especially troublesome to sitting fowls. They 

 appear in myriads, frequently causing the fowls to abandon 

 their nests. 



The Common Earwig numerous at one season of the 

 year. 



The Common Cockroach of Bermuda {Blatta atnericand) 

 is very numerous during the hot season ; and before a 



