The Aphis 
THE BLIGHT FLY 
The Blight Fly, or aphis, is probably all 
too well known by any readers who may 
have gardens. If you have had any experi- 
ence of hop gardens you will be better 
acquainted still, but any ordinary flower 
culture, especially, perhaps, that of roses, 
will be sufficient basis for a little thought 
and a little talk upon this minute weird 
visitor. In some cases the buds are 
entirely hidden with aphides. The harm 
done to vegetable life by these insects is 
enormous. Just imagine — millions of them 
on a single shoot, and each individual 
provided with a long sucker which is 
deeply plunged into the plant attacked, 
and by which means the nutritious juices — 
the very life blood of the plant — is drawn 
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