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in the inland of Singapore* It is a noth about an 
long 
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finger, black 
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little grmbs of ■ a green colour wit& &/ blue line down 
the back-# [Chase grubs eat the coconut leaves on the lower 
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side: and when many of them live together on the trees , 
big / 
tne weaves become as if a / fire on the ground had 
burned rhei%* MM Whan the grubs have remained ©r the leaves 
eating trem for about five weeks, they s"in little cases 
paper, in which they change 
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for thenselves ' as if of thin 
share 
their twice, and fron which. * they cone out as 
_..f_e black and yellow moths to fly about among the trees 
and to lay more eggs# 
c She trees which have had their leaves much hurt will 
not rive you nuts for a year* It is therefore wise that 
you should try t© kill as a any WSMm of the grubs a© 
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cutting 
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