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WARBLE FLY. 
During the present year the application to myself for information 
regarding special cases of infestation, papers for publication, and for 
leaflets has in no way lessened: for, on reference to my letter-book, I 
find it began on the 2nd of January, and continued at intervals to the 
20th of April. From that date, until the 8th of June, hardly a day 
occurred without applications regarding warble, sometimes amounting 
to as many as five, eight, or ten per diem ; and since then, though not 
as frequently, the applications have continued until within a few days 
of the date of writing, Nov. 9th. 
As many of the applications have been for leaflets for distribution, 
it may be hoped that information is gaining ground ; and one marked 
advance in the past season has been the number of applications from 
Ireland, from localities in nearly all the Irish counties. The simple 
methods of treatment continue to be approved wherever they are 
carried out with any sort of care. 
SUMMARY. 
The information in the preceding abstract is almost entirely taken 
from reports sent me from British and Irish observers, and colleagues 
in the work, and published in my Annual Reports on Injurious Insects 
from the year 1884 to 1890 inclusive. Of these the first—that for 
1884—deals with as much of the history of the infestation and means 
of prevention as could then be collected. The second (of 1885), 
besides what may be called the notes of practical treatment given in 
all the Reports, contains hide returns from Birmingham, and figures 
and notes of the anatomical structure of the maggot by myself. In 
1886 some observations on horse-warble were also given. Losses on 
hides are especially entered on in returns from hide and cattle firms 
in 1888; and in 1889 the damage known as “ licked beef’’ is more 
especially entered on. In the Report for 1890 various good notes were 
given of loss from “licked beef,” diminished amount of Warble Fly- 
presence where the cattle had access to water, and other points con¬ 
firming previous observations ; and in 1891, as it appeared unnecessary 
to go over the information yearly, I only gave a short abstract of the 
work."' 
Through all these years, up to the present date of writing, the 
work of reply to enquiries had been carried on and (since their issue) 
the leaflets, giving in short serviceable form the main points of history 
of attack and well-proved means for its prevention and remedy, distri- 
* See Annual Reports on Injurious Insects for years named, prioe Is. 6d. each, 
published by Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Stationers’ Hall Court, London, 
E.C. Also (same publishers), ‘Warble Fly’: Special Reports (from ‘ Reports on 
Injurious Insects ’ for 1884, 1888, and 1889). Royal 8vo, price 3d.; 2s. 6d. per 
dozen; 16s. per 100. References to U. S. A. Board of Agriculture publications are 
given, with passages quoted. 
