The Hessian Ely.
ITS RE-APPEARANCE. BAD LOOK-OUT FOR WHEAT GROWERS. [By Telegraph—Press Association.] . Christchurch, last night. At the A. and P. Committee meeting to-day, Mr M. Murphy, late Secretary of the Association, wrote drawing attention to the fact that the Hessian fly had again appeared in the wheat crops at Masterton. The pest was prevalent in Otago some years ago, and he had good reason for stating that it had now been seen in Canterbury, as infested straw had been brought to the Association’s office. The fact that it had not been heard of recently was no proof that it did not exist, as the condition necessary for its development was a moist, warm season. His object in referringto the matter was that farmers might keep a watch for the pest, its presence being easily detected by the broken and tangled appearance of the straw. The only known preventative was burning the infected straw, and no cereals should be sown on infected ground for at least two years after the Hessian fly had been there, for it was one of the most destructive pests to which wheat was subject. Mr Murphy was thanked, and a copy of the letter is to be forwarded to the Agricultural Department.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 38, 14 February 1901, Page 2
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