A marino pest called a gribb'le, or sonietim.es a "seagoing wood louse," has been found to be responsible for destroying tnooring cables and other ropes used in harbours along the New England coast. Experiments made by scientists at North Plymouth, U.S.A., showed that this tiny crustaeean, resembling the familiar "pili bug" found under old boards, lias developed a taste for Manila rope. Previousiy it was known to be destructive to wood pilings, lobster pots and moorlng buoys. In two or three months it ws,s found snch pests could cut through the fibres I of a large rope if it were not protqctied with a coating of metallic paint,
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 158, 22 July 1937, Page 5
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