BLACKBERRY PEST.
EXTENSIVE EXPERIMENTS. From a prominent Hawke’s Bay farmer the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research has received a letter urging that every assistance he given to Dr. Tillyard in his efforts to find a practi-
cal remedy for the blackberry ; pest. i “It is impossible to estimate the annual loss in production due to this weed,” said the writer. “I have spent thousands on a 2,000acre place near Wairoa, and have tried every possible means. There is no practical method of eradicating blackberry on broken ground. I consider all other perils as far as production is concerned. insignificant compared with blackberry. Extensive investigations arc being conducted into the blackberry problem by Dr. Tillyard, and every care will be taken to sec that the insects, the use of which will be contemplated, do not affect othei economic plants. It is not anticipated that definite results will be obtained until the lapse of about a year. The investigations are being carried on from grants provided by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3625, 12 April 1927, Page 4
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173BLACKBERRY PEST. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3625, 12 April 1927, Page 4
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