HEALTHY EXERCISE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 435, 20 January 1933, Page 3

HEALTHY EXERCISE

GARDENERS HAVE TROUBLE IN CATCHJNG WHITE ; BUTTERFLY. | White butterflies are looked upon by gardeners in the same light that the locust is viewed overseas. The depredations on vegetables, which th'e insects have committed in northern districts have caused gardeners to fear for the safety of their own crqps to such an extent that the sight of the white wings causes immediate reprisals. The gardener sets out in pursuit, ; but the butterfly is a wary foe, and leads his pursuer in a race round the garden, just keeping out of reach. To enliven proceedings it alights for an instant, and when the gardener swoops- -down for a capture, flutters out of reach. After several rounds of the garden the man finds that he has started some more' pests from their browsing grounds in the hearts of his cabbages. Fully resolved to clear his domain, the gardener goes for an insect spray, hut upon his return finds that the butterflies are disporting themselves next door. ■ One gardener has discovered an effective method of dealing with the insects. He has attached a fine fpray to his hose, and when several appear turns the water on them. The spray wets their wings, causing them to fp.ll to the ground, where they are quicklj; killed. This method is stated to be efficieht in a small area, but the large landholder will have to depend upon the parasite which has been speeially