THE LUCERNE FLEA
A destructive little pest ltnown as the “ lucerne flea ” is working havoc in some parts of South Australia. The flea is rapacious, and v seems to increase at a speed which puts the rabbit out of the race altogether ; so that, a lucerne paddock is soon absolutely at the mercy of the insects. Tli-iv are paddocks this year which are as bare as a billiard tyble, the plants having been eaten down to such an extent that their. recovery is doubtful. It is stated that the only proved effective remedy is gas-lime, applied to the paddocks affected, but it is no use treating one block of land and leaving the adjoining blocks slone.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43353, 23 July 1908, Page 1
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116THE LUCERNE FLEA Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43353, 23 July 1908, Page 1
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