Fishermen at lYupo Lake are meeting with great success at present, as the fislx are plentiful and of great size (says the l | Napier Telegraph;.
1 The “weta,” a native insect resembling a small scorpion, is playing havoc with ( plantations of native trees, particularly . tbe houhi, or lace-bark, also with the English elms and willows if planted near i the native bush. In a shrubbery inspect!ed near Palmerston were found scores of these trees which have been bored or ringed to a depth of several inches by the insect (says the local Times).) Many trees look as though they will be ultimately destroyed in this way.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 December 1922, Page 6
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