ONE OF THE PESTS OF INDIA.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1482, 3 January 1882, Page 2

ONE OF THE PESTS OF INDIA.

One of India's pests is the metallic blue« fly. You sink the legs of your, furniture into metallic sockets filled with salt and water, and pack your clothing, in tight tin boxes, to prevent the incursions of white ants, but you, have [ no' remedy against the metallic , bluefly, which' fills every crevice, every Iceyhoe, and every key itself with clay. The' fly is "an artistic as well as an industrious worker, , and he works always 'with 'an "object. He selects a hole, a keyhole, or an empty ■ " space in any metallic substance, is preferred, but, in the absence of any such Jfe material, the holes in -the bottom of *'^m cane seat chair, or any perforated wood/ m will answer the purpose. .. ' > * After, seeing that the hole is , clean and , in good order, he commences operation by .laying on the bottom a smooth carpet; of , ? cl»y';ithen the bodies of; several v defunct spiders are. triumphantly placed upon the ■ clay carpet. On top of these- spiders the eggs of the female'fly^are f deiw»,t«d. The tomb is then ready for The top is neatly covered over wiln ciay; r but sfifl j it has an unfinished- look. This is re- smedied by a thin coat of whitewash, and ,then the fly looks upon-his work and pro'nouncesit gooUi'A" Jl'maW* r a'"\ t .When this, tomb {there ara more metallic blu'eftes* in the world than there we're before. l IYouf ( ftre» anxious' t* examine or wear some .of ; f your ralnablefl, .which you^can^, arrays keep. %tuader,.lock ;dßavourftojunlools youjfc trppk/jbut^it if -a'only an endeavour. /There iarejoltance iftj yon-find that it is mcelvf sealed mp^with* -oUy . atid ttQ keytolf.: itf ttiQ-' witne'coTidi{tion. It is a work of patiimcel tbtde^troy .' £ 'tne^,nur«ery of ihe pob^in f s^t?»M J |a|jlJwf -/I castle in ruin's •? but' a?det»rmin^swill can, . Aa^mplish.mnch^4<Csniß|i^rea^a^ A a^mplish.mnch^4<CsniB|i^rea^a^ are'ki .hom'^M^^mak^i^fiai^tg^^^e^nine f^M rcirOToaMili»t;!iy#^teMB&^iw|d^r c irOT0aMili»t;!iy#^teM8&^iw|d^ /