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IT is only within comparatively recent years that much attention has been paid to the insect pests of the farm and garden. It is true that when these assume unusually devastating proportions, especially when they make their appearance suddenly, as in the case of locust-swarms, the attention of whole nations is called to them for the moment; but the loss caused by less obtrusive creatures may proceed unchecked and almost unsuspected for years, without attracting the notice even of those who suffer from it most. But there are now many entomologists, among whom Miss Ormerod deserves special notice in England, and Prof. Riley in America, who have been working zealously for years to diminish the loss and injury caused by injurious insects; and the pamphlet before us, with its clear descriptions and statistics, and excellent illustrations, conveys a mass of information, in a very handy form, which certainly deserves the most serious attention of all who are interested in the cattle and leather trades, whether as graziers, butchers, or tanners.
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KIRBY, W. The Warble Fly. Nature 51, 154–155 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/051154d0
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