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Show a Battling Nippon Bug Wanted in Jrty y CLARENCE DUBOSf, United Press Stsff Crrapndnt. TOKIO (By Mall to U. P.) American bug-hunter are on th warpath In Japan. They ar looking for a ferocious naect, the more ferocious ths bettor, bet-tor, and when they find tho creature they are going to ssnd him, and aa many of hla lady and gentlemen frlenda as possible, straight back to America and turn 'em loose on a beetle that's been sating up eropa la parts of the United Statee. Seven or eight years ago soms fruit trees ahlpped from Japan to Now Jaraey contained la th earth about tho tree roots some Insect grub that th plant quarantine lo-epeetors lo-epeetors at the American port failed to find. The grub got br. When thoy reached New Jersey they became be-came beetles, and applied themselves them-selves Industriously to propagating their species and eating up everything every-thing In sight. They've been doing do-ing both things ever since. Tho U. S. department of agrlctri-tpre agrlctri-tpre sent to Jspsn a couple ot Its beet entomologist. "Since these beetles live In Japan," aald tha department, de-partment, "they must have Insect enemlss In Japan. Becauee all Insects In-sects have enemies. So go to Japan. Ja-pan. Find another beetle, or a bug or a oeaat or a bird or something that Just naturally hatee thia first beetle like plsen and tries to kill I him on eight. When you find that creature eend ua all you can yet. We'll turn 'era loose on Beetles No. 1 and there'll be a cruel war la New Jersey." Tho bug-hunters haven't found what they want yet but they're etlll looking. |