Show the benevolent parasite the part that parasites play in checking and preventing the ravages of insects which injure and destroy AP shade trees grain fruit and other vegetable products Is now BO well rec that it seems the matter ot y getting rid of any particular sort ot pest Is merely a question of finding the right kind ot parasite the fruit growers of australia have just had a convincing object lesson A noted en found in india the parasite st which would do the trick but the k culty wag to overcome the difference f in seasons and climates between in r dla and australia the problem was solved finally by putting the parasites to sleep and then transporting them to australia where they went to work in the good old summer time quite as it on their native heath it seems like h a mean trick to play on the little creatures but doubtless this waa a case where the end justified the I 1 means it the pests would not come fi to the parasites the parasites ma hornet like could be made to conform fy to circumstances and go to the pests anyway science scores another tri and indicates another way of escape from the ills to which the vege table kingdom Is heir |