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Show WOULD RAISE BUGS TO KILL OTHER BUGS SAX BERNARDINO. Cal., Jan. 88.1 The raising of millions of Crytolat -mus Montrouzlcrs, more commonly known jib crypts or Australian lndy- 1'uh, it; the remedy suggested by J. P. Coy, horticultural inspector ot Bojj Hernardlno county, to combat the ravages rav-ages of the mealy bug, an orchard pw said to be common in southern Cain r-nla. r-nla. According to Mr. Coy, the lady-bug Is the deadly enemy of the mealy bug. lln proposes to ralso tho lady bugs at the county insectary- Then in th-spring th-spring and summer of each year under hi ilan, the lady-bugs would be distributed dis-tributed In groves Infested by tho mealy bug. Mr. Coy said this means of fighting the mealy bug pest waE not a now one. It having been tried prior to this year In several counties in tho southern part of the Btate. He declared, however, how-ever, that the campaign against the mealy bug should be Intensified by the propagation and dbi rlbuilon if more lod -bugs. i a l j |