Reports On The Noxious Beneficial And Other Insects

Excerpt from Third, Fourth, and Fifth Reports on the Noxious, Beneficial and Other Insects, of the State of New York: Made to the State Agricultural Society, Pursuant to an Annual Appropriation for This Purpose From the Legislature of the State Unfortunate fellows and with their sharp teeth reduce them to the condition of eunuchs. But I am now prepared to report a fact which will probably set this mooted point to rest. I find we have a species of fly, analogous to the bot fly of the horse and the gad fly which produces the warbles' in the backs of cattle, the grub of which resides in the scrotum of the squirrel and consumes its testicles. How surprising that an insect should have been called into existence for the express purpose of executing such a singular work as this! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.