Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 110, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1919 — Gathering Ladybugs to Be Sent to France [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Gathering Ladybugs to Be Sent to France

American Insects to Do Their “Bit* to Help Fanners Combat Plague

Millions upon millions of ladybirds, or, as they are commonly known, ladybugs, are being gathered in their winter quarters high in the Sierra mountain near Sacramento, Cal,, by‘agents of the department of agriculture for shipment to France. The ladybug kills or eats the aphis or plant lice -whicli

threaten to destroy the sorely needed crops of the French farmers. The ladybugs are collected in the mountains, packed In sacks and carried on horseback to Sacramento, where they are packed in crates for shipment The bugs are also distributed free to the farmers in this country:

Collecting the Bugs at a Nest. They Are So Numerous a Scoop Is Used for the Purpose.