NEW PEST ON CITY TREES.
Insect Looks Like Big Silk Worm
and Destroys Foliage.
A park policeman yesterday brought a sheaf of things that looked like gigantic silk worms growing on branches of trees. They were the new pests that are overrunning the country and destroying the foliage. According to the policeman this is the first time the creatures have been a pest, though they appeared last year.
The grubs are in jackets somewhat like rotting peanuts and from one to two inches in length. They expose about half an inch of their head and neck, and never seeming to stop browsing.
The are repulsive to view, and strip trees clean of all green stuff.
