North Dakota's New Bug

A strange insect has made its apper.rance in North Dakota in large ntfmbers and has been the source of ruuoh speculation as to its character, habits and name. It has been seen for many weeks past in myriads in certain localities and is now met with, as it has made its presence feit for weeks past, in stores, offices, barber shops, hotels and on the trees and walks. Where it came from ind where and when it will go are yet unanswered questions. Professor Waldron of the state experimental station at Fargo says it is closely allied to the chinch bug that has cansed millions of dollars' worth of damage during certain years in Minnesota and other states. He ia of the opinión that these bugs came from South America, where most of their allies live. The insects were first noticed in this portion of the state about the ruiddlo of August at Spiritwood lake. The bugs were seen in all stages of growth - from the red coated young to the black wiuged adnlts - hanging in clusters from the limbs and in large numbers on the truuks of the trees. The next instance kuown of their presence was on Sopt. 20, when thousands of the young were found in the timber at the junotiou of the Pipestone and James rivers in this city. Nearly a dozen patches of the young, varying four or five feet to 60 feet in diameter, were discovered. The wingless larvse, crimson iu color, were several deep and formed a writhing niass. A few fully developed bugs were noticed among the young. Thousauds were seen on the brush, logs, trees and stones. The insects, while in the larval state, remained in this locality for about two weeks and suddenly disappeared. Tho adult bug is a little Jess than half an inch iu length, is dull black in color, with small red markings, and has four wings. The first pair are leathery at the base and membraneous at the tips. lts mouth consists of a single sucking tubo, so that its living is obtained eutirnly by sucking. The young are similar to the adults, except that they are red and are wingless. With the growth of wings black markings appsar.