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Insect Pests of Millets
Systematics, Bionomics,
and Management

A. Kalaisekar
P.G. Padmaja
V.R. Bhagwat
J.V. Patil
ICAR - Indian Institute of Millets Research
Hyderabad, India

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We dedicate this book to all the millet-growing farmers of the world.

“Howe’er they roam, the world must follow still the plougher’s team;
Though toilsome, culture of the ground as noblest toil esteem.” (Thirukkural-1031)
–Thiruvalluvar (Tamil Philosopher, c. 2nd Century BC)
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Contents
Preface����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������xi
Acknowledgments������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� xiii

CHAPTER 1 Introduction���������������������������������������������������������������������������������1
Millet Cultivation: History, Scope, Status, and Prospects�������������������������������������������1
Insect Pests�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3
Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3
Pearl Millet, Pennisetum typhoides������������������������������������������������������������������������12
Finger Millet, Eleusine coracana���������������������������������������������������������������������������14
Foxtail Millet, Setaria italica���������������������������������������������������������������������������������16
Kodo Millet, Paspalum scrobiculatum�������������������������������������������������������������������17
Proso Millet, Panicum miliaceum��������������������������������������������������������������������������18
Little Millet, Panicum sumatrense�������������������������������������������������������������������������20
Barnyard Millets, Echinochloa esculenta���������������������������������������������������������������21
E. frumentacea��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������21
Other Millets�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������22
References������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������24

CHAPTER 2 Systematics and Taxonomy���������������������������������������������������������27


Shoot Flies�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������28
Economically Important Species of Atherigona and Their Host Plants�����������������29
Shoot Fly Species of Millets and Their Identification �������������������������������������������29
Borers and Caterpillars����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������34
Borers���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������34
Caterpillars�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������40
Midges�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������47
Aphids������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������48
Bugs���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������55
Thrips�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������62
Beetles and Weevils���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������62
Grasshoppers��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������66
Termites, Wasps and Ants������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������67
References������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������68

CHAPTER 3 Biology, Behavior, and Ecology���������������������������������������������������73


Morphology and Anatomy�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������73
Shoot Flies��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������73
Morphology of Atherigona soccata������������������������������������������������������������������������74

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Stem Borers������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������77
Shoot Bug���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������79
Aphids���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������80
Midge����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������80
Physiology and Nutrition�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������80
Digestive Physiology����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������80
Metabolic Physiology���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������80
Nutrition�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������81
Reproductive Behavior and Life History�������������������������������������������������������������������81
Shoot Flies��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������81
Stem Borers������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������84
Shoot Bug���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������87
Head Bug����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������88
Nezara viridula�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������88
Cicadulina mbila����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������88
Blissus leucopterus�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������88
Aphids���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������89
Midges������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������101
Beetles������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������102
Grasshoppers��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������103
Termite������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������104
Population Ecology��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������104
Shoot Fly��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������104
Stem Borers����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������106
Aphids�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������108
Midges������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������108
Shoot Bug�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������108
Nilaparvata lugens�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������110
Calocoris angustatus��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������110
Blissus leucopterus�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������110
References����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������111
Further Reading�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������121

CHAPTER 4 Insect–Plant Relationships��������������������������������������������������������123


Host Signaling and Orientation�������������������������������������������������������������������������������123
Host Specialization��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������126
Shoot Flies������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������127
Stem Borers����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������128
Shoot Bug�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������128
Aphids�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������129
Greenbug��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������129
Midges������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������133
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Pest–Host Evolutionary Relationship����������������������������������������������������������������������133


Shoot Flies������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������133
Stem Borers����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������134
Aphids�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������134
Shoot Bug�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������134
Biogeography of Insects and Host Plants����������������������������������������������������������������135
Shoot Flies������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������136
Stem Borers����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������136
Shoot Bug�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������136
Midges������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������136
Aphids�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������137
References����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������137
Further Reading�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������142

CHAPTER 5 Pest Management Strategies and Technologies��������������������������143


Host-Plant Resistance����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������143
Mechanisms����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������143
Ovipositional Antixenosis/Nonpreference������������������������������������������������������������143
Antibiosis��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������147
Tolerance/Recovery Resistance����������������������������������������������������������������������������149
Sources of Insect Resistance��������������������������������������������������������������������������������150
Culturing and Screening Techniques��������������������������������������������������������������������153
Breeding for Resistance����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������154
Biotechnological Interventions�����������������������������������������������������������������������������156
Biorational Approaches�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������158
Pest-Evasion Techniques��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������158
Biological Pest Suppression���������������������������������������������������������������������������������160
Semiochemicals����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������162
Botanicals�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������163
Chemical Control�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������164
History of Chemical Control in Millets����������������������������������������������������������������164
Present Status of Chemical Control in Millets�����������������������������������������������������168
Precautions During Chemical Application�����������������������������������������������������������168
References����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������170
Further Reading�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������183

Index���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������185
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Preface
The Classic Maya Civilization in the lowlands of northern Guatemala collapsed mysteriously in the
ninth century AD; sustained crop failure due to an epidemic of plant hopper (Peregrinus maidis)
borne maize mosaic virus is proposed as a primary contributing cause of the collapse.

—Brewbaker (1979)

Insects are by far the greatest challenge to human food security and existence. There are several histori-
cal examples of great devastations ranging from mass migrations to even the collapse of human civili-
zation settlements due to insect outbreaks. The plant bug (P. maidis)-orchestrated the demise of the
Classic Maya Civilization in the AD 9th century and a series of transcontinental locust outbreaks in the
recent past are some of the archetypical examples of the destructive ability of insects. In Africa and
central Asia, during 2003–05, an estimated US$500 million was spent on taming the onslaught of a
locust plague. Even political instabilities seem to abet the pest outbreaks in some instances. The 2012
locust swarm in north African countries was articulated as “the fall of Gaddafi leading to the rise of
desert locusts” and this was acknowledged by the FAO.
Plants and insects radiated out to several lineages as a means of coevolution throughout the geologi-
cal timescale. Artificial cultivation of plants for food at the dawn of human civilization brought in a new
dimension to the millions of years old natural plant–insect association. Cultivated plants became the
most preferred food courts for several new radiants of pestiferous insect guilds owing to the lack of
natural selection against the herbivorous insect community. Insect pests swiftly respond to even a slight
resistance in cultivars of crop plants by producing local populations or biotypes. Therefore, virtually
any attempt against insects, either in the form of human interference or by way of plants themselves
developing resistance, is decisively neutralized by insect pests. Such resilient capacity of insects leads
to increased pest pressure especially on crop plants.
Millets as a group of cultivated plants are no stranger to the insect pests. There are at least 450 insect
species recorded globally on millets. The production economy of millets does not allow the farmer to
take up cost-intensive pest control measures as the crops are cultivated in resource-deprived farms.
Thus, the cost–benefit conundrum of pest control on one side and the ability of insects to overcome pest
control attempts on the other side forms a critical combination in the millet production system. Such a
special condition warrants a thorough understanding of the entire gamut of key insect pests associated
with the millet ecosystem. We, in this volume, brought together all the scattered relevant research find-
ings to provide a comprehensive understanding of insect pests of millets. This book is uniquely designed
to provide all the available information on insects associated with millets in a lucid manner. The book
also contains color images of insect pests, damage symptoms, and diagrammatic explanations to help
the reader in identifying the pests. We intend the book to benefit a wide realm of readership engaged in
research, teaching, farming, extension, and pest control, in addition to students.

Authors

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Acknowledgments
We thankfully acknowledge the numerous researchers whose contributions helped in the making of
this book. We are ever grateful to Dr. Vilas A. Tonapi, Director, ICAR— Indian Institute of Millets
Research, Hyderabad, India, for his support and guidance. We are thankful to our colleagues from
IIMR, Drs. G. Shyam Prasad, B. Subbarayudu, and K. Srinivasa babu. We thank Ms. D. Roopa for
her help in collecting and checking references. We thank Ms. Nancy Maragioglio, Ms. Billie Jean
Fernandez, Ms. Caroline Johnson, and Ms. Victoria Pearson, all from Elsevier for their consistent
support and patient pursuit throughout the process of manuscript preparation and finalization.
The first author would like to express heartfelt gratitude to his parents Mr. M. Andiappan and
Mrs. A. Kalaiselvi, and to his wife Mrs. K. Kanimozhi, daughter Durga and son Vishnu Priyan, for
their patience and moral support extended throughout the period of preparation of this book.

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CHAPTER

INTRODUCTION
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The first part of this chapter deals with basic aspects of millets; and the second part covers insect pests
by crop and their importance as pests in millets along with a brief review of the nature of the damage
they cause.

MILLET CULTIVATION: HISTORY, SCOPE, STATUS, AND PROSPECTS


A group of 35 domesticated grass species belonging to the botanical family Poaceae includes the
world’s staple food-producing crop plants that are functionally classified as cereals and millets. Millets
are annual small-grained cereals grown in warm-climate regions of the world. Normally, the word “mil-
let” refers to pearl millet and small millets such as finger millet, proso millet, kodo millet, foxtail millet,
barnyard millet, little millet, etc. Nevertheless, sorghum also possesses the qualities of millets and for
all practical purposes sorghum is considered a coarse-grained millet and is also known as great millet.
In this book, reference to millets always includes sorghum.
Cultivation of millets is as old as the beginning of sedentism and civilization in the anthropological
history of the world that dates back to around 8000 BC. It is believed that sorghum, finger millet, and pearl
millet were of African origin, whereas foxtail millet, proso millet, and kodo millet were Asian in origin.
Archeological evidence suggests that foxtail millet and proso millet are the oldest of the cultivated millets,
even older than rice. It is interesting to note a BBC news report that the oldest noodles unearthed in China
were made from millets 4000 years ago! Evidently the millets of Asian origin were under cultivation in
India during 2500–1500 BC, whereas the African millets reached India around the same period. Pliny
stated that sorghum entered Rome from India and spread to Europe. Fossil evidence proves that millets
were in use as food even during prehistoric periods in India, China, and Africa. Recorded history starts
from the ancient period and the earliest written evidence documents that millets were grown in most parts
of the known world by then. During the medieval period, millets had become the principal food of the
poor especially in Europe. Probably, this was the beginning of when millets were looked upon as poor
man’s cereal. The advent of yeast-raised bread made out of wheat and the higher yields achieved in crops
like wheat, rice, corn, rye, and potato brought an eclipse of millet production in Europe during the 19th
century. The other notable reason for the comparatively lesser preference of millets was their strong taste,
the most preferred cereals, such as wheat and rice, having a bland and mild taste. The nutritional superior-
ity of millets over cereals was downplayed with preference for milder taste. However, in other parts of the
world, especially in India, China, and Africa, millets continued to be the main food source at least until
the first half of the 20th century. Thereafter, even in Asia and Africa, millets witnessed a significantly
smaller rate of increase in area and production compared to wheat, rice, and other cash crops. Area and
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production showed a declining trend in many parts of the world, especially after the late 1980s, mainly
due to competitive crops replacing millets even in traditional areas.
Millet cultivation is now largely restricted to the semiarid tropics of the world, owing to the hardiness
of the crops. At present the total cultivated area under millets (31.3 million ha), including sorghum
(44.2 million ha), is over 75 million ha and the total production (millets: 27.8 million ton; sorghum:
67.8 million ton) is over 95 million tons as per FAO (2014) records. The leading millet producers of the
world are India, Nigeria, Niger, and China. As far as sorghum is concerned, half of the total global grain
produced is utilized for human food and the remaining half used for animal feed. Around 95% of other
millets are cultivated mainly in India, China, Nigeria, and Niger, and the entire quantity is consumed as
food locally, with a small proportion used as bird and animal feed. Almost the entire quantity of sorghum
and other millets in the Americas, Europe, and Australia is put into animal feed and nonfood uses.
The declining area under millets and not so impressive production trend over the recent past cer-
tainly need to be addressed globally. The millet production system warrants global attention for the
following reasons: first, global warming could lead to water scarcity and an increase in the frequency
of drought, increased risk of heat or drought stress to crops and livestock, a likely change in the
length of the growing period by way of accelerated physiological development that could hasten
maturation and reduce yields, and increased respiration resulting in reduced yield potential. Millets,
with their inherent ability to withstand such climatic vagaries, would be the harbinger of global food
security. Millet plants are highly adaptable to climatic anomalies and can produce more biomass than
other crops. These grasses are armored with C4 photorespiratory physiology, which enables the
plants to more efficiently utilize CO2 and thrive under moisture stress. Second, the nutritional supe-
riority of millets over cereals warrants immediate attention in the wake of alarmingly increasing
lifestyle-induced health problems. The millet-based diet would surely provide substantial relief from
such maladies. Fat in millets constitutes higher proportions of PUFAs. A higher content of unavail-
able carbohydrates (dietary fiber) and higher satiety effect (feeling of fullness) make the millets an
ideal diet for healthy living. The slow release of sugars from a millet-based diet could make it a
special food for diabetics and the obese. Sorghum bran possesses more antioxidants and antiinflam-
matory properties than blueberries and pomegranates. Millets are good sources of many essential
minerals. Millets are gluten free and therefore could be an effective alternative for wheat and other
such cereals for people with celiac complaints. There are many other considerations for promoting
millets, such as uses in food (including health foods), feed, fodder (dry and green), and industrial raw
materials (including bioethanol).
There are two sides to the causes of decline, namely the supply side and the demand side. The
supply-side factors that pull the area down are marginalized cultivation, more remunerative crop alter-
natives, low profitability–low prices, lack of incentives, and decline in production and quality. Demand-
side factors influencing the reduction are changing consumer tastes and preferences, rising per-capita
income and social status, government policies, rapid urbanization, low shelf life, storage and inconve-
nience in food preparation, industrial uses not on a scale to encourage production, and minimal docu-
mentation of nutritional and health benefits.
To face all these challenges poised against the millet production system, a three-pronged strategy
needs to be put in place, namely, focused research and development, government support, and aware-
ness creation. Research and development efforts need to focus on varieties and hybrids with better
regenerative capacity after drought, with tolerance to salinity and alkalinity, and that meet the require-
ments of market and industry; biofortification with micronutrients; addressing the problem of seed
  Insect Pests 3

setting in pearl millet; validation of technologies in real farming situations; development of machinery
to reduce drudgery, e.g., dehusking of small millets; improvement of shelf life; and scientific data on
water use efficiency, agroclimatic limitations, and high nutritive values. Further, there is a need for
sensitizing local governmental institutions to better percolation of millet promotion schemes. Aware-
ness creation among various stakeholders requires emphasis on the following areas: exploring health
benefits and nutritional advantages of millets and spreading the knowledge, entrepreneurship in value
addition, exploring options for export of value-added millet products, and use of millets in the livestock
and poultry feed industry. Further, consumer food products are fast moving out of traditional bases like
wheat. The increasing presence of millet-based consumer food products like biscuits on the shelves of
multibrand retailers is an encouraging market trend in favor of millets. Fast-growing health conscious-
ness coupled with ever-increasing consumerism, especially in developing nations, indicates a future
increase in demand for millet-based food products. Therefore, intensive millet cultivation is in the off-
ing, and this could bring in several production constraints, such as increased pest problems.

INSECT PESTS
Insect pests are one of the major impediments in millet production systems across many areas in Africa
and Asia. There has been a misconception that insect pests are not the major yield-reducing factor in mil-
lets. This is mainly due to two reasons: first, there have been no scientific yield-loss studies with reference
to insect pest damage in millets. Second, millet production is being practiced as a subsistence and mar-
ginal enterprise in which loss due to insects gets little or no attention. Insect pests have certainly become
major impediments wherever intensive and extensive cultivation is practiced. For example, sorghum and
pearl millet are cultivated across several areas in India and Africa, respectively, and these areas are facing
severe insect pest problems. The literature on specific details of insect pests feeding on millets is scanty.
Except for some reviews on insects associated with millets (Sharma and Davies, 1988), small millet
(Murthi and Harinarayana, 1989), and pearl millet (Harris and Nwanze, 1992), the majority of the litera-
ture comprises preliminary observational reports. There are some reports on localized insect outbreaks,
especially in pearl millet-growing areas of India and Africa (Sharma and Davies, 1988).
The available literature abounds with synonyms being counted and reported as separate entities.
Thus, the number of pests reported on millets goes far beyond the actual one. There is a separate chap-
ter in this book on systematics and taxonomy to completely eliminate the multiplicity of names for the
same pest due to the many synonymies being wrongly recognized as separate taxa and to give authen-
tic, updated, valid nomenclature for all the insect pests reported on millets. In this book, all the major
pests are dealt with in detail and the minor pests are also covered with relevant information.

SORGHUM, SORGHUM BICOLOR


(Syn. Sorghum vulgare)

Sorghum originated in Africa and is usually cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and arid regions of the
world. It is a staple cereal food in many African and Asian countries and the interest in sorghum as a
food source is increasing in many countries (Waniska and Rooney, 2000). Sorghum ranks fifth among
the world’s most important crops. Its current world production stands at 67.8 million tons (FAO, 2014).
4 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Pest problems in sorghum start right at the seed stage and continue until harvest. There are around
150 insect pests recorded on sorghum globally. In India, the major insect pests of sorghum are shoot fly,
stem borer, shoot bug, aphids, and a complex of earhead pests such as head bug and grain midge
(Jotwani and Young, 1971). Other notable pests are white grubs, cutworms, grasshoppers, and leaf-
eating beetles.

Root Feeders
White grubs, Holotrichia serrata and Lachnosterna consanguinea, sporadically assume serious pest
status in Africa and India. The grubs feed on the roots of seedlings as well as older plants, resulting in
withering of the plants. The infested plants wither and wilt in patches. Wireworms (Elateridae, Tenebri-
onidae: Coleoptera) also cause similar damage in sorghum seedlings. But the damage is generally not
seen to affect the plants in patches, unlike white grubs. There are underground burrowing bugs, Stibaro-
pus species, found sucking the sap from roots.
Termites, Odontotermes spp. and Microtermes sp., feed on the roots in some areas with sandy loam
soils. Under dry conditions, termites feed on aerial parts of the plant also (Fig. 1.1). Damage to germi-
nating seeds by ants, especially Monomorium salomonis and Pheidole sulcaticeps, affects plant
populations.

Seedling Pests
The shoot fly, Atherigona soccata, is strictly a seedling pest. It causes damage to the seedlings of
1 week to 30 days of age. The typical symptom of damage is drying of the central shoot, called “dead-
heart” (Fig. 1.2). It is a major pest of economic importance in sorghum-growing areas of Asia, Africa,
and Europe (Nwanze et al., 1992).
The cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon, damages plants by cutting the seedling at or a little below the soil
surface, resulting in plant withering and lodging. Many a time the damage by cutworms gives an
appearance of ruminant-animal grazing.

FIGURE 1.1
Termite damage in sorghum.
Courtesy of A. Kalaisekar.
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"Siksi että se ei sovi tytöille — muista se!" —

Elli painui verannan alimmalle rappuselle istumaan. Äsken niin


iloinen, toiminnanhaluinen lapsensielu oli sumennettu ja
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*****

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kaikesta sydämestäni, että menestyt lääkäriurallasi Kaarloseni! —
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kuten Kaarlokin." —

"Vai päättänyt? Sehän kuuluu erittäin juhlalliselta… Mutta minulta


ei totisesti riitä rahoja siihen, — saan luvan ilmoittaa."

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kohtalolle, joka salli kolmannen lapsesi syntyä tytöksi, säästääkseen
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Isä näytti harmistuneelta, eikä löytänyt pitkään aikaan sanoja


vastineeksi.

"Et sinä toki henno särkeä Ellin tulevaisuutta", sanoi viimein äiti
pyytävän hellästi niinkuin ainakin.

"Te naiset olette niin hiton itsepäisiä toisinaan…"

"Ei isä, kyllä sinulta pitää riittää rahoja Ellillekin, Kaarlon ja minun
on elettävä sitä myöten. Muuten minäkin olen aivan onneton",
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vaatteet meille pojille — ja hän työnnettäisiin alastomana pakkaseen!
Se ei saa tapahtua, isä!" —

"Voi tuota Eskoa, sehän on itse olennoitu oikeus ja hyvyys!"


riemuitsi Elli. — "Enkös olekin aina sanonut, että Esko se on, joka
meidän kotimme piirissä edustaa tulevaisuuden herttaista, ylevää,
täydellistynyttä miestä. Tuollaisesta veljestä kannattaa ylpeilläkin!"

Mutta isä vääntelihe nyrpeänä tuolissaan. Hän muistutti suurta


mehiläistä, joka on lentänyt kärpäspaperille ja koettaa turhaan
irroittautua siitä…
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