Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-13
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INSECTS.

Immense numbers OF these prev upon
the iabors of the Fara,cr, against the RAJ
wages Of which, it is, in many instances,
diiicolt to provide adequate remedies.
Such however, as have ncGn discovered,
stall be noticed, as something is said OF
the different kinds OF those insects which
are found most troublesome.
Some vegetables are offensive 10 all
insects; such as he elder, especially the
dwarf kind, the onion, tansy, and tobacco,
except the worm that preys on that plant
ihe juice OF these may therefore be ap.
piled, With effect, in repeliing Insects j;
and sometimes the plants themselves,
while green or when rednced 10 pow
der, particularly the latter, when made
into snuff.
Set an onion in he centre of hill of
cucumbers, sq0ashes, melons, &c and
it will eilectually keep off the yellow
suiped bug, that preys upon those PLANS
while young.
No doubt plant OF tobacco, set in the
same way, would answer similar pur-
pose; or, perhaps, TO SOW few tobacco
OF onion seeds in the hill, when planting,
would have the same effect: and The
growing plants from these seeds could
be taken away, when no longer wanted
as protectors.
OF other substances, sulphur is per-
baps the most eifectual, as every kind
Of insect has an utter aversion to il.
Powdered quick lime is deadly 10 ma
ny insects, and perhaps offensive TO all.
The same may be observed of SCOT,
wood ashes, and other substances which
are strongly alkaline; and also Of COM
mon salt finely powdered, brine, cid
urine, &c.
Caiomei Is aisv deadly to insects; and
canphor, and terebinthine substances,
are offensive TO them.
Alter promising thus much, we shall
now speak o.! insects separately.
Grnb8:.: Large maGGots produced
from the eggs oil species oil the Butter
hy, very injurious to indisn corn, while
young, by eating the roots. Frequent
ploughings, manuring the land with
lime. soo;, ashes, or sslt, all tend much
TO keep them out OF the soil.
Most of'ae articles before mentioned,
as being offensive to insects, either boil
cd in or diluted with water, and that APP
piled to the hills, especially just before
rain, will quickly drive the Grubs
away.
Ton, or ShiudiewoymS White worms,
resembling Grubs, found in the Central
hole, which is formed by the leaves OF
Indian corn; and they there eat off the
stem which forms the top Of the plant
They are mostly to be lound near barn
yards, and in rich spots. They are dis
covered by their excrement, appearing
90 the leaves. Sprink ling the corn with
weak ye Of wood ashes will extrpate
them.
Blackqvorms Ash coIored worms,
with black stripes on their backs When
full grown they are o! the thickness OF
goose quill, and about an inch and a
quarter long. They hide in the soil by
day, comm, their depreda,ons by night
They ca, off young plants above ground
and frequently endeavor to draw them
under. 1t is said tina, manuriDg ths
ground with salt will drive them from it
and that lime and ashes will also have
similar effect.
Redworms: These are slender, abou
an inch long, with hard coat, and point,
81 head. They eat off wheat, barley
and oats, above the crown. Of the roots
and they also eat through turnips, pota
toes, &c. No adequate remedy is known
unless it be manuring with the manure'
before mentioned, which are offensive Il
all insects. Summer falowings are al
SO recommended, as depriving them o
their requisite food.
Paimerworms /: About half an inch il
length, with many legs, and very nirnble
They give to apple trees the same ap
pearance that the .Cankerworm does
Mr. Dean says, that great numbers o
them appeared, in the year 1871, il
Cumberland, Massachusetts, and ate OF
all the leaves of the trees except tn
membraneous parts: bu, that next yea
they disappeared. They let ,hemseve
down from the trees by threads, smila
to the Spider. No remedy known.
Tm6erqvorms The smaller kind
merely cat into the sap of wood, an
turn it into powder post, as it is common
ly called. Telling timber about tn
middle OF winter, the time it has leas
bap in it, will obviate this difficulty.
The large Boring worm takes its resi-