Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-08
PEkCIi IliEES

The following obsrrvatlons on the insect
Which i, so destructive 10 peach tees ara Ia
ken from Say . Entomology
lie egg Is oblong dali yellow, and SO small
as to be- only disceTnidic by the naked eve
Exceeding when confined, The female has rar,-
" brtn seen IN STATE OF rest, and then sne is
observed pe,ched on ~af WINCH !, possibly
tie place OF dipos,l though he is lncInei 10
lhe brliel thai the egg rs laid on some % at OF
the bark of the tree. The young Insec, ~ lar.
Va, /, OF white color the mead hiag of
ie odds brown. Il is difficult Ia discover the
movements OF The larVH, III Consequence u is
small u, but Iis destructive career certainly
commences about The LAT OF September or early
~ UctoheI, by ITS entering the tree through the
bark under the eulace of the sol. After ha.
wing passed through the bark IT proceeds
do.nwards into tina loot, anl ii Idlly turns lis
course towards the surface, wherr II arrives
aboat the commencement oil tue succeeding
July.
Having artained lis full growth, the larva
changes 10 thr pupa state Uetween tne Ii ST aud
middle oil Jnly ;euvelcped IN It's covering, IT
ma, then be seen close 10 The lruuk, suiIoua.
ded by the gum winch oOzes from the wound.
la ih,s state IL continues from The tenth ui july
10 The latter pat Of that muath, or beginning
Of August Mr. Worth exaamed MS truu trees
on the tenth OF July, when he obtained twenty
OF the coverings, and about thirty Iarva or
ptubs, winch had all uriiv,d near the surface
Of the ground, tor the purpose Of undergoing
their great change Iuto winged Insects.
Againsr the depredatIoas of this insect, re.
marks Mr. Say, many Supposed remenies hayt
been prescribed, such Ms the application OF
hot water, tanners bark, and four Of sulphur
10 the root OF the tree, aud soft soap and lime tn
wash the trunk but IL obvious that no appi j.
Cation of this KIND can in uie the insect, with
out coming in contact with II whist II remains
IN tue egg, or intanlilo state, On the outside Of
the tree, for having penetrated 10 the Interior,
no super fetal application can ELECT il. the
various substances placed around the root
vi the tree, such ashes aud sand, the
uncuvering It's Uase during the MiaieT,
and covering again for tue summer, are all III.
efficient and inIur lous To HE health OF the
tees. Mr.. Worth Recommends The Practice
parsued BY care ul gardeners, 10 take BRICK
layers tiowel eaIl y IA tie month Vi July, and
| upe ung the ground around the trunk, the lodg-
mrnl o Tie insect viii at once he discovered by
| the appearance vi gum ndt can AT once be dvs-
troyed. alure edo ctual, to destroy ,hem,he at
| vIsts hat from the first ~ The middle Of August
some swinging Tow "a piece othah hide the han
| INSIDE, but turned over at the top, be tied close
| around the trunk vi tue tee, tue under edge
being just covered with earth, SO as 10 pIe'
vent any passage DPneath aooAt mo mid0lt
OF September remove the 0andase, aud inme
diateiy give The whole trunk oil the tree a co.,
ering OF soil soap or lime was'i, we'll brushed
on, thai no spot from tue top to the root may
te,nsin untouched. Either Ihis mode OF treat
meni, or a bandage OF tobacco leaves or stea''
ought to be applied anoht the hfsI oil oeptem-
her aud kept on ali November.
Another cause ni the decline of peach tree
is the not s,irri.g up the ground, THIS occasion
the d,,eAss called l." the yellows," which is uite
preyenied by simply rloughipg d Keeping til
easth tses ana ci,sr from grass. Al. Giilia.