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eggs therein preference, The eggs are not
larger than he head Of pin, and glazed
over, having brownish shining color, con-.
monty ten in number. These eggs hatch
in about eight days, and the little mites work
through the bark where it is found most ten.
der. This is near the ground, and Young
trees ale preferred to old ones. These mites
work through the bark the first summer,
going no farther and growing 10 larger
than about quarter Of an inch---a white
worm with hard yellow head,
During the second season they bore into
the wood Of the tree, and show where they
are at WORK by the chips which coms from
their auger-hOips and lie al the root Of the
tree. In the third year, in June, they make
hole through the side OF a tree for pas
sage out, sometimes as high as foot from
the earth--herp they lie Till their wings
grow, and in the latter part Of the month
they are ready to fly and do all the mis-
chief in their power.
The eggs Of this insect may be easily de.
strcyed, and so may the worms before they
have entered far into the tree, by applying
to them wash of lye strong enough to
bear upa hens egg, or by the application of
fresh lime, or strong wood ashes. Mr.. Win
ship, and other distinguished nursery
as well as DR.. Flagg, Of Mount Auburn,
near Cincinnati, have observed that where
the trunks of young apple trees were occa-
sonaIly washed with a strong lye Of potash
and water, so as to destroy the moss and
slight eXcTescences on the bark, this insect
never occasions any trouble, the parentin-
sect finding no place to deposit her eggs.
PEACH TREE BoRER.-This pernicious in
sect, which for many years has proved so
very destructive TO the peach trees through
out the United States, was first scient ical-
ly described and named by Mr.. Say, in the
Journal Of the Academy of Natural SCien-
ces, Of Philadelphia, and subsequently fig
ured in his ".Americaa E0tomoLogy.'
The eggs from which these borers are
hatched, are deposited, in the course Of the
summer, upon the trunk of the tree near the
root; the borers penetrate the bark and de-
your the inner bark and wap-wood. The
seat of their operations is known by the
castings and gum which issue from the holes
in the tree. When these borers are nearly
one year old, they make their cocoons either
under the bark Of the trunk, or Of the root,
or in the earth and gum contiguous TO the
base Of the tree. Soon after they are trans
formed to chry4aloids, and finally come fortl
in the winged stale and lay their eggs fol
another generation Of horers. The last
transformation takes place from June to Oc
tober; most frequently, however, in tht
months Of June and July. Hence borer'
Of all sizes will be found in the trees through
out the year, although it seems to be neces
sary that all of them, whether more OF less
advanced, should pass through one winter
before they appear in the winged state.
Under its last form, this insect is a sen-
der, dark blue, four winged moth, having
slight resemblance 10 wasp or ichneuman
fly. The two sexes differ so much from
each other as to have caused them to be mis-
taken for two distinct species. The male,
which is much smaller than the female, has
all the wings transparent, but bordered and
veined with steel-blue, which is the gene.
raj color of the body in both sexes; it ex-
pands about an inch. The fore wings Of
the female are blue and opake, the hind
wings transparent, and bordered and vein
ed like those of the male, and the middle
Of the abdomen is enCrcled by broad or
ange coored belt Itexpands an inch and
half or more. This insect does not con-
fine its attacks to the peach tree, but is oc-
casonally found on the cherry tree. 1t
sometimes deposits its eggs in the crotches
of the branches of the peach tree, where
the borers will subsequently be found; but
the injury in such parts bears no compari-
son to that inflicted at the base Of the tree,
where it is often completely girgled, which
causes its premature decay and death.
For the best mode of destroying this in
furious insect, we insert an extract from a
communication on the subject, which was
recently submitted to the "Cincinnati Hor-
tculturel Society" by E. J. Hooper, of high
hill farm, near Newport, Kentucky: MA
ny persons, myself among the number, have
found that drenchng the earth with stale
Chamber-Iye Immediately about the root Of
each tree, during the months OF July, Au-
gust, September, and October, is the best
remedy. Many other applications are Of
much use. This chamber y is destructive
to every noxious insect, and preserves the
tree in a healthy and thrifty condition.
This, it may be said, requires much labor;
but it is we'll repaid. The trees should be
examined in the spring, and the worms de-
stroyed to prevent their summer ravages.
To destroy the eggs or larvae, boiling suds
I've, or brine of salt and saltpetre, lone
eighth of the latter, a decocton of toOacco,
soft soap, lime ash, and above all stale cham
ber-lye should be applied about the latter
end Of summer or beginning Of the fall
These remedies are of the curative class.
The following are preventive. Toren-
der the vicinity of the tree disagreeabIe to
the insect, wormwood or tansey may be
planted tits root, or tied up around it, Or
the leaves and stems Of tobacco may be
tied in the same way.
To resist the attacks Of the young worms,
pile loose sand, ashes, lime, mortar, tan
ner's bark, saw.dust, fax-shives, &c, a.
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