Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-06-06
The Anpae Tree Esorer.

The Apple Tree Esorer.
Among the numerous enemies the fruit
grower has to contend with in the Older
States, is the Apple Tree Borer, AMI few
are more destructive to an orchard than
this. In this State its depredatirns have
lust begun, and it becomes farmers to look
well to their trees before its too late. Mr..
P. Cosgraae has left in our office q
section Of the body Of an apple tree
that was killed by the borers, showing the
manner in which they operate, also spec
linen Of The full grown grub. For the
benefit OF those interested We copy the
following description Of the borer, its habits
and propensities, and the remedies that are
said to be most efficacious, from the s.'Amer-
lean Fruit Book"
The Apple Tree Borer attacks the apple
tree, ounce, mountain ash, locust, white
ash, haw thorn, and various other species Of
thorn, and aronias, and is very destructive.
1t is from the larra Of the two striped SUI
perda, (super.7a bivittot The upper
part Of the body of the perfect insect i
marked with two longitudinal white stripes
among Others ola brown while the face,an
tonne. the under side Of the body and legs
are white.
This beetle comes forth from the tree in
June, during the night, flying from tree to
tree for food, or companions. In day time
it rests among the leares,on which it feeds.
In June, July OF early in August deposits
eggs Hpon the bark of the tree, generally
at or near the ground. Mr.. Buckmaster,
editor Of the Massachusetts, Ploughmau,
who has given great attention to this sub
iect, says she lays ten eggs at litter, Of
the size of a common pin head. Tie lar
vac Of youag borers, from the eggs, are
fleshy. round, whitish grubs, without legs,
little from the first ring
The head is small, horny, and brownish.
This grub eats through the bark whore
it rerlains'the first winter The next sea-
son It penetrates the wood, throwing out
the dust or cuttings, by which it may be
traced, generally ascending, and boring
deeper into the tree. Its whole passage,
is usually, about IL or Is inches. The
third season, nearly two years from its en-
trarce, the full sized borer approaches the
the surface cf the tree, when it undergoes
it's final transforms ton, and leaves the
tree, is we have already stated. Those
who say it remains three years in the
tree, reckon the year Of its progress and e
gress.
Rarely the borer gets off the trcck and
decends in the tree. Sometimes it enters
the trunk several feet above the ground
and seldom it penetraf es the limbs.
REMEDY.-The modes for destroying
the borers, after they have penetrated the
tree, are various; such as killing them by
running piece Of wire or whalebone into
the hole; applying lighted brimst one
match to the entrance, or putting some
pieces of camphor or other offensive matter
into it, and plugging it up; or cutting the
borer out with a chisel or gouge
FERMENTATION is better. Keep the trees
smooth and well washed, that insect:
may have no harbor. Wash them in June
July, and August, with q solution Of pot
ash, or rather strong I've Of wood ashes Of
with quarts Of soft soap or whale-oil soar
and ! Of pound Of sulphur to gallons o
water which is still better for adding cam.
phorated spirit, assafntida, tobacco, her
manure, and other offensive matters, and
little clay TO make it adhesive.
Mr.. Buckmasterreconmends washing the
trees with a I've wood ashes, or a solution
Iof potash, strong enough to bear up an ego
with a view Of destroying the eggs or Young
larvae. Horace Collanlore, ESD. Of PEN
broke, a skillful agricnlturalist aud accute
observer, states in the Ploughnan, that in
an orchard much infested with borers. he
prevented their depreciation by washing
the trees with 2 quarts of soft-soap, and !
Of a pound Of sulphnr,to pailful Of water.
He prefers this wash to potash water, which
Fig liable to injure young trees, if very strong
Sometimes ashes and other offensive
matters, laid around the tree, serve as a
protection. The best way is to Keep grass
land weeds cleared from the tree, that il
may be exposed; scrape smooth, that il
may have no shelter for its eggs, and then
wash the tree often with substances offens-
i've and destructive to insects; in addition
examine the trees frequently, and if there
be any borers, kill them before they have
done any damage, and while it is an easy
task. One stitch in time saves ninety
nine.
IL Scion Robinson says the following
There are ten times as many potatoes snoil.
ing in this city BY light as are spoiled BY frost
If possible a potatoe never should see lieht.
It should be taken direct from the dark
cell where it grows, to a darksell for pres
ervation, and, if possible, always keep it in
the dark and in an even temperature until
it is taken out to put il the Dot.