Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-23
Impertans 70 Frula ererers.

Dr. TrimbalI, entomoIogist Of New Jersey,
was recently in this city and gave, on being
introduced TO the club the results Of his ex-
perience for the past twenty years In dealing
with the insect enemies Of fruit and fruit
trees, together with description Of The sew
eral species, as follows.
FIRST, THE TEST CArERrI1LAR found
in every State IN the Union. It eats OF the
leaves, and thus, 80 70 speak, destroys the
lungs Of the tree. The beat and only sure
mode Of destruction IL to scar the trees In
the spring and crush thenesis before the cat
erpiIlars escape. He had tried smoking aEd
various artificial modes recommended, but
had found them failures. Among birds. the
yellow-winged cuckoo Is most voracions Of
these insects. The moth comes to maturity
early in June-nay be discovered on the
tree during winter and cut off
TIE APPLE-TREE BoHER-Is an enemy
especially 10 the quinos peach, and apple
tree. II continues 10 work three years, BY
which time il generally perforates the tree.
II can easily be detected In summer from the
noticeable fact that ian color and fine chips
exude from the mouth Of the hole where Il
Il working. It's opegitions are confined
mainly 10 the trunk near the roots, but some
times il may be found near the forkof the
principal branches. The surest and most
practical way 70 destroy the ~bores i 70 drive
a long wire needle int the hole til the end
Of il is reached, whsre ihe grub will, Of
course, be found.
PEAcH N'oRM.-The peach worm Il fund
mainly in latitudes South Of Ee,s York
State. The manner Of is detection and
destruction are the same n in the case Of the
borer. II Is found duriug cold weather BE-
tween the bark and the wood Of the tree.
THE CuRcrLIo.--This insect, which Is Of
the beetle OF eom-weesil species, Is probably
The most destructive 10 fruit of any known
at the preseuf time. IL ravages are not con-
fined to any one variety Of fruit, bat extend
70 nearly all, aifhough affecting some, as for
instance the pear and apple, more than
others. He had tried all the prescribed
remedies, but found nothing 10 eiiectnal ~
destroying the withered fruit AZ Il drops
from the tree after being sfung By the cur
eulio. The grub Of the future insect i de-
posted in these. and Of course BY destroy
ing them, the number chat would appear
next season i thereby diminished in pro-
portion as the work Il done thoroagh.
Neither birds nor bafn-yard owls destroy
the curcuIio 10 any considerable extent.
The apricot and cnrrulis snAar extremely
from the cusculio
The ArrLE Ao1H--Is becoming even
more common than tiis csiicni;o. These tse
together have pretty mueh destroyed the
apple crop of New Jersey The moth, un-
Ike the cureulio, hies BY day. "A the ftuit
when stung BY she insih does aes necesa-
rily fall 20 the ground. the mode of sxferni-
nation must be dinerent frpm that prae.iced
IN tie preceding case. How other shall We
gct at them An answer 70 this i found
IN the fact that the COCOON Of the moth IS
deposited under the rough bark on the
trunk 0f the tree Woodpeckers oisen PEN
citrate this bark with their till 70 secure
their prey. Mr.. T. recommended tying 8
hay rope around the tree and one srouDd
each Of principal branches. Under the-e.
the cocoons Of the cnterpiila<s &onid Be- de-
posted and might be easily DESTROYED. He
had thus fAkea 80 On = ANAL tree, ard ne
believed il 70 be the besi re1Hedy ior The pur-
pose va discovered