The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-09-07
farmers Column.
The .Ippic Tree BOTeT--. 4 SURE Rent
s.slU vv1iusl his lffdchS.

SAY in the heading Of this article.
"a sure remedy against his attacks. Yes,
aud helicvc thc only certain and reliable
remedy. The apple borcr ], the lafv.e or grub
III certain very beautiful hug ur beetle. which
deposits a. eggs a.. or near me surface OF the
ground. on the trunk oltrce.s during the months
1T NAV and June. ! think each bug lays from
fifteen To- thirty c.,es. ~ else they lay different
rinstevi Of thcia but IL I. no matlcr-they lay
enough Of them any way. These eggs hatch
mt. in a week or two nice. plump. little bor.
er- v.llowish- white, with q yellowish red head
very small and trilling ut lrsi, but he inine-
laiely hegins b. fulfil his destiny by eating his
way through the bark 81 the tree. which IL
takes him from six weeks in iwn months to ac.
cainplish-not usually going straight through,
hul reaching the ws,ai about halt an inch from
the starting point at this time he Is from an
eighth Ia . quarter "f on inch in length. lie
nov commence Ia feed un the ibcr aud adia.
cent w.n.l, ard wroWs apacr until cold weather
confluence when h. usually eats his way
downward. brlow the surface nj ia" soil. and
,hcrc hybenatcs during winter. At least
ihinL he hybcrnatc..'
The usxi spring. g.. s,,pu - hard freezing j.
ever hc cocs to work vigorously. 'ill feeding
"n the iiber. or inner bark; hy fall he will have
attained a lcngth of g. oi IN inch. when he
niways Lclcye-w"rk- his way below the
snrlacr Ut The soil and APPARENTLY leeds but III.
lie until spFinr. With the commencement ui
warm weather h. j. again vigorously at work.
aud o. hr has attained consi'icgablc size. IL
takes con .ilcrahlr 70 supply his coinmissarv
department turing the r"tnimg summer. bur.
inc this lhir,i AMI Last summer 81 his life j.
the time when h. desc the most damage.
IN q tree ruc or two inches IN diameter. one
lmrrr will .ai 81 around I'LL 10 roincs within
quarter NJ ~ inch 1T sirl'inl II. In larger
tree. there = usually ir"ih one H. Eve To
tree IL any "nc h.,fer iu tfer three az iour
iurhe. IN diamainr inra n"i generally iniurc u
fatally without u r'ii. clear af"uni o.. which
j. moi often the rg-r hii when there urr n"Fc
they aiin,si alwnv. +ut within tinui quarter
81 al inch 81 each ,ih. iiru'ws. which gen
orally prove fatal.
We have nnw f'l."w",i .p", .ui"i. until hc
ha reached liir il.ir nud I.si 1il"i hi, growth.
- which iiinrh, 1901 .nch e., more ~ length
itf,l ,,i the thirEnc' 81 .isss" iHil between
thi, time AMI the fret "i tlir following May.
.mr l.nrcr cut hole dIc''t," through 'he trunk
80. az. tree. . few iu,.lir- above III" surface ul
tl,r soil. within 80 bat .iaving 1T she bark
III N" appuaiir side then drawing himself
hack q hale. hr .''., iHi' tie rhrvsalis state
ir,,n which 10 the -'urs, ct few weeks. he
-nsfes,. perfect bug.
New having followed him thr"u III his chan g..
lul life. and knowing something's i his habils. !
viii sivc my plan 81 discriminating him !
aill SUPPOSE thai have Young "'charl at
any nunlrr ~ trccs, -ay ill"usand the see
mi s~asau after planting. aituri the last ni Ut
Iy. nr ,iuriu. Ga" Gr.i hall 90. August. with u
,',nhan hu". take all the weeds and either
trash. and about Hn iii ct 90. from the cr"w u
~ The ifr.. then. auv .u" if"in ih" hr,i ."
the mlil- ui ~"ViHi.ti"r with q pocket knife.
svainiu" s.if'iui.y th' item '.i each iree the
i..r"s can r,.a.iilv '. tuudhy IT." refuse thrown
..ni e! She hoi. mode 80 entering hi. refuse
"i - is,rrt 81 ti,r ..,iiir .r..in growth. will br
als.ui tn f'.' ni fr'i au'i. 's"iut 90 sluti-
n,Is ntiui". -t.ra .fnt.ui ihr mouth e.. the
hole, and ,-,n r,aaiiNi o., i.eu older ones throw