Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-11

.AOiS AND SUGGESTIONS BY PgoT
10 the Editor Of the Free Press and r.. I'm |
As the Colorado potato bnrI
lound IN several gardens in ~ "a ~
on farms in the vicinity, lsr p.''a 4,
d 10 Its reception may not hs -ss';.s
especially as success IN cheeki,. -llas,
ges depends. IN a great me-. .- y.
prompt ard efficient action - b,
II Will be far less difficult h ~. ~
successfully when it first appea-. ..',''s
afterwards. So far As can To-. '.4a En-
now wide spread over cur felj. u
only IN limited portions of tbo.a '1.,
1t has appeared, and it is ea-i,v ~ "
so long As this l. true. /, Is ats,,-.
IN that II everyone in the S-,..I 2
growing potatoes. this summs-
:or the beetles, and at the fr,, d., -,
one make a thorough search fo- ne
repeat the search every lew dtr. y
oil and destroying all found. d. ,-,,. I,
will be done by the bugs mex va 3,
il a. certain that It n such me-. q.
taken, a very small crop, if any
expected another season. can. '-i
too strongly the necessity ef =.
work in this matter ms u..l-
probable that the potato crop .frb,--..
be very greatly damagei-t1e 49,
begun their assault too ll.e i8r ts.. = @
| places in the State bat those -.,r q
MAJ produce eggs, which VII
| summer, develop INTO pcrfee- t..-
all will be ready IN the Ss-1,, 3
their work. Ii may seem Z. n..-V-.
| TO describe - well known In i-.--.- Is
| as | tird that many yet Do not kr.g
| will give few OF IT. caar4..o-..+
beetles are fve-tenths Of auIr.- ~. e.
| tenths wide and tw1-teu,1, ark
| robust form. The color Of III
| Is yellow. OF reddish yellow. 81 b..
head and th0rax with hlsck.4r.t
| the wing covers those fam De- In ..-
light line on the lower edge % Cd.
| ard four heavier ones above.
side Is darker and more rs-
Larvae state they are often. g.
rectly. called "slug- I b.
more slender and haze nc.-..- r--
shelly covering. They aye -4-s.
first batcheG than when fuzzy --s-
head i glossy black. a. i- the p..-.-
Of the tnorax (the rin- tr-,
head. The body, winch is .
10 numerous rings by tr----.--
| rows, Is Of a dark reddI-l l. --
| each side ere two rOw~ 1i ha SIN.
upper row being c0usi-er-. .r .l---
! the other. The SIX les -ra
eggs are small, oval bodies I ar -.
color and are lad IN cla--er- - O.
Of the potato. The eggs h4-.
days after they are deposited. and
va, feeding On the leave. o. -- b.
Idly and IN four or five wc-a-
| feeI beetles and IN about twl w. r
are ready - lay eggs IN ,1e- t--
eggs are not all laid at once t-ti--
to time during several Week. a1l
Of this tine. usually a1I-t 81 --- .
female lays not far from o1s
eggs. all OF which. IN az iarile-.
Of months, may be perfect t5a-s-
about having each IL thll-4-- s--..
eating potato leaves. Thus tas-a o..
two or three hrOods IN a -sa~r
Fall. a. frost comes, the lmml,.-5
Pe4''A' o-' -
ourIo" 10 tue l'4I-- '-- --
y De1ea "a '.'e : III - ID 'l- .'
I i, u ' .lli'1s ,-lp'.-- wv
LAes re'illih ~ -, - " '.--'-
inc ul-5 Or IL .14'. u. ga y -,- .-
gu. anu iii .-i..4.'.s AZ. 4 -..1-
ns4g7 anu al '.-.- .i.iiJ o.'el1 ~ ---
gu Gu ID = ili .'i ''''' IT., '-.-- = ..1 ~
o.c ., -->.i'9 e. re 80 ~ y.
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Ne, +" -I''' ! Va, :. ~ - - 10.
o-1 ~ ~ li'.-' ''i -l..'a. 80 .-'
- ian w., 49,. ..... y.
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-. o. 49,. r.
an '-i . III 3. &c" !-s9
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err How ITS with the new v4r.e-... .