The Red Cloud chief., 1879-07-31

THE WAR on INsECTS. -Tuf-WOr1HS
here cut-wOrms are troublesome
IN the field, n very ola and at the same
time a very good remedy is to en.rap
then in holes made neal the plants, or
hills. II IN the corntield. An old rake
handle, tapered AZ the end so ~ 10
make a smooth hole, five or six inches
deep. or more, will answer very well
for this purpose. In the morning the
worms tina, have taken refuge in these
holes may be crushed by thrusting the
a handle into them again, and the
trap" is set for the Mex night. II is
always well in planting To make pro-
vision for the loss of a stalk or two by
cut-worms or other causes, IS il il easier
to thin ont than to replant.
May.beetleS.-rhese are the perfect
insects Of the white grub, so destructive
10 lawns, and sometimes To- meadows.
A French plan for destroying, or rather
catching the cockchafer. a very similar
insect, is To place in the centre Of the
orchard after sunset an old barrel, the
inside of which had been prev.ou.ly
tarred. At the bottom Of the barrel Il
placed a lighted lamp. and the insects
circiing around IN get at the light strike
their wings and legs against the tarred
sides Of the barrel, aud either get fast
or are rendered so helpless tha, they fall
10 the bottom. Ten gallons of beetles
have been captured in this way in a sim
gle night.
Slu9s -English gardeners place hand
fuls Of bran st intervals Of eight or ten
feet along the border Of garden walks.
The slugs are attracted 10 the bran, and
in the morning each little heap is found
covered with them. The ground is
then gone over again, this time the
operator %provifing himself with a dust
pan and small broom and an empty
bucket, and il il an easy matter TO
sweep up the little heaps and empty
them, slugS and all, into the bucket.
In this way many hundred have been
taken in q single walk, and if q little
salt and water be placed On the bottom
of the bucket the slugs, coming in
contact with IL, are almost instantly de-
stroyed.
Ants-When these insects are trouble
some in the garden fill small bottles
~ thirds with water. and then add
sweet-Oil within an inch Of the top;
plunge these into the ground heal the
nests or bills 70 within half an inch OF
the rim, snd the insects coming for q
sip will get into the oil and perish, s.
it fills the breathing-pores. The writer
once e~ntrspped in q pantry myrisds OF
red ants in a shallow tin cover, smeared
with lard, the vessel having accidental
" been left in their track. Another
means of entrapping them, suggested
20 ms by Professor Glover, many years
ago. is 70 sprinkle sugar into . dam
pened sponge near their haunts 70 at
tract the insects When they have
swarmed through the sponge il L.
squeezed in hot water, and the trap il
reset until the majority Of the insects
are killed.
Aphu-A remedy for plant lice upon
the terminal shoots Of rose bushes Tor
similar hardy plan.s), said 70 WORK ike
achsrm, is a. follows: Take four OUNCES
OF quassia chips, and boil for ten min
utes IN 8 gallon Of sof, wster. Take
out the chips and add 4 ounces Of
soft soap, which should be dissolved in
II sc it cools. Stir well before using,
and apply with a moderate sized paint
brush, brushing upward. Ten minutes
after syringe the trees with clean wsfer
10 wash of the dead insects and the
preparation, which otherwise would dis
figure the rose trees
Soda French composition for de-
stroying scale insects, plsnt lice, ~
on fruit and other trees, il IS f,llo~s:
Bill 2 gallons Of barley in water. then
remov the grain (Which may be fed %
the ~chickens) and add to the liquid