The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-17
TOPICS FOR THE FARM. 9si
I Destruction Of Insects.-~Dr.I Ha,

Destruction Of Insects.--Dr.I Hagen
has lately, made some suggestions rela-
tive to the destruction of obnoxious in
sects; while occupied with close ex-
animation of the proposed remedies and
looking through a large number of scien-
tife pamphlets, he came across some OBJ
seryations made twenty years ago by
DIR. Bail of Prussia. and the final result
of his study of these reports was that
remedy for insect pests, offering several
prominent advantages could be found
in the easy application Of the yeast OF
fungus and that this remedy could be
tried in an easy way against the hairy
caterpillars and potato bugs, and in
every green house against leaf lice and
similar pests. 4 Dr., bail has proved by
many skillful experiments that four
species of microscopical fungi are merely
different developments of the same
species, the fungus of the common house
fly, the common, mold, so easily pro-
duced on vegetable matter in q damp
place, the yeast fungus, A. microscopical
species and the.basis of all fermentation,
and small water fungus known only to
professional botanists. He contends
that the fungus of the house-fy develops
in the water this last species, out of
water in mold, and that the seeds of
mold arc transformed in mash tubs
into yeast fungus and that healthy in
sects brought iii contact with mash and
fed with it are directly infected by the
spores of the fungus with fatal conse-
quences. Considering this fact and the
easy yaylin which the poisonous, fungus
can always be procured and .adhibited,
DR.. Hagen PROPOSES TO make a trial of IL
against insect calamities. Beer mash or
diluted yeast should DO applied either
with a syringe or with a sprinkler, and
tho fact that infected insects poison
others with which they come in contact
will be a. great help. or course it will
be Impossible TO destroy Ill insects, but
anertain limit to calamities may thus be
obtained Ia In greenhouses the, result
would probably very we'll justify a trial,
and on cnfrant worms and potato bugs
the experiment. would not be difficult,
as the larv8 of both insects live upon
the leaves, which can easily be sprinkled.'
After allthe remedy is very cheap, is
everywhere to be had and il successful
would be really benefit to mankind.
The quantity to be applied and the man
ner of application can only be known by
experiments and may first result in
failure, but DR.. Hagen has good con-
fidence init, since it is the application
of true and well observed facts s7a..
The Cabbage Worm. correspond
emit oftheiFar8er and Fruit Groweri thus
disposes of the cabbage worm: The cab
bage worm, the scourge of northern and
easternk Itchengardepersa and truck patch
men, forsthe last four or five years has
been gradually moving over the country,
and his march westward has just reached
this country. AT any rate L was first
made aware of his presence by its depre-
dations on my cabbage patch, and first
saw the Mile $, or butterflies, which lay
the egg, producing the worm, early the
present week. The miller is an innocent
enough looking white butterfly, having
and the worm is a tender green thing, of
from third to IA full inch long, accord
ing TO growth. When the millers are
abundant, they hutter in swarms over
cabbage patches, and the worms are vo-
raelons feeders, "a sBut the latter are
easily killed, hot water at temperature
of one Hundred and twenty-five degrees
doing the business efiectually For my
self, 1 attacked with soap suds, made in
the following way; 10 one quart of
soap, add a teaspoonful of carbolic acid,
stir and mix thoroughly. Repeat the
operation every morning till the worms
are destroyed. OF these Prof. Lazcuby,
of Cornell University, says: After
numerous experiments and very careful
trials, we can commend the following
remedies, knowing them to be safe, cheap
and effective: First, solution of one
pound of whale-oil soap in about six
gallons of water, applied two or three
times during the season; second, tar
water-prepared by placing a fewquarts
into barrel of water, and applying this
mixture two or three times during the
season. Having no whale-oil soap or
tar at command, J used the ,suds, as pre-
pared above, and so far with good re-
suits. The worm must be destroyed,
becauseswhen the eabbages, which have
only been slightly eaten by it, come to
be dressed for cooking, they will be
found to be fouled past decency for eat
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