Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-07-23
SAVE YOUR TREES.
The Correct Thing for the 0rehardist to Do
How to Hxtsrminats the Scale Bug and the
Ooddling Moth.

BelDW we give the rules adopted
by state horticultural Commits
sioner Cooke for the extirpation of
the scale bug, ooddling moth and
other orchard pests:
Rule l.. 1t shall be required of
every fruit-grower, owner of an or
chard or orchards, or lands con-
taining fruit trees, or persons in
possession of lands on which there
are fruit trees, which are infected
with oodling moth, its Larvae or
pup@ (ohrysalis), to destroy said
eodllng moth, its larvae and pupe,
before the goth day of February
each year, by scraping off all
rough bark on said trees and clean
ing all oreviees In bark and crotch
es. (The scraping must be gathered
carefully and destroyed by burning
or otherwise.) After scraping the
tree must be washed with an alka-
line wash made from soft soap
containing at least nine per cent.
of potash, forty-five per cent. oil or
fat, and about forty-six of water.
This soap, when made, mixed with
twenty-five per cent. OF its weight
with flower of sulphur. One pound
of this mixture to each gallon of
water used for washing trees. In
stead of this wash, the whale oil
soap and sulphur known as cod
ling moth wash may be used.
Rule 2. All vegetable and other
growth must be cleaned off the
ground around trees infested with
cOdling moth, its larvae or pup@,
before the 18th day Of May OF each
year, and the soil made as SIN Doth
as possible, provided that all prem
ises under water at that time may
be excepted as to date.
Rule 8. All boxes or packages
stored in orchards or adjoining
stOre-ro0ms, sheds, or premises,
from one season to another, espe-
cially those used for the shipment
of apples, pears and guinness, from
orchards known to be infested with
oodling moth, etc., or boxes and
packages known to have been in
contact with such, must be disin-
fected by dipping in boiling water
of not less than 2l2 Fahrenheit for
at least two minutes, such water to
contain in solution not less than
one pound of commercial potash or
fve.elghths of pound of concen-
trated lye to each twenty-five gall
Ions of water used for such disintee-
tion.
Rule 4. All salesrooms, store.
rooms, and psckiDg-houses where
fruit boxes or packages used in
shipping pears, apples or ounces,
or any other kind of fruit infested
with codiing moth, its larvW er
pups, or scale bugs (nsects), or
any noxious insects known to be
luxurious to fruit or fruit trees,
have been used or stored for any
purpose, must be thoroughly disin-
fected as prescribed by the Chief
Executive horticultural Officer, or
LEGAL Inspector, or County Horti-
cultural Commissioner of district
la which the premises are located.
Rule 5. All fruit infested with
oodling moth, scale bugs (insects). +.
or any noXious insects known to be
Injurious to fruit and fruit trees,
mast be picked off the trees and de-
stroyed by cooking and feeding to
hogs, or Ill any other manner salts
factory to the County horticultural
Commissioner or Local Inspector OF
the district were such tree or. trees
bearing such fruit are located.
Rule 6. Before the 10Th day of
May in each year, one or more
bands of cloth or paper must be
placed around each apple, pear, or
ounce tree contained or growing
in any orchard where such trees or
their fruit are known to be infested
with codling moth, its larv@ or
pupe. (Grain sacks cut or torn in
slips about eight inches wide pre-.
ferred). The band or bands to be
fastened around the body of the
tree by cord or wire, or Ia any man
ner satisfactory to the Horticultur-
al Commissioner or Local Inspec-
tor Of the district where such tree
or trees or located.
Rule 7. The bands must be ex-
amined every sixth day, ard the
larv1 or pups found therein de-
stroyed.
Rule s. All fruit trees, plants or
seions (excepting grapevines and
cuttings), infested by scale bugs
(inseets), must be thoroughly
washed with an alkaline wash as
prescribed in Rule l, or by such
wash as may be satisfactory to the
Horticultural Com missioner or Lo-
cal Inspector of the district where
such trees are located.
Rule 8. Any fruit tree or trees in
any orchard or in any place, in
tested by red spider (mite), must be
thoroughly washed with an aka
line wash as prescribed in Rule l,
or by such wash as may be salts
factory to the horticultural Com
missioner or Local Inspector of the
district where such trees are 10
Gated.
Rule 10. Empty boxes or pack.
ages returned from market, or any
place whence shipped, with fruit
infested with codliDg moth, iti
Larvae or puP@, or scale bugs Tin
sects), or any noXious insects
known to be injurious to fruit Of
fruit trees, or known to have beer
in contact with any boxes or pack
ages containing fruit infected by
said Insects, must be disinfected by
dipping in boiling water, as pre-
scribed in rule 3.
Rule IL. In cases where notic
Is served to disiufeet empty bexe
or packages just returned from
n II, 81 in fbA nj
lowed from date of notice shall no
be less than one day.
Rule IL. In cases where motto
is served to disinfect empty boxe
, or packages used the previous year
, the time allowed frem date of nc
tice shali not be less than thre
i, days.
Rule 13. In cases where notie
is served to destroy fruit or tree
infested with codling moth, 1t