The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-02-01
C.dIing.Moth and Canker Worm.

The codling moth lays its eggs from
the time the apples set TIL the last of
Anznst The worms VII be found in
the fruit from some time in June till
the apples are carried into the cellar.
There are two broods each year, and
the moths of each brood scatter along
for Sounes weeks. The worms com
mence leaving the fruit the 1st Of July
here, or about six weeks after the trees
blossom, and continue to leave till after
the apples are taken 20 the cellar. By
placing q band Of WOODEN cloth, five
inches wide, about the trunk of the
trees, the worms win, rs they leave the
fruit, hide under these bands. They re-
main under the bands for ten or twelve
days before they come out rs moths. So
by examining these bands every ten
days the insects may be killed. This
remedy is not satisfactory unless all
viii practice 1t, so 1t generally fails to
satisfy. In large orchards there Is no
remedy equal 10 that OF turning hogs
into the orchard, and then thinning out
the wormy apples. This gives the fruit
The fair fruit win remain on the tree
and be the better for the thinning pro-
cess, and we viii soon be rid of the in
sects. Fruit growers can be induced TO
do this, and IL Is therefore the most
practical remedy. Some prefer sheep
10 hogs TO turn into the orchard.
In using Paris-green TO destroy the
canker worms, the fruit-growers Of
Western New York have learned that
this y q very perfect remedy against the
codling moth. Said large apple-grower
to me: 'sThe application Of this sub
stance the last OF May works wonders"
For the past two years I have tried this
remedy with the most satisfactory re-
suits. I used London purple, enc Ia
blespoonful 70 two gallons Of water. I
made two applications, one about two
weeks after the blossoms had fallen off
the trees, and the other four weeks later.
The apples on these trees were almost
entirely free from worms. Professor
Riley says that plaster would do as
well. We have tried 1t, and it seemed
70 do no good at all. Professors Riley
and Saunders both say that this Is a
/ dangerous use to make of the poisonous
strong argument against this remedy.
But the small size Of the fruit when the
/ application is made, the very small
amount of poison that win fall on to any
single fruit, the almost absolute certain
| ty that this little will be removed by the
heavy rains, as the blossom end Of the
fruit which was up when the poison was
applied turns over and then down,
makes the danger very light if it exists
| at all.
In one place, as I made tho second
application, applied the liquid very
copiously, so much 90 that destroyed
the foliage on the tree. This excessive
amount was not needed. but was pur-
posely applied. The blossom ends OF the
fruit, the place where the poison would
lodge, II anywhere, were cut out and
carried to DR.. Kedzie, that he might
test for the presence of the arsenite.
Two separate analyses were made, and
in both cases not q trace of the poison
was found. This remedy has been tried
extensively In Illinois and New York as
. remedy against the canker worm. for
which it is most excellent specific, and
no harm Is found to result. OF course
in the use Of these arsenical poisons the
greatest caution should be used, as their
virulency is great and certain. In this
case 1t could not be recommended At all
II 1t was not certain that it would all be
removed from the fruit before the latter
would be used.-Prof. Il. j. Cook, Mich-
| igon Agricultural College.