New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-24
PESTS OF THE PARKS.
CATERPILLARS AND WORMS lNJURING THE
TREES.

TREES.
A TALK WITH THE sUPERINT or PLANTING
-MEANs TAKEN To GET RID or THE NUIS-
ANCEs.
The various parks in and about the city
have suffered much lately from the rayaees o. eaerl
lars and The leaves have been almost entney
eaten of from the and The srubbery and
beddod plants have not escaped. tree that has been
considered thoroughly" by these worms Las the APP
pearance Of having been scOrchcd by 1hc the leaves
dry and curl up and the vitality of the tree Ouen ap
pears quite gone In talking 10 TRIBUNE reporter yes
terday OF these, Samuel Parsons, superintendent OF
Planting OF the Department OF city Parks, said There
seems 10 be great iuundaton Of and catcrpi-
lars this year. than ever remember to have seen
before. cannot account for their presence elmer;
this has been specially wet year. and believe II
has generally be considered that wet weather heptd
the dey eopmeu Of such nuisanccs Tie paris al! over
tic city are almost alive with them. III Central Park,
they are pretty bad-the the silver naples and
hor techcstnuts In Madison Square many Of the trees
are almost covered with tie catcrpias and masses OF
cocoons. think 1t. Paul's churchyard contains more
of them the square inch, though than any obeT place
in tue city They drop down IRON the trees there in
great numbers, and the walks and toIs Of the tomb
stones are almost completely covered with them.
What varieties Ct worms are these r.
/ cannot tell gu their Christian names because do
not happen TO be chronological enough just now, bat
the caterplars 10 be Oi i common, woody yelo"
variety, and the long black and smooth,
such worms as one almost any summer In fact do
not tbn, that either species IS new. think remember
having seen the same things years, only never be-
fore in such great numbers
what trees axe especially attacked y
"Thc NAPLES, poplars ana hoaso-c lcstnuts, though
nearly all trees suffer more or less The lFces seem
chiefly affected uy the caterplar, while the worms prey
more upon the smaller bushes ana vines Ihe virginia
cIeePef seems 20 9 Sirbs over f old ArSna adne
in Central Park is aimOot aliye with them"
And these caterpldars and worms dong great
they arc doing cousi cradle damage but how much
Of f iho trees have been Tcrmancnily injured yci,
and may they VIII not suicr seriously al all me
extent. however. IL is so snort time conWiahNciy
thai have been troubled Will ,Acse catears that
have EOt entirely learned thcn ways. 1hey seem u
s'1F si[t' 11 S S1'Sl ne rre Te 81
ter tue Of the simmer, Il VAL PROBABLY conc
Out again TINS year, appdr, ul5 ItcON cicI ON
tie Wheaton, In this ca5r, VIII only have lost
certain amount OF strength aid have been kept back
I,te in is growth. H. however, the worms return 10
inc tree after It's second growing cut begins, tley may
te lO il very serious damage. IL fact should season
Of urOutn severe Wlntc- Follow the second Attack
OF catcrpars tie tree would almost undoubtedly de-
Are you taking any means 10 destroy the caerpli&s
ana worms and 10 prevent this DAMAGE 10 the trees
Oh, yes, We have been working and Experimenting
and axe destroying great numocrs Of them In lie park,
have Deon Jrusnrg t'e WORDS ana c1t"Ons ~ IN W.
iree5 ylth son bIeshes ana Destroying III, in, we o
end, ayorng 10 destroy al tnc ostS "erc'et ~" oi'
cover tAen, though TO DO TINS WIN ",,y uelIce %
tAoIOugAness Is diiucut matter. III ~ I"s CnuIVH
yurc We used whaeOl soap over the lcth bui the CAT
en- n
by vvgy dilute solution OF rams green would DO tne
pcst thing to ru the uct5 OF tltc pcnS, t 'Htic a
very eeIiOus ObcCuOus 20 the use oil IaTis green IL
lnt Nc dangerous tie BIRDS ana children n-hl uc
pyleoned from II too. We sIll have these various
worms thoroughly iHyCstl2 cc next Week, ana al INC
meeting OF the Park Board shall discuss the question
and cidcayOr ~ secure meals or suppressihS At en-
tifcly.' ,..-.,.-....-.
DO YOU know anything about the rcproducliYencsS
of these c4terpdrs and worms; whether or not theic
are great number Of generations oil lHtm ia ic cous
sumner, with great numbers Ih cach generation
be con -idered snail about thai aid Ia tue
meanwhile destroy ali the wOims, cocOOns AAu eggs
tnat keep back the nuisance 80 lar u nc ac
no. think The c1tcIpIi;-Is are Us Dai no" "a,
they show signs OF increase We snail De C0mpeod 10
use Paris green do not discover any thS else Us
elective without lie disadvantages
" Are these hosts OF WORMS ana cateIpIdI5 kChcI"i
tnrOugAOu the country"
Icar oi tEoif presence in a great many different
places Ia tiUsAiL., where live, there are "a great
many Iu BrOOLlyn IaOy are SAID 40 b. worse even l"l
they AcW-l We letters At TIE IaIA
department RON people il Tie CITY who are annoy ca ny
the catcIpiars ia tAc trees growing IA front % heH
houses, and W 10 ARK how they got rld Of uiclh
Ne~-JcIBey sid to be almost OYerruu Wlth cater
pillars. great many Oi the me GINS Oh
Ino Jersey Guy Heights have been stripped pare
and the leaves had been burned IrOm them A
gentleman who mad been travelling through AarsAchu-
sCtta SAID that there numbers OF worms aad
almost devastated, Dlss destroy ali OF me cal'Fp-
and possible step lurther and HShh TIE
moths when lay the lie places i0npi "i,h itAtct-
OIs--sUIuC what IcschuuHg LOCOMOTIVE HCau- l-Ltt-4n
various parts OF Ills avn AT nISht, aLI around tfh o.
these lights mas gdLc trap arranged, winch ctI-
ali the moths attracted by tie light 1Alr inc
Ia believed 10 be about the Otsl L4ctlOd lOf pi
ting an end 10 The caterpillar plague.