The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-06
The Plague of Green Worms.

The worms that eat the leaves from
fruit and ehade trees had hardly dis
appeared till the ''green measuring
worms" commenced destroying the
cabbage, potatoes, lettuce, peas, tur.
nips, and otaer garden vegetables.
This worm ia the larya OF the pZacio
brassicB, and is said to be "the most
destructive enemy to cabbage and
other crucifero1s plants" st ia
described on page 119 OF the Agri-
cultural Report OF 1883. There are
three or four broods in a year. II
something is not done vegetation
will be entirely destroyed.
REMEDIES.
This worm is harder to kill with
insecticides than any other. Hot
water, $50 degrees. F., will kill them
on cabbage, but cannot be used on
other vegetables without destroying
the plants. Pyrethrum persian in
sect powder mixed with cold water
sprinkled over the plants will destroy
them. One-half an ounce Of powder
Iis plenty for q gallon OF water,
though lesS will do. Forty gallons
Of water is enough for an acre of
cabbages, or 5000 heads. / presume
the powder can be purchased at
about ten cents per pound. Il may
be dsed On other vegetables, as well
40 cabbage in about the same propor-
tons. The powder may be used dry
at the rate of onerhali ounce to 100
square feet.
PREVENTATVES.
Nets spread over the plants vii
keep the butterflies from laying
eggs upon them. Eggs found upon
the leaves may be mashed. Bot the
best plan is to make some nets oil
gauzs or mosquito-bar and get the
children to catch the butterflies.
| Ifths citizens will cooperate and
offer premiums for the largest collec-
ton OF, butterflies and moths the at
tention of thousands OF children,
many OF WHOM are getting into mis-.
chief, would be enlisted in catching
them. and thus the plague would be
destroyed. A few dollars spent ir
this way will do the country NOR.
good than any other at present.
A PREMIUM OFFERED.
I am interested in agriculture, to
it is upon this that life and prosper
ity depends, both OF individuals ans
communities. The enemy of chs
Agricultural ia the enemy OF all. LIE
the farmer fail aud hard times pres
every one. Notwithstanding that
do not own q foot OF land in this Ter
ritory, I will give any boy or girl 8;
as q premium for the largest collec,
ton Of moths and butterflies thu
shey will present to me on jul,
q, 1884. In addition to this, 1 vii
give five cents each for any rare spec
linen that I might desire. They mus
be presented in a boz with the nam
OF the competitor and the number o
specimens, as only the largest mum
Der will be counted.
II others desire to offer anythin,
as o premium let them lot be bash
ful. Fifty dollars is none too much t
offer under the circumstances.
this had been done several weeks az
many thousands Of dollars woui
have already been saved.
81 OTHER WORMS.
In addition to the worm desc. ibs
there are at least two others at work
One is the pieris productice; the othe
is the pieris aleraced. The periec
insects are the white butterflies see
fitting about the gardens. The RENE
dies and representatives. prescribed TO
the plusia brassicG apply with doubt
force to there.
Butterflies and moths are cur enc
mics; let them be destroyed; encoul
age the children in killing them
Make each one q net and catchin
butterflies will become craze. eau
ton them against killing dragon
flies (darnlnguneedles) for they al
our friends. Do not think it
wicked to. kill a butterfly, for it
capable oiproducing several hundre
"horrid worms" to eat the food "
raise for ourselves.
C. Il. Bliss.
; Salt Like City. July 5, 1884.