Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-20
TALK ON INSECTS,


Ihs Eifth Lecture Friday-Ail Farm
ers should Look for Remedy of these
Little Ihings.
The 9Th lecture in the farmers course
ut tho experiment station Friday after
noon was fairly well attended. The board
of control were present aud interested hoar-
ers Of the talk on insects. President Back
ham said that i'll his recent travels he saw q
man at Cornell university watching the
growth of louise hour after hour and day
after day. lie thought this would be a
good point for some of the experiment sta
ton critics. lie then introduced the lee
turer, Prof. a. Is. Cordley, who said he was
glad President Buckham called attention to
the vast amount Of damage these little in
sccts do. Not until the crop has been des
troyed do we realize what they have done
Oue-tenth of all the crops in the United
States are destroyed by these insects. The
question is, can any of this be saved and if
SO howY The lecturer thought it could
All insects pass through four stages;
first, egg stage; second, Worm stage, in
which the insect gets its entire growth;
third, pupil stage; fourth adult stage.
Most all plants can be sprayed with Paris
green or London purple without damage or
injury to the plant. If Paris green or Lon
trees Just after the blossoms fall it would
in almost every case kill the worm. II
you wait until the worm passes its first
stage the remedy will not be effectua
There are lots of patent eXterminators OH the
markets that are advertised as remedies for
different kinds of insects but We should lot
them alone, except i'll ono or two cases. 1t is
not SO much the strength of the remedy as
IL the way il IS put on; nmmonias used
with remedy increases the injury. When
Paris green or London purple is applied
Just before the blossoms fall and just after
II gives us apples free from worms,
or scsJs. The danger amounts to
nothing; can use within three weeks
Of Gathering fruit stock feeding under the
trees that have recently been sprayed are
not in my danger. Arsentes will prove
c1ectual to all chewing insects. Beetle
viii generally succumb to II detection of
tobacco Kerosene will kill or drive away
insects, but it is just as injurious to plants
a. 10 the bugs. If it Is used it mus he di-
luted. Persian Indian powder is "A good
remedy as il kills 10y contact and is non
poisonous, is the best remedy for cabbage
worms aud if sprinkled in a room will near
~ Away kill flies.
In answer to questions sent out to farm
or. in regard TO what insects were the most
injurious these replies were received: Po-
tato bugs, coddiing moth, white grub,
squash bug curraut worm, cabbage
worm, tent caterpillar, apple tree
borer, wire worms, clrculiu apple
moGgot, cut worms, gra-shoppers onion
masgot, grass insects. The speaker said
oyery one knew the remedy Tor pstato bugs.
The life history OF the white grub has never
been worked out; muriate OF potash was the
/. I.,,.o
is the easiest to take care OF; they are not
very injurious to the plants; kerosene
emulsion is very good. There arc over 1jl
different kinds of cut worms but if tn.
farmers meant the cucumber beetle in their
answers, She first remedy is, fence out
second spray with Paris green or London
purple. CIrraut worms cause no seriol.
injury and Leleborc Is good lemeiy
could ass spray OF Paris green. The solution
Is made by mixing one pound Of Paris greer
with 200 gallons of water. \ year ago last
fell it WIS tried on the station farm ano
there is hardly ono left this fail: after borel
is i'm The tree 1t is difficult to treat. 4
wash in July or August viii prevent borer
from laying eggs and destroys scale lice.
iAe solution for the wash is one quart o.
soft -alp, one pint carboHc acid, ~ quart,
Of water. The easiest way 10 kill the cur
'r"" '' 10 Trap lHe L-elo or 7IdAe the lIee
aud .h-n destroy tuom IL never had any
sGree-s with spraying.
In answer to question, tho speaker said
After tno torer has got into the tree To-
him alone; viii do "A much damage to til,
tree u GA Try anything ds the borer vii
uo. Kerosene emulsion when the fly is de
posting her esss viii kill them. 1t i
doubtful whether il would k B the plant o.
uot. | am not certain that it would de
str7y trc eeEs.