Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-12
INSECT eesrs IN rAe FIELD.
Taii Flowing n Remedy Tor Glover Leaf
MnntIl nmd NIhnnI NIlh...

Taii Flowing n Remedy Tor Glover Icni
wocvii and wheat Midrc.
Tho clover leaf wcovil which has boon
at worl, In tho clover folds OF Now Yorl,
has pushed its way gradually westward
until It Is now mentioned MS n now pot
IA Ohio. aud Is tho subject Of report
from tho station OF that state, which
says; "As described by Professor Lint.
nor, Of Now York, the beetle measures
over four-tenths OF an inch IN length
and Is Of an oval form aud brown color
Tho eggs are deposited In the latter part
Of summon by the beetles, which may be
seen in July aud August. The lnrym
from them appear in September aud,
changing 70 pup@ in October, emerge
as beetles In November. Some Of them
lay thor eggs, from which tho lnryW
hatch aud hibernate while quite small.
within the old clover stom. Others OF
the beetles hibernate without ovipositon
and lay their eggs tho following spring.
Tho young laryp arc seen rs early as
April feeding upon tho clover, but It Is
not before the lattor part Of May aud
Juno that they have attained sufficient
sizo to render them very injurious aud
their dopredntions noticeable. At first
thoy feed amoug tho young folded
leaves or attach 20 tho under side Of q
leaf; later thoy fastcn 70 the edge, into
which thoy eat irregular patches.
"From ohioryutioumad Mt the depart.
mont Of agriculture nc Washington upon
tho insect Ia confinement during au
tumn, tho entire time from tho egg tC
the perfect insect was about 81 months
As 10 remedies, the application Of or
binary insecticides Is Of ~ value. oxcopl
such as viii poison tho clover and ron
der II useless us hay, and Il is thought
likoly tho pest will have TO be fought ~
the autumn, either by moving and burn
ing or fall blowing, or both"
The deprcdations Of tho wheat midg,
havo also boen considered In q bulletin
OF tho Ohio station. from which we Learn
the followinci 1.-THE original discovery
OF tho species dates back to the ycai
1895, in England. From there it wa
introduced into Canada first, whoncl
it has spread over tho larger portion %
tho United States, making IS first mp
ItAINntN IA NllN NANlAlNAHkiAH part y
Vermont IN tho early part Of the presen
century.
"This doprcdntor Is also known rs IN,
rcd woeyil, on account Of the color Of tn
magso.s or young, and under this nam,
will DO best recognized by farmers
Other1 will readily understand the M
turo OF the pest by its occurrence in III,
heads OF wheat under tho chat, giyiuI
these, when very abundant, roddisl
appearance. somewhat resembling rust
Prior to 1851 tho rayuges Of tho inscc
were widespread aud more or less dam
aging. Since 1861, for a poriodof twon
ty-eight years, no serious widcsproa,
outbreak occurred. Reports Of local IN
iurios, however, wero frequently 10
! corded.
"Tho only thoroughly practical pro
ventiyc, and also tho ono promising "a,
best results, Is deep blowing of whoa
stubblo In the fall, thereby covering Oh
midgcs 80 deep in the earth TINT the.
are unable to reach the surface in IN
spring. This is done ms soon as possib
after harvest. Burning the stubblo be
foro blowing will also destroy amy whicl
have remained therein, and O rotation o
crop will add greatly TO tho efficiency {
deep plowing."