Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-04-22


| B.-Codling Moth.
| C.-Cocoon OF the same.
The worm" so familiar to all is
produced from an egg deposited upon
the apple by small moth. This pa.
rent is capable of laying from fifty
to 100 eggs, and in almost all cases
but single one is placed upon an ap
pie. In this process rough place is
preferred, consequently the eggs of
the first brood (of which latter there
are two or possibly three each sea-
sony are placed at the elbow" end of
the forming apple. This occurs at
the time the blossoms fall or soon af-
! ter.
( The manner and time of egg-laying
are very uniform habits with this
insect and are all-impoatant in the
consideration of remedies.
In the course of a week the egg
matches and the young worm at once
begins to gnaw towards the core of
the apple. The worm attains its
growth while in the fruit; then
leaves it to form the pupa. Much
wormy fruit will have fallen by this
time, but in any case the worm seeks
some protecting crevice in which to
pass the pupa state. None better is
afforded than the spaces between the
young bark and the old scales. Here
cocoons may be found in large mum
| bers.
Three or four weeks are spent by
the worm in the fruit and two weeks
at least in the pupa, which remains
surrounded by the white silkcn CO.
coon. BY the middle of June, or pos
sibly before, second brood of moths
appear. BY July lst these have Wis
tied the apples and deposited eggs for
a third brood. The rough skin of the
fruit and stem cavity now offer suit,
able places for the deposition of eggs,
and here they are often placed. The
history of this brood may differ from
that of the other in this, that some of
I the moths may appear in August but
most of them remain in pupas hibcr-
mating in this form to appear the fol
lowing May.
REMEDIES
The question now arises. I'm
which OF the stag IS, namely, the egg,
the cocoon, or the moth may we at.
tack this pest and be reasonably sure
of SUGGEST" The moths are almost
ever seen, so there is nothing to hope
for here. Many cocoons are found
under scales of bark. These may be
destroyed and the egg-laying OF
many moths prevented. The worms
busily burrowing within as many
different apples are beyond attack
Their destruction now means the
destruction of the fruit we would
save. The eggs are two minute tC
be sought out and destroyed even
were such step practicable.
But the young worm takes for its
first meal a small part of the out
side of the apple. Let the surface OF
the fruit be thoroughly poisoned and
| the desired end is gained. The worm
is killed before il cutters the fruit.
Thus we have two lines Of treat
mant which may be followed. The
worm may be killed in its incipiency
or after its work of destruction is ov,
cr and it is sleeping in its silken co,
coon. The reader will note the advan-
tages of one method over those of the
other.
At this season many cocoons may
be destroyed by scraping the rough
bark from the trunks OF the trees
and clearing all refuse from under
the trees. Let all this be burned.
Bands of cloth may be placed about
the trunks foot or more above the
ground. The worms will resort to
the folds of these. BY June first
these may be dipped in hot water
and again be placed about the trees,
the process to be repeated at intervals
later. Thus your own and your
neighbours fruit is being protected
from many future moths which you
destroy in the cocoon. However this
is only after your own fruit has
been injured.
POISONING