Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22

HOWARD On u suplfcA Va ahiP"'
Tho Tarrant County Market Gar
den, Fruit and Vegetable Growers
met at 10 o'clock Saturday at the
Board OF Trade rooms.
The subject OF the day was that
destructive enemy to trees known as
scale. After some preliminary dis
cussion the following paper on SCALE
Insects in Texas" by Dr. w. II. How
ard. was read;
"oleander Scale Aspidiotus ner1i.
Bouche). In Texas this scale has been
found in quantities sufficient to injure
the oleander, lilac. arbor vitae Ton the
cones). magnolia, grandihora. arbutus
and China tree. They, in all prob
ability are imported on lemons fruiD
from various sources. ]. have never
seen the eggs. though the report OF
the United States entomologist for 1850
states that the eggs IRE yellow; but
Mr.. Coquillett OF Los Angeles. Cal.
the best authority on scale insects
today, has observed the female 70 pro-
duce living young. The oleander, mag
sufferers. from this species According
TO Mr. Coquillett, there has never been
published any reference 10 internal
parasites.
'srhe Soft or Brown Scale. q.ecan-
3um hesperidum. Llnneusl. This scale
50 soft of a brown color, and Is al
ways accompanied with black fun
gus. l have noticed It ON the silver
leaf maple and the rubber tree tficus).
and on the leaves OF the wild rose.
s. affects the tender twlgs and leaves,
causing unsightly black spots; II has
never increased to that extent TO
XIII any Of these plants 80 far as
j have observed.
THE Black Scale necanium oleat
Bernl This Is the black scale OF our
green houses, and is a general feeder,
Enough not so destructive as some
others. 1t is also attacked by the
black fungus above referred 10, which
holds IL In check TO some extent, AS
a rule Il lnfeats only the leaves and
render bark. 1 have found it on cas-
cor beans IN the open air. 1t Is preyed
upon by the larvae o. the twico-stab-
bed lady bird (Chilocdrus blvulncrus,
AIuls), several Internal parasites have
been bred fr6an 1t according TO Copuil-
lett
..Engilsh walnut Scale (Aspidlotus
juglana-regiae OF ComstoclD. This
scale was named oy ConstaeN IN lasV'
10 thu report OF uHltea Std'es th'1 w.
IoEist iol tn"t ygAs. am was nrst
,yuhu ~ the h'l,s" Mo'nuV IN, n
letler from II ~ iioNaEl' bH'VeA
States entomologist, dated September
{. present month, he states. II was
unknown upon any other food-pllnt
until last year. when We received (.
upon tut ptht from bAt"u Nontt' '.' .
ana "a httle lhler II was inuhi upon
rue peach IN NeW MeNleo' ioH f7""l
u uaVf Fluuleu tne l1rn NHrt cdt'-
iully. ~ ~ shou'I tnlnk' y thbor'
our insect although II mas "H YET i"ne
little damage. 1t Is close ally TO
the pernelous or san jose sH'le o.
Nahtornla winch mas lftHhttnu! w
M Fp IN the east nus var. an l SEQ
o reason why II shou y y he nearly
~ uhnkorpuH seula fllhfr sW'nG
Kerosene emulsion. or strong resin
wash used In Tue WI az un's VIII
toptlN RIO the 'f'"f - ln-e't
rms ~ our worst enemy or All the
reale insects 20 iar ne mas been mad'
known, ana may prove ns destructive
70 US mere as lhe san Joe scale hai
proved IN CALIFORNIA; lt ia not onll
Found ON the tender tWigs ana l'ENes
but also on the branches ttroe or fou
years old THIS you have all seen, ant
hre now lully acquainted WIN lts up
peqrnnce and work. on two trees
visited by MT Thurman and myself
In this city one OF the trees was nc
tually dying, many Of its branche
were alicndy dend, many others dying
having fun grown leaves on ita atunte1
branches. some Just beginning 20 wilt
md others dry and not yet fallen. or
The other tree there were several SINAI
half dried stunted peaches, premature
~ rlpenlng. the seeds were as hart
rs mature seeds and wen proportional
60 the size Of the fruit and contained
green pulp Tor Kernel shoWlni
III n,,1y WY hone az ro vs. ~" m
rntlre body of this Tree was coyorc