Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-27

mstoes soms days acc, md tho lct was
70 illlUh with The worms "A 10 be- value
lfA.. They were set h-iJe % note tan
iect, ana % WAS 1.t long before tIo
whole insiIo q the vegetables were
eaten entirely out, leaving only Tue
suell.
The worm, which Ia about On iuch
and a half long, IA n vOfaoiUus feeder
and makes short work OF anything II
attacks. The damage 10 the Dsan crop
~ cOrfetp0ndingiy CREST, 20 much -
.lAt the local market 10 almost entirely
fupplied from galItns In san MhtoO
county, when seem O. have ~ lar
escaped.
Nj. GiSnnini Of l.. Soalena d Co.,
who are among tIe largest hau.lere u
interior vegetables ani fruits, sail that
~ a result OF the worms stack the 20.
malo market was very stin, AOJd unin'
jufed shipments being very scarce.
The ordinary plan Of digging trenches
Rud burning tht posts 10 utrlcss whon
they appear in auy cousiicTnOie mum
Uers, AZ they rapidly MI up tho ditch
Hnd continue their march.
Many Of tho inTmefs are adopting
tho plan that hss worked 40 success.
fully ~ the ltalian-5Wiss colony north
OF this city, where combination Of
wheat. ararniC aud mJlasses makes a
preparation that the worms devOur
with avi1ity.
a. Lovy Of a. Levy d Co., one Of
the large firms, has remarked the scar
city resulting from the worm ami also
spoke Of the effect that the lEiybug
was producing.
70 the common ordinary red bug, rs
well a. tho green specified one, Inn
ported 10 destroy the acalo,is laid much
Of the damage 10 garden corn, Apricots
and peaches.
MI. Mi1aker, Of MinRker s, Well.
bank, In discussing the matter, said
that there vas no doubt that tho
damage from the laiybug, contrary 10
general opinion n TO their hatmlees-
nesp, was the cause fthe loss Of hun
dreds Of dollars. While the ordinary
worm found on corr II satisfied 10 eat
away n few kernels, IL Ia claimed that
the ladybugs will flock on the new ests
and cat away tho young elk, aud ~
each thread represents kernel the
result IL the killing Of from one-quafter
TO thrso.quArtefs Of the eaf.
Numerous ears were shown that
were literally covered with bugs. One
grower, near Newark, says that he
lost ono patch Of corn valued at over
$500 from tho bugs alone. Their work
was also shown on Aprioole, where
they had bored into this mus fully "A
quarter VI an inoh,
AZ they also destroy the scale that
Infect Hprioots, apples and other fruit u
IL supposed II II their search tor this
insect that causes the damage In these
particular oases. The ladybugS ALEC
attack beans, eating away tho blossoms,
this being very noticeable around
Miles and AlvarAiO, AMI also nj
sebWlopol.
While many Of the fruits aud voge-
tables are not overly plentiful, tue
quantity Of poaohoa coming into the
market Is remarkable, the receipts
yesterday morning briag equal TO over
1000 basksiF. Of these tbs canneriea
took probably 1000 baskets, while the
balance were plhced to good advantage
with tho retail A,0res and pcddlors. IL
isqults probable that the oannorits
Will soon be running ~ their full chpa-
city.
At McD1nough d RuuyOn's, who
deal largely IN the valley products, ~
well as ~ immci q Cu's, II. Heck
mans ami other pisces, the army
wotm'a damages were commented
upon, but II was thought that tho re-
Gently devised means OF determination
would soon do away with the trouble