The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-16

branches for feed and shelter. An
other called the twig primer lives in
the pith and bores his way out after
cutting the branch entirely of. Four
other species infest the small branch
es in somewhat the same manner as
the two described. A large gray bug
called the plant bug is frequently
found on the branches. 1t punctures
the bark and sucks the juice. One of
the worst and hardest to exterminate
is the oyster shell bark louise and an.
other known as the orange scale or
San Jose scale, has been found in
many places. Among the leaves we
find the tent caterpillar, the larvae of
the hand. maid moth, the fall web
worm and the canker worm. Several
other species work upon the leaves,
those named are the most common.
We have also the leaf crumpler and
the leaf miner, also some small bugs
that attack the flowers and buds. In
the fruit the most common and de-
structive of all is the eodling moth,
also those two vilaneous miscreants
the plum curculio and the apple cur
lilo are among the worst of pests.
Were we so inclined we could con-
tinue this list to double the length,
but those enumerated are the most
common in this section and special
attention should be given to all "f
them. We can only give general di-
rections to be used in their extermin-
ton. All kinds that bite or chew
their food can be destroyed by spray
ing with arsenieal poisons. Those
that suck the juices can only be
reached by remedies that kill by con-
tact, such as kerosene emulsion.
With all this host of insect enemies
one would think that it would be only
an accident if we ever had an apple,
or peach arrive at perfection; and so
it would, if it were not for the fact
that not an insect is mentioned but
some other insect Is always on his
track to destroy him. We could
make a list equally as long of the
friendly blood hounds who are always
on the watch for dinner in the inter-
est Of the fruit raiser.
The most wonderful thing connect
ed with this subject, and the truth of
which many might doubt, is that
without the aid of insects, we could
not grow an apple and, in fact, the
the trees could not grow or live with
out their assistance. The materials
that compose the entire structure of
trees consist largely of starch and |
sugar. To enable them to accumu-
late and store this material it must |
first be reduced to gas. A minute
insect which can only be seen with a
microscope exists in countless num-
bers in the atmosphsr e. This insect,
called Bacteria, occupies itself i'm
feeding on the grains of starch, sugar |
and other similar substances. BY |
this operation these substances are
being separated into gas
es. This we term fermentation.
Fruit of any kind or meat would new
er decay and there would be no need
of canning and preservatives if it
were not for them. 1t is continuous
evolution, every substance containing
the elements of plant nutrition is be-
ing torn apart to furnish material to
construct new forms. The material
would soon be consumed and none
would be present to keep up. the
growth of our trees or the production
Of fruit. Thus we see that to this
Bacteria we are indebted for our own
food and our very existence. With
out insects and bees of a larger kind,
of the flowers would
hardly ever take place, 1t is a very
idea that pollen is light
enough to float in the atmosphere, but
this is not often the fact. 1t does pos
sibly where one flower grows above
another sometimes drop and fertilize
The lower, but nature has provided
hat the waxy secretion of the pistil
,nly remains short time and unless
he pollen in the cups of the stamens
s broken by insects it cannot reach
he pistil until it has passed the stage
1t which it can retain it. 1t is thus
We are indebted also to many kinds of
insect tribes. Con-.
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