The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-16
TOME VERY BAD BUGS
,-,oNs FAVORABLE THIS YEAR
co' cor THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
=, soecIes of Them Have Appeared
se's cor Numbers Than For Several
,.st-They Prove Very Destructive
II, and Shade Trees

Bast-A's~s |
r.n,t and Shade Trees
..c,,o meteorological conditions OF the
seem to have been favorable
pas. "' ',,,.iulication Of insect life, ro
" .ay remarked Professor > a Llhther'
reD' Now York state en'omologist' sew
INC % our common insect pests have ap
er'. IN larger numbers than In many
Preceding years ~, ,, i'll,
p@S,,one the earliest 10 intrude user
H'o,,cral notice has been the common |
uPo, tree tent caterpillar, Clislocampa |
apsioono. According to accounts re-
anaa n has not been so abundant III |
ceNoSn or of years past The foliage OF
nun orchords has been injured IL such
l.' aytent as greatly 10 impair the lrultNge
Nd Ms the thousands of caterpillars-at
Us from go or moro nests on single
un' hooe been destroyed while they
'ree ,,ot voung. This serious destruction
Nh have been easily prevented by cut.
49, ',,n off the egg clusters from the tips of
49, bronches while the trees Were leailess,
~ twisting out the web nests from the
- of the branches in the morning or
aronine when the caterf!llars occupy them,
md crushing them underfoot.
~Th, white marked tussock moth, Or
,y,a leucostigma, Is notorious pest OF
several of our shade trees in cities, espe-
o;ollv whore IL occurs In two broods each
,ear If the remedy Is adopted OF collect
;no its snow white egg clusters from the
trunks of trees and fences, beneath window
ellis and wherever the cocoons are placed
while they are readily seen ana before
tbev become discolored with age the con-
% ohad 10 fr,o v.aay
be largely prevented.
"Tbe army worm, Leucania unlpuncta,
.uh;cb was more extensive than usual in
Its distribution last year throughout the
stota Of New York and neighboring local
,tos II mast records of the insect are to be
roliod mon. will not appear in very de
struotiye numbers in the localities then
infested during the present year Its par
nsitio enemies will have kept IL Ia check.
nThe sprinG canker worm, Anisoptcryx
varnata, which for a long time has been so
destructive in tho eastern states, is multi
rlvinr in the state of New York. 1t is
not difficult insect to control, through
snraying the foliage of infested trees with
naris green and water as soon as the young
roterpilars make their appearance Later
the poison Is less effective, and much
stranger mixture Is required to Kill the
nearly mature larvae.
sThe elm leaf beetle, Galerucella luteola,
is continuing it's spread with rather slow
Int steady progress over the region where
climatic conditions favor its existence
For the past two or three years 1t has
been particularly destructive, having al
ready killed largo number of introduced
elms. Thorough spraying with paris green
in water for killing the larvie when they
first appear, and later the application OF
kerosene or hot water when the larvae de-
scend tho trees for pupation, are the best
means of protection from the rayages OF
this pest.
"The asparagus beetle, Crioceris aspar-
ari. which has for number OF years past
been confined TO portions of territory near
the seacoast, is now extending inwardly
and has recently invaded the more south
ern New England states. Its multlpllca'
ton should not be permitted for 1T Is not
difficult to destroy il by the use OF all
Stacked lime busted on the young plants
and not allowing the insect to develop up
on the mature plant.
Several localities have suffered severely
during the past three or four years IRON
the ravages OF grasshoppers. Very serious
losses have been suffered by grass ana Other
crops from the remarkable abundance q
these creatures 1t is hoped that they VII
not appear so dcstructively In the lreseI
year, but should they do so, they shoui'
be met with the best known remeule
against these injurious pests, as destroylAt
the egg masses by blowing, spraying Tn
young larvae with kerosene emulsion, Col
Letting them with the aid of hopper dosers,
or poisoning them with the bran mas
used for tho purpose.
"The cherry tree aphis, MyZus cerasi
has been unusually abundant this spring
The curling Of the leaves shows It's pres
ence and Is an intimation that It's exccsslN
MULTIPLICATION should at once be cheche
by APPLYING, so as TO reach the insects
the underside Of the leaves, spray
kerosene emulsion or strong tODaCCo wa
ter.
"a oomparatively new bark louse ia
been introduced from Europe, probani
within the last Is years, which, from II
rapid MULTIPLICATION and spread, threaten
to become quite injurious to seVerai "a VI
species of elms, both native ana lnCr'
duced. 1t is known as Gossyparla uih
and may be recognized from It's occurreh,
in clusters on the lower side or the nm
and by it's dark body, about one tenth
an inch long when attaining It's grow
being surrounded with ring OF whl'i'
excreted waxy material which covers
outer margin and also extends upward
greater or less degree between the JON
of the body. Its presence may often De
tected by the abundant secretion OF nom
dew, which blackens the sidewalks oehea
as we'll Us the limbs on which they are CIV
tered. If taken in hand in time, TINS u.
pest may be controlled by spraying WI
kerosene emulsion.
Judging from all indications, the pr'
ent year gives promise of unusuai ms
depredations and calls for increased VII
lance and activity on the part oil iarne
fruit growers and cultivators OF spec
crops for protection from their many
sect enemies. Now York sun.