The Delta independent., 1898-08-12
srassAsppss Pissss.

| nm Editor IT The Independent.
have recently invest igsted tho %
esNsd -grasshopper plague in Aesa and
Doeea Counties and wish to assure the
pssDss that the conditions are not special.
y slsrning. il they will make prompt
~ q simple methods at their os,msnd
ous hDeping the locusts in check.
Noe specimen Of the Destructive" or
'Aigrtory Locust" vss seen. There arc
sose Pecies Of srssshoppers that arc in
thess localities every year that are some-
vhst more abundant than usual and are
seeosntable for nearly all the injuries
stss I saw.
TAs Red Legged Locust" . winged
geaDhopp-r, OF dark brown color Sith
. besrk streak back Of each eye. sndonly
sbost an inch in length. l found to b
co0oon every where. Ths suall siss Of
spssip and its moderate numosfs msde
q ssjdent that this vas not the most
iatusious one. This locust resembles
Quio0 closely the migratory species for
Vhieh it ie often mistaken by those Who
% - know th. diasrence between the
tvs spccie..
ne Two Lined Locust, much isrg.
e. species with . yellow line runsioe
alaag either side Of the back and sxtsod.
tag 0ver the wing covess, wss BY far the
oaa9 abundant species shout Dslta.
whsss it ~ss doing moro harm than oil
~ others together. About Gfsed
JsaDsion, this species 10 rather rare but,
juaGfng from specimens brought ne By
n. b +. Hughes, this species = sbuod-
sst shout Fruits-
IT, "Didersntisl Locust" smother
1aFgs yellowish, or yelIowish brown
a0ss6ss without much uaraips upon the
6sdy. vas the standa species, psrtis.
ooosk 10 alfalfa heids, s6oVt Grand
Js9ueion, vhiie only an occasiooal
epse1nen rss seen sbout Delta
n habits os the three species meotiou.
ID = very similar and the remedies the
- In nearly every case whers thess
lseaDs are doing harm to orchards they
hsAjbigrated from alfalfa fieljs that had
6se6s-ccntly cut. They may also come
0sGf1i,ch banks and in one case they
- pmplstely stripped the lsavss from
. 0hg appss orchard that bad bees
- ttsd ed sliovsd 10 grow up to
- b~-s-s-A---as>
Il uuDe eases where the above locuses
weS lajssiag orchards the damage
could hovs besn prevented at slight
c1peeGD ~ The use u hopper dosess Of
boppes pass sbout the margin q tbs
6elds. his work b best done while the
hoppssD are small, before they acquirs
~inss. le anyone docs not understand
hou thsss pans are made. he can obtain
the desissd information from the horti
cultural inspecton Of these counties OF
from bulIstin a of the Experiment
S,atioa q Fort Collins which will be
sent 70 say one on application.
whess ths hoppers are already in the
orchards. vioeysrds and gardens and the
ground , fairly clean of weeds. arsenic
bran masA nay be used With good
results. Mig pound of sugar and oes
pound 4 arsenic lor Paris grssn) With
pounds a bran and add water enough
to ,hosoaghly aoistsn the whole: then
scs,sss u suall quantities shout the
trunks e The trees. under grape vince
and sheas plants whore the hoppess
oonsrsgsts. Care mustbc taken not TO
use whssD chickens or other live stock
will b poisonsd. Where they are very
bad 10 tssss. the latter may be sprayed
With IT, lime and arsenic mixture or
with Pssb green or London purple With
plenty q line sddel. II thee sprays
are ussd. would recommend . very
liberal sooout Il lime. the more the
better.
Aposhss Gvssshoppsr for which know