Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
THE ENGLISH ELM-LEAF BEETLE.
spraying the FoIhsge with Arssnieal
Poison the Only Adequate Method.

Poison the Only Adequate Wsthse.
-Cnrdstopeer CLARK Of yorch,ana psau Ia the
sprin En.sBt Rspusll1anI
In an editorial article shat appeared in
your daily tssus Of July IL upon the in
s-,,a enemies Of shade trees. &c is stalled
that the ''eim-Ieaf beetle .s probably tran
sisut-r A similar statement mate By
Coauec6bcus sutOr10logisG after this lnsecG
made iis Appearance In Thai s5ase, when
fss advance c1uId have been greatly con-
srolet. has couGrfbGEei largely In the
spreading q this pest Throughout that
STATE and up the F4rningtOu and Con-
necaicut valleys TO Springfield. Wess
Sprfng hel5 and Northam y50u; involving
large Ou-lsY for its sIserEinEtiOn- with
only partial e5n5rol of It's progress being
made up TO dAle-
All the authOrs5fss agree that this i NOD
I a transient pest but one thai m1st be
L destroyed o. 10 will DESTROY The trees for
I the reason that ii does Lot cease deTsi0p-
I ing % the trses uniu too lAss foe the Trees
I 10 -efoliAge the same season
The eim-lsaf beetle Was first introduced
/ into this country Al Baltimore in lss37, and
[ has gradually spread 20 Albany. NsE
/ Tork and through the Co1u-csicus valley
Z TO Norsh3mplon- and nov can BE- driven
[ OgS in 10 Other way than oy the most
| careful and persistent spraying with 2rss1-
I ical poison, which destroys both the beetle
/ and the worm
/ The best formula for spraying Is the
arseu4se Of Lad, mixed with a small GUAM
/ tity q glucose, three pounds of this mix
/ turs 10 80 gallons OF water. This spray
I will remain on the leaves fOF several weeks,
/ will not wash of with repeated rains, and
L does not fniurs OF bleach the leaves. IL Il
| indoFsed By the United States agricultural
I department., the Massachusetts state col
I legs and the gypaie moth commission and
is An effective protection fOt any fIult OF
shzde trees that are infected with insects
OF WORMS that destroy the foliage
The means used for spraying are both
hand and stearn-spczyin engines and force
p1mps, such ss are in cOUmOn use With
. a thFes o. fouT-hOTse-poEer engine, trees
I 80 20 100 fest high can b thoroughly
sprayed in = sho time, garden hOae With
graduated spraying noZz-es being us@t,
which are taken up into the tres The
spraying should b. made a. far a. possible
On the under side d the leaves. a. IL Is
there that the eggs are laid and the worms
feed. The spraying should BE- commenced
when the leaves are first formed, in the
mouth Of May, when the beesles cOmmeuee
their work and once later 10 the season. in
June OF July Of second crop appear, 70
secure the best results; but one spraying
each year will accomplish very satisfactory
work
No cutting Of the solid bark, az has been
done In several cities and towns, Is nos
advised BY the United States agricultural
authorities, but the dead branches and
loose bark should all b. removed as soon
/ l. T. - - t. 4
limbs the beetles make their winter home,
ready TO come out in the spring to lay
their eggs and destroy the foliage When
the solid bark cutting was first commenced
it vas considered very important, and
enough money has thus been expended q
spray large portion Of the trees in tbs
most thorough manner.
Lately in passing through LOngmeAdoS
and Enfield, CT, found their elm tree.
we're being devastated by this pest, ana
: nothing seemed to be doing TO prevent th'
destruction Of the elm trees, which are on'
Of the principal attractions Of these tOEns
II seems strange that the people who reside
there should neglect their manifest dur!
in this matter, and the longer the sprayinl
IS put of the greater will be the cost, Il
say nothing Of the loss Of the beautiful
trees that make LOngmeadoE and Enfi=l,
50 attractive. 1t is fortunate that tn
! means Of exierminating the elm beetle ar
2 no, 30 costly as TO prevent any city or tow
from adopting them, and no delay shOult
: be made in taking steps in time .
: accomplish this work next year.
trust, now IL is known that the elm
{ leaf beetle is only second to the gyps
: moth in its destruction Of the trees, an
{ like that moth can fly from tree 10 ire
L and thus be spread through the Connect
cut valley, and finally throughout the stats
that no pains or expense will be spared b
- the people Of this section in adopting th
methods for its destruction that hAy
proved so effective. Amy one who wi
II look at the elm trees in Springfield tia
n have been cared for and sprayed, and the
visit LOngmezdow and see the results {
neglect, will be at once convinced that Ii
money spent in spraying the trees Is We
"a invested.