The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-15
INSECT AND WORM PESTS
Which Inrest Oklahoma Crops-NeW
and Valuable Pastur g fass.

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Saltwater. o. T, June 1.-THE Agricul-
tural experiment station hehre has just
issued a bulletin relating to insect and
vermin pests injurious to Oklahoma
crops, whicht contains the sf0llowinga All
Injurious insects -seen~to be present in
unusual numbers this season. The -eX-
pertinent station at Saltwater will help
what it can toward their control, but
every one interested should make it
point to study out means of combat for
themselves, often using very vigorous
measures because it is frequently week
before a reply from a letter addressed to
tn station can be received. and during
that time the insect may do several dol
lars worth of damage.
Cut Worms-The cut worms are very
abundant this season, eating all kinds of
garden crops and alfalfa and even climb
ing trees and destroying fruit and foil
age. The remedy to be applied must de-
pend largely on the nature of the food
plant In gardens poisoned bats consist
ing Of sweetened, poisoned bran may
prove effective. For trees. they should
be Jared to the ground and something
tied around the stem of the trees over
which the worms can not climb. On al
falfa, spraying so as to poison the food or
to kill by contact by the use Of kerosene
emulsion may prove effective, depending
upon conditions. In all cases if poultry
can be coaxed to eat the worms it is
the best way of getting rid of them.
Chnch Bug Infection-The experiment
station is distributing chinch bug infec-
ton to all who request it. In several
l. J-r h
iished in fields either from previous dis
tribution from the station or naturally.
Where bugs are plentiful il viii pay every
farmer to investigate little and see IL
the infection is not already in his crop
before requesting more 1t Will be found
under the loose earth or dead leaves or
between the leaf sheath and the stem OF
III plant It viii be recognized - nearly
white, moldy growth on dead bugs, some
times nearly covering the bug. It can
be easily distinguished from the silvery
spots on the winds If this is found in
comparatively small quantities the bugs
in the field are in the presence of infec-
ton as we'll as they can be.
Grain Louse-Many inquiries are receiv-
ed al the station in regard to a small
green insect found in the heads Of wheat
They are not found in some wheat. but
in other places they are very numerous.
nearly covering the heads of wheat The
pest is not so serious as ii might at first
seem. Either in the egg or mature stage
the louise passes the winter and in spring
bgins TO multiply very rapidly by certain
individuals bringing forth young alive In
4 week to ten days this new generation
begins TO reproduce so that IN a COM
psratively short time thousands ney be
the descendants from common single
parent Their attack on the wheat Is 50
late that probably but little damage will
be done anywhere The wheat would
certainly be better of without them for
they suck out the juice that properly be-
longs TO the plant and should so 10 ma
tUre the grain. In some fields there are
none and in others II is posSibIa jUds-
ing from the reports that have come in.
that the yield may be reduced to 9 per
cent There are remedies that might be
used on a small scale but nothing that Is
practical large fields Of wheat at this
season.
Brown Louse-Many plum and locust
trees are infested with brown louise.
They work chiefly on the unaerside OF the
/ leaves and on twigs. The lice should De
carefully sprayed with kerosene emulsion
made as follows: Dissolve IL pound soap
IN gallon Of hot rain water and when
cool add TWO SALONS OF ca oil and agi-
/ tate vigorously until creamy mass IS
/ formed; Css enc part % the emulsion 70
nine parts ~ water fer all sucking in
/ seets. Apply in a hne. even spray 50 as
10 wet TIE insects thoroughly. 4 second
/ application may be necessary.
/ or ''peach-leaf curl" The bulletin saws.
/ This disease Is muca more abundant his
season than usual in the territory. The
! symptoms are 4 curling and yellowirr a.
/ the leaves, due to the presence OF ran
gus on them which destroys the green
/ color and causes the leaves 70 erov- INT,
! abnormal shapes. The fungus may often
be seen as lght mlildew. a part Of
/ this fungus makes IFS May into The
young buds which are already forming
for the next years growth. II thls p.ac.
/! The fungus passes the remainder OF he