Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-07-10
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FAMILIAR GARDEN Pests.

Tomato and Cabbage Worms--Hana
Picking nnd Resin-Lime Mixturc,,
The Immense green or brownish To-
mato worm. three or four inches long,
IS familiar TO all gardeners. Its large
size and ravenous appetite make II
very destructive to tomato plants. To.
ward fall the worms burrow into the
grodnd and transform TO chrysalids
about two inches long and OF reddish
brown color. The chrysalid has a pc
culiar tongue case, which bends under
the body, much in the shape OF the
handle of pitcher. In the spring
these chrysalids are often plowed uI
and should then be destroyed. Later
they transform into very large. beauti-
ful night flying sphinx moths four OF
FIVE inches across the wings. The
body is spotted and marked with black.
white and yellow, and the wings are
ashy gray, with dark crap and black
markings.
Hand picking Is about the most salts
factory way of disposing of them. An
active boy can kill them rapidly by
striking them with stick as he walks
along the rows When worms are
seen with little white objects sticking
to them. they should not be injured,
because the white objects contain
parasitic insects, which destroy the
worms.
The green cabbage worm and the
pale yellow butterfly, into which 1t
natures, are among the most familiar
of our insects. They work on the tur-
nips, cauliflower and other near related
plants. There are three or more brooda
of these worms during the season.
They are gross feeders. eating tha
leaves and often enough of the head
OF cabbage to destroy IT,
Remedy The resin lime mixture
will adhere to the oily surface Of the
leaves of the cabbage and similar
plants and can thus be used to dis.
tribute equally and to hold poison on
the foliage. In preparing stock solu-
tion of this mixture the direstions
must be very carefully followed 1t ID
made as follows: Pulverized resin, five
pounds; concentrated lye. one pounds
fish oil or any cheap animal oil except
tallow, one pint; water. five gallons.
In an iron kettle put one gallon OF
water, the fish oil and resin, and heat
until the resin Is softened Prepare
the lye according to directions on the
can, pour into the kettle and mix 1t
thoroughly with the oil and resin. Add
four gallons of water, and boil until
the mixture will unite with cold wa
ter, giving a clear, amber colored liS-
uid. 1t will take about two hours.
Add sufficient boiling water to make
five gallons of the stock solution.
For spraying take one gallon OF the
above solution, add 10 gallons OF water,
then add three gallons Of whitewash or
milk of lime. This is now really a iQ-
uid holding In suspension the minutest !.
particles of hard soap. Add four4
ounces OF paris green. 1t is with theses.
particles of hard soap that the pdrTq
ticles OF poison are united, and thus I
the poison Is equally distributed
throughout the solution When this
soapy mixture is sprayed on the cab
bage, 1t spreads into thin film which
holds the poison wherever the spray
reaches the sieaves. Apply this Just as
soon as the worms appear and repeat
whenever necessary to hold them in
check. This applies to caulihower,
turnips, ETC., as well as to cabbage.
Do not use this mixture after the
cabbage heads are two-thirds grown or
after the flower of the cauliflower Ia
exposed for fear of rendering them
dangerous for food, Is the caution with
which the Utah station concludes the
foregoing advice.