Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-18
Troubicsome Insects Of the Season Of
1899.


most troublesome 10 1899. and the rem
sdies Tor tho same. might bs OF inteFss'
I have iottsd down thsss few lines IL
regard thereto:
About the first insect to trouble sny
thing was black ass beetle attacking
the csntaloups st near tho time II st
tanned two leaves. They eonsrsGats
upon few hills and cat away the leaves
Ono spraying With Paris green toos
ounce TO ten gallons Of wster) to which
slsksd line Is added vas sufacisnt q
reduce injury from them.
The next to appear was the squash
bug or stink bug - some prefer 10 call
II. These appeared about the 10th o.
June. This 10 ditiicult bug TO control
Il derives its sustsnancs by sucking the
juice from the plant, consequently con-
tact remedies must BE- ussd. Hand
picking Tor the mature bug 10 tho most
efficient. Do this diligently when u
first appears and destroy all egg patches
foand. When the young but appears
use . weak kerosene emulation spray.
The writer has tried the uss Of carbon
bi.suIphide for the destruction OF this
bug and while the work 10 done suc-
osssfuily there arc some thipes which
render u impracticsble. Much iojur,
10 squsshss in THE valley 10 attributed
to this bug which 10 tho work OF the
squash root msegot. The hrst appear.
sncs Of the injury 10 . willing Of the
vine. Il turns ysiloS aud soon dies
Close Inspection will reveal . email
white msggot 10 the crown OF the root
the msgeot OF . ay. This must bs
fought by repsllsuts placed around the
plant before the egg 10 deposited and
should bs done before tho middle OF
June. A strong dsccctiop Of tobacco
tea, insect powder or weak kerosene
emulsion arc mcsns recommended.
Tho cabbage worm 10 always present.
Dust In carly morning with pyreihrum
(insoct po~dsr.l
For the tomato worm spray With Paris
green lone ounce TO ton gallons vaics)
to which slaksd limo has bcon added.
The leaves OF the sugar besis wsse
attacked in July by = beetle OF yellow
color with black lines on wiuss. Tho
above spray wss sufficient to reduce
their injury.
Tho false chinch bug wss quito troub
lcsomc TO bcets. cabbage and plants OF
similar nature. II appeared IN immense
numbers upon wild plants. 1t took
persistent effort to check IL whenever II
appeared In tho garden. A kerosene
emulsion was the most efficient remedy.
The rawberry leaf roller has become
quite troublesome and needs prompt
work to destroy II. Tho small worm
folds tho i.af together and from this
retreat eats away the leaf. A study
OF the lie history OF this insect in Ken
lucky shows that they have three
broods yearly. Grown larvae occur In
tho leaves about June Let. These
have changed and formed tho second
brood by July ith and moths emerge
about the FIRST OF August. From these
moths the third brood folds leaves
about September 1st. and are full grown
by tho middle OF October. As cold
weather comes on these sccrste them
selves In the mulching or rubbish and
IL the weather is pleasant may eat the
leaves at any time during the winter.
Our seasons and conditions warrant tie
in assuming that II goes through about
the came transformations here. The
most successtul way to treat this inscc,
is to cover the vines lightly with straw
and burn in October. Be sure to rake
up all leaves and rubbish md burn
completely. In very severe cases the
leaves might be moved In summer and
burned but IL is not advisable as the
fall treatment should be sufficient.
The woolly aphis is familiar to most
everyone engaged in orchard work but
it is no, generally known how to sue
cssstuliy combat 1t. 1t works both
upon the branches and upon the root.
The form on the branches is easily con-
trolled by one or two sprayipgs with
kerosene emulsions. That form on the
roots is more difficult to control. To.
bacco dust or carbon bi.sulphide may
be used with success, preferably the
former. Unless the case is severe one
use the tobacco which not only destroys
the aphis but acts as check upon their
return Tor one season at least. Dig the
dirt away from the tree for about two
feet in width and six inches in depth.
put in from three to five pounds OF the
tobacco dust and cover with earth.
Give two applications the fret year and
one each year thereafter as prevents
tive. II the carbon is used inject about
ono ounce two feet from the trunk and
to depth OF from six to ten inches on
two sides OF the tree. The tobacco
must be used to prevent the reappear-
ance Of the aphis; hence, 1t is safer and
more desirable to use than the carbon.