The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
ANGoUMOIs GRAIN MOTH.
How to Treat Wheat In Bin or Sack
and Stamp Out All InfestatiOn.

and Stamp Out All InfestatiOn.
The angoumois grain moth has done
so much injury to stacked moved and
stored wheat in New Jersey that DR..
John r. Smith Of the state station has
recommended remedial and preventive
measures which are here enumerated
The time for some of them is past, 9th
ers can yet be carried out, and all are
worth knowing in view of their value
for future contingencies:
Thrash as soon after harvest as pos
slhle and store in tight bins or good
sacks. If the grain is dry when har-
vested 1t may be thrashed at once and
sacked; If not, thrash as soon as it Is
in good condition. II the sacked grain
Is infested, there will not be wormy
kerr ais suffit sent to heat the grain. The
moths, when adult, cannot make their
way out and are stified. Nothing can
come in from outside. and the grain rs.'
mains safe thereafter Besides. the
thrashing itself kills many of the in
sects and ruhs Off many of the eggs. IF
bnned. the bins should be tight. and
the grain should be tested from time
to time to note any appreciable heating.
If it is only slightly infested. it will
heat little or not at all. If 1t heats per
ceptibly, 1t indicates a considerable per-
centage of infestation. and bisulphide
of carbon should be used at once at the
rate of one dram per cubic foot or one
pound for $50 cubic feet of bin space.
Place the liquid in shallow plates on
top of the grain, cover with boards,
canvas or any other tight material and
allow to remain covered at least "a
hours. If none Of the grain is to be
used for seed, leave ii covered AZ hours
or more. 1t will not harm the grain
for food, but may destroy the germi-
mating power After it is treated keep
1t covered to prevent access of moths.
Have ffll barns or storehouses com
pletely freed from all exposed or scat
tered grain by April l. What is in
stock should be in bags or in tight
bins. kept closed until put to actual
use Bring in chickens to pick up all
scattered grain and make sure you
have no stock from which moths can
emerge to get into the new wheat. Es-
peeially let chickens work over places
where grain has been In shock.
This point Is of supreme Importance,
because if no moths are allowed to de-
velop In the spring the fields cannot be
much infested before harvest and pro-
ceedlng then under the first recon-
mendation will give practical exemp-
ton from injury next year. If, on the
contrary. infested grain should be left
in barns. exposed or scattered about,
the chances are that the infestation
year. Therefore use up or put under
cover every kernel of this years crop
of wheat before April /.
Infested grain may be fed to chick
ems and. If not too bad, to stock. If
very bad horses and cattle will refuse
1t and should not be urged to eat Hogs
and fowls are used to dealing with
food of this kind.
Bisulphide of carbon Is very inflam-
mable and should be used with that
fact in mind. The yapor given off by
1t is heavier than air; hence when
evaporated on the surface it sinks
through the grain to the bottom, killing
everything in it's way. 1t will grad
ually work out through cracks or open
ings at or near the bottom or which
may be provided by boring just above
the bottom board auger holes that can
be closed with corks after the Yapor Is
all out.