The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-01
4 tITERMINATE INSECTS
u,uv's Circular on Methods Of
y pr. citing Truck Crop.
nv; ppfusF PROpAGATES PEST.
o.vyu is Menace to cueunhers,
|H'fu ,s,oes. Etc.-Tomatoes At
"a. .I.d by Cotton Boil Worm.

!. NJ latest circular, "ae'hoos OF FRO.
rSnck crops from the Ravages of
fdl's ,,.ects," Prof. II. W. Mally, pro-
'''nD.. ,ntomology at the Agricultural and
INCL college of Texas, gives some
enc truck farmers OF the State.
~ \. onset Prof. MalIy says
~ arm management is essential. BY
~ ,,nt keeping the truck lands and
W ..orndlngs free from rubbish or
" weeds, which afford food ana
res~. all kinds Of depredatins Insects.
a@1 eon not be applied to such too
- sn.n occasion demands. Then, too,
IVY mo destruction OF the refuse parts
s %sn,ase OF any given crop Immediately
,,rvesting 1t. This is TO be espe-
W .,sea. since leaving any portion OF
$50 NJ the crop means the propagn-
R,u ~. Insects pests OF that crop, and
p@ msnace TO it's future successfui
ls1a .-.stable production. For the reason
" r.,sh crop breeds its own enemies IL
ny M and In fact almost Imperative, TO
s,ss following year with soma other
= -
~ " IRON will have to go elsewhere
fs' Nv rsostly perish before reaching their
i0g W. WI in the same truck crop In grown
fsR sar,her OF years on the same land
~ ~ he no other result, ultimately.
ns T all the pests of that crop VIII
~. trrn,shed them all the conditions Tor
a '... as breeding and will sooner or later
W. Il impossible 10 grow that crop pfoht-
inly.
SSslSSIIinFLowER, ETC.
s.sAa,s Iouse.--This pest often becomes
,,r.rous during q favorable season. Use
4. ,,st torch, or kerosene emulsion, one
-.r,, IA ten OF water. When the weather
N too cold, much good can be done
i, a.ply bringing water to The boiling
IN. keeping 1t as hot as possible, and
An thoroughly spraying the plants WEN
! This will kill the lice while very young
mn, satisfactorily. but In cold weather
i, temperature cools too quickly in the
no ,pray as II escapes from the nozzle,
nd results are not so good.
Tbs sist lice to appear are always few
nuaber, aud are found only here and
ass % single plants. If these are given
rurrt attention with the blast torch or
ll,Ie crop will. at least, be grcf6ly de-
lid, Il not entirely prevented, If neither
IN these Is available, small hood placed
|Na the plant with a tablespoonful of car
70, tsuphide poured Into the bag, as eN-
ti,lnsi later, will destroy them. Make Cae
leM sir-tght by raking UP earth around
he edges a1d closing all openings.
Root Maggots.-This pest Is likely to de-
,.lsp as result of continuously cropping
De same land with cabbage for a number
ii years. Hence, the first important move
i Is 70 change the land and put the cabbage
"a fresh land. AS general precautlon,
ilp apply tobacco dust literally at trans
,altng time. both in with the soil and
Et TOP dressing, II lOnd Is well known
b be Infested, and cabbage must be plantet
thereon, Il Will be imperative to fumiGnt1
i.e whole plant with carbon b'sulphlde the
EEs o though It were n cold frame or hot
bed Make the holes somewhat deeper and
lamp the surface little mofe solidly th<p
L we're under cover This will do for
the smaller truck gardens. but for larger
tftsses Il will be best to proceed MS fol-
hW Take out the minor attachments of
my ordinary fertilizer drill and place
vss'el or can OF carbon bisulphlde In posi-
nm This vessel should have funnel Mt
uetd projecting downward from the can
2 lle earth beneath The opening Mt the
NH1 end should be about an eighth OF
u pcA The drill should then be pulled
sels ne same as though fertilizer were
Niig distributed The high-life will flow
~ slowly at the lower end and be coy
IN eT the shovels or discs behind. The
Gnu Should be made to run as deeply rs
psAoe. This Will thoroughly fumgate the
w aehg the rows and will go far towards
Essenung the Development of the pest.
m l,H found later that the pest Is dcvel-
,pls then take dbbles and make n hole
.Sl TWO sides OF the plants, beginning
nphnG fro thny, nd
ssaluAs towards each other until they meet
s.an onaerneath the plant at a depth of
y, ~ q I'VE inches. Pour q tablespoonful
" ... assliIe Into each hole and plug with
s I,u, talher tightly. If the soil is dry,
~. u.s'e short time before the applica-
~ ~ ~. q the carbon blsulphide, rs IT will
~ h. Muer and for n longer period when
~ " sc ". : quite damp, If the plants have
. ~ growing for some time, the holea
l.. .,l q made further away and run
s sIusi /, down Judgment should be oxer-
NJ M, IN ~ ms as when the fumes of high.
I'm. I NAN N alrect, contact with the roots
AN Az. pan, u VIII check their growth. IL
4, n N. 10y Ri! them. There Is no occasion
ss,s as KIND OF a loss II the gardener uses
Hl lua.gment In any given case.
ts,torDass or calico Bugs. These arc best
,sdv a,n, 9y the blast torch method al
al rs V.p'aineG under that head Another
M, ~ neipfnl method is to SOW trap
liza q mustard early. and some time
Mn =, q , 1he cabbage or other crops, which
EIitI.sMs likely 20 attack. This is especially
Fr,iS s ,r, ~ spring. when only few hiber-
asv,a ~ sldralS first appear. They prefer
ersss az ~ 4 FOOD plant, and II successive
o. this crop are maintained from
sigh.gs Hme, they will hardly leave II for
lDrips ~, mere, then. the very first In
nj s, Wy PC scorched by the blast torch.
fss ss p'SSl u the first brood of Young.
m a. " uone more successfully on mus
n NY snd the same time and effort viii
,sd n,x numbers. Then. too. the mus.
L,ross,ne SPRAYED with full strength
t ia at OF This will kill thc piants,
~ nrea an me HARLEQUIN bugs 1t strikes.
iseutlsss r, or Immunity from this pest Is
SfSs IN snr J,n'afe from the earliest appear
tsss az ass,,g on through the season. The
eashy gathered from the first gen.