The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30
SAVE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
BY KILLING N0x|OUS INSECTS

and apply with rather coarse nozzle
Used TO destroy insects and eggs OF
brown mite and red spider. The sail
may be left out
No. l1-BOrdeaux mixture Is used fol
many fungous diseases: Sulphate o
copper. 6 pounds; quicklime, 4 pounds
water, % gallons.
Dissolve the copper sulphate In q
gallon of hot water. slake the lime in
another gallon Of water. and then ado
the milk Of the lime slowly to the cop
per sulphate solution. while the latter
is being constantly stirred. Then add
twenty gallons of water. Apply as a
spray.
No. 12-Disinfectant: Concentrated
lye. l pound; water, 10 gallons.
This disinfectant, boiling hot, can be
used for boxes barrels. etc. Boiling
water would do as well for insec.S
Apple Tree Enemies.
For Cooling Moth (Apple Wc~p-
Use No. !, No. 9 or No. ). First abpli
cation as soon as blossoms fall; sec
ond. one week later; also trap larvae
by applying bands to the tree.
For Leaf Roller-Use Remedy No. /,
No. or No. 3. applying the spray as
soon as first leaves appear, and repeat
once week while the worms last.
The Apple Flea Beetle-A small me.
tallic-green beetle. about One-eighth OF
an inch in length. that eats holes in
the leaves and jumps or takes wing
when disturbed. Use remedy No. l,
No. = Or No 3.
Tent Caterpillar-The tent caterpil-
lar is a native of Colorado. The eggs
appear in dark brown rings around the
twiss and limbs of the trees They
hatch out about the time the leaves
appear In the spring. and form little
webs in forms of the limbs Cut out
egg masses on twigs in winter. Also
cut out tents and burn them during
spring and early summer.
The Fall Web>Worm-A yellowish or
| brownish caterpillar, with black
head, that forms loose web or tent
in great variety of trees, appearing
from the 1st of July and continuing
| through the summer The larvae are
rather srarsely covered with long hairs
that are whitish or yellowish in color,
with occasional black ones. When the
webs are small. cut out and burn. II
the web has become large, enclosing
many branches of the tree, burn the
worms with torch, or use Remedy
No. |, No. or No. B.
The Apple Plant Louse-During the
winter and early spring there are
small. shining black specks in rough
places on the bark and about the
buds. or distributed promiscuously
over the surface of the small limbs,
usually abundant where there are
numerous fine plant hairs, making a
felty covering, to which the eggs are
easily attached. The best time for
treatment is while the trees are dor.
mant-any time after the leaves fall
and before the buds open. Use whale
oil soap in the proportion of one pound
to two gallons of water. After the
leaves are out, use No. 6 or No. Z.
For Flat-Headed Borer-First pro.
tect the trees from sun scald and other
injuries. In winter or spring the bor-
ers can be grubbed out with a sharp
knife and destroyed. The fiat-headed
borer can be kept in check by washing
the tree with No. 9 or No. 10, about the
time that the insect eggs are laid
about the LIST of May-and repeat In
ten days, and again in twenty days.
The Scurvy Bark Louse-The pres
ence of this insect is indicated by
very small white scales upon the
trunks OF limbs Of the trees, some.
time entirely covering the bark, and
appearing like a scruf or dandruff-
hence the common name. The use of
No. 9 or No. 10, while the trees are
dormant, will probably kill the scales
After the leaves are out, if the lice ap-
pear, use No. 6 or No. Z the last of
May, and again about the 10th Of June.
The same remedies may be applied to
eradicate the oyster-shell bark louise
and the Putnam scale.
The Apple-Twig Borer-A cylindri-
cal. mahogany-colored beetle, about
one-third of an inch in length, boring
'les in twigs of apple. pear, cherry,
osage orange and other trees, also
grape vines, the burrow starting Just
above bud and extending downwards.
Remedy: Cut out the infested stems
and burn them
For Woolly Aphis-As soCo as the
lice appear on the trunks Of the trees
in the spring, before they get into the
branches, apply kerosene oil with a
" uoA VI oWop. bS lCpSdlllSs tuS Olel-
alton few times they may be kept
largely from the tops of the trees. One
form of this insect is found on the
roots of the trees and produces wart-
like swellings; another appears on the
trunk and limbs, and is usually densely
covered with a woolly secretion. The
best remedy for the root form is to-
bacco dust worked into the ground to
the amount of three to six pounds
about the crown of the tree and then
wet with water. In the hands Of one
who has had experience, carbon bisul-
phide may be used effectually by in
jecting into the ground about the
crown of the tree. If the lice spread
over the tops of the trees they may be
treated with Remedy No. 6 or 7. 1t is
necessary to apply with great deal
of force, so as to wet through the
wool" which protects the lice from
any light spray. Where the lice are
found on the roots of nursery stock, it
is advisable to dip the roots in No. I,
or to fumigate with hydrocyanic gas
Bands on Trees for Cooling Moth
Wrap around the trunk, one or more
I feet from the ground. three thick
nesses of burlap six inches wide. Put
in one tack where burlap joins. The
bands should be in place by June 10th
and examined every week to destroy
the worms until the apples are gath
cred. 1t requires considerable time
to cover a large orchard, and there Is
danger of overlooking some of the in.