The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-08

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nfst thing We notice IN the spring At tho
time the apple Il IN blossom. "a a little
brown moth. W1cn the wings arc
spread you sce that there are bands Of
light and dark On the wings and on the
ends OF the wings some spota which are
mode-llke IN color Tho hind wings are
always covered WHOM mo Insect is rest.
ing. The insect rests during the day on
the bark of a twig. She IS SO near like
the bark IN color that SHE IS very de-
ceptive. but n she Is disturbed she win
MT away and then light arsin ON some
o;her twlg.
in tho spring We nnd her looking for
a place to deposit her eggs. She does
not attach hsc eggs to the fruit. she docs
nol even put them on the under side of
the leaf where they would be protected.
but on the upper side OF leaves She
must do her worS IN four or nvc days.
and the eggs. being hatched. the young
grubs crawl around eating OF the leaves
% the apple tree and seeking the fruit
Eighty-flve per cont. Of these worms en-
ter the apple from the calyx end. they
then bore or burrow into the Interior Of
the apple. sometimes feeding on the
bruised skin OF the apple The worm
finds IFS way into the apple when tho
calyx Is wide open. but She leaves "a lit-
tic fragment behind her by which you
can trace her. She stays there peri,Srs
twoniy days. then. being mature. she
tries to find her way out. she comes
to development In twenty days. The
apple win then be the size OF q walnut
perhaps. and viii stll carry the marks
OF the insect which has infested Il. The
insect crawls down the limb and drops
by a thread which she spins and finds
place where she spins yiilxcn web IN
which she passes her rcsi,ag stnge from
which she cmergos IN the form OF
moth and SION iinds her way TO the ap-
pie again ard SO Is history repeated. II
takes about nfty-lvc days Go complete
Tie cycle. This teaches us what 10 do.
we might drive them away, perhaps,
but taat would be impracticahle. The
most practical thing 60 do tninc times
out of tend is to spray-and spray at the
right time It must be the right spray
at the right time.
After the nrst codding Moth Is dis
posed Of and the Il W apple has come ouG
| dt Is probably the second or third brood
which does the damage) the spray must
be used at time Il Will catch the first
brood and then the second brood. Each
spraying consists OF two or three appli-
cations. Most farmers pride themselves
on not spraying; now the fruit grower
/ Is different, he says: "Aiasi / must
spray" or Il have sprayed and saved
thereby. 9S per cent OF my crop" From.
nifty C50) to eighty-fve $3.50 per Gems
loss without spraying from cighty-fve
tS5) to ninety-eight C9sl per cent saving
by spraying. These figures are borne
out by long experience
Paris green Is the poison we use. sim-
ply because the worm eats part Of the
outside skin ana perhaps part Of the
leaf SO we do not try to kill the worm
Itself This is the stage In which the
damage Is done and this IS the stage
in which It can be reached by our reme-
dial processes. We also use Bordeaux
mixture This is fnguscde Bull
letln No Ga gives these formulas. Four
pounds OF ouicllime added to the mix
tire will prevent the burning of the
foliage.
Time. rho proper time TO spray Is
just after the eggs have been laid. The
Paris green Is tho stun that Is for in
sects. The time for moths to appear
IS when the trees are il blossom You
may find the nest the moth has made
for herself to pass the wn.er In. In
the spring comes the rest stage, then
the worm. then the moth. Just as soon
as the petals have fallen is the time TO
spray and apply spray with pump
which win give a nne mist and be sure
It gets into the calyx while the flower
is open II must be remembered that
s.ighty-1ye l'sr cent OF these insects
20 into the apple at the time the calyx
is open. The little insects are not able
10 go into the smooth wan Of an apple;
they must find doorway. Two weeks
or twenty days later VIII be time 10
spray again unloss a hard rain has
washed on the first spray. The trouble
with most fruit growers Is that they
aey compacently. Yes I have sprayed.
You cannot afford to 80 down and say,
20. yes kye sprayed" For II rain
has COME you must repeat ne opera
tion
second brood Now the second brood
! comes along in the latter part Of july
ana .s the most imoortsnt one You
, must DO row az you did tho first time
nouco when The worms of the hrst brood
coinc out ia largest numbers. ana TWEEN
davs from that time viii he time foI
!. ihe second brood. Remember chat IN
, August-ttnth to nfteenth--wil be time
|. 70 apply for the second brood. But be
on the alert Tor Coddling Moth brood'
sometimcs overlap not all have CONS
10 maturity, perhaps, iuat az the prop
er time.
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