The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-10
incredible. but it IS easy to test the

A few days ago two men interested
in the subject visited one of the larg-
est apple orchards in the state, al old
orchard which is usually overrun with
codling moth They devoted the entire
day to a search for codling moth.
They twisted old bark of the trees,
dug into likely looking places, even
tore down some old trees and ex-
amined every part of them carefully.
During the entire day they found six
worms.
In this same orchard last year
were liberated a colony of the new
parasites which Geo. Compere bro't
from Spain. Several months later
these parasites were flying about the
was not one to be found. They had
been starved tout.
But where, then, is the codling
moth? Has ID been destroyed?
The two mFn went into the pack
ing house ARD began an ~investiga-
ton of conditions there. Few signs
of the moth Were to be seen. Finally
someone suggeAted going into the eel
lar. There the pollution of the ques-
ton was found SThere was a three
inch interval between the edge of
the flooring and the side walls. On
the under side of ithe flooring, ex-
tending Jack for Averal feet, was
a solid mass of codling moth chrysa-
lids-thousands of them. The worm.
had dropped from TIE tables to the
floor and hurried stway from the
light to the edge of the floor, where
they had crept down to the under
side and pupated.
ling moth for the coming season.
When the time comes they will en-
erge from the chrysalids as moths
and hasten away to the orchard to
become the parents of the count
less boards of codling moth worms
which will attack the apple crop
and for which, the grower will spray
several times during the season.
THIS is not an excentiOnal Ease IT
is merely an; example of conditions
which may be found in practically
every apple packing house in the
state. The worms at his time of the
year are not in the orchard. They
that winter in the trees are a neg
ligible quantity. Their natural enc
les, woodpeckers, etc. Those in the
packing mouse are the only mes that
need any particular attention.
The apple grower has the situation
in his own hands, if he did but real
ize it. At a. minimum expenditure of
labor and money he can practically
destroy all the cooling moth and
provided his neighbors do the same
render himself secure from their at
tacks during the coming season. He
has the moths corralled in one place
III h0 hos fn do iC To 6nctrov thnm
hi the method is not difficult
Most of the packing houses are built
tightly enough SO that they can be
closed up and fumigated. Close the
doors and windows and stop up any
cracks that may be found. In the
case of the smaller buildings, if nee
essary, spread a tent or other GOV
ering over them. Then fumigate
thoroughly with cyanide. That will
entirely destroy all the moths ex
cept such as have bored their way
into the boxes, etc. Boil the boxes
This is not a difficult operation
Practically all packing houses have
vats for mixing sprays. Boil the box
es in these-and save having to mi,
sprays.
Probably the above statements viii
appear unbelievable to most growers
Let the growers test the truth of tht
assertions for themselves. Surely, i
is worth while. The old method ha:
been in use for many years-and witt