Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-03


much better basis than he had for the
work that was done last year This
tells in his plans. Spraying has been
found most effective process of war
fare, and along this line Of action tie
forces have been doubled since last
summer. With this new equipment it
will be possible, too, to go into tie very
depths OF the bug colonies and fight
them from the inside.
The extent Of the infestation was de
tcrmined by the scouting work of the
last two years, and the crusade was
carried on from the outside edges,
pushing the bug forces back towards
the centres. The residential sections
were cleaned first; the highways were
barriraded. as it We're, TO prevent The
moths from getting onto public convey
anCcS and starting new colonies at
points which they cannot reach by their
own flight. Not only are the highways
in the worst infected districts Virtually
closed against the catCrpillars, but the
rank and lille in hu9dom is much re-
duccd since last fall by a vigorous win
ter campaign in which gypsy egg clus-
tiers have Deen crcosutcd and brow IL
tail nests cut down ana burned. An
other point that Will TIL heavily
against the bugs in the coming summer
battle is that the men Nho are enlisted
in the service have had Il year or two OF
experience, and know the ground better
than before. When they are sent cut
With s!raycTs they known where to
plant them, apd now tc use them
Many of them will be sent into the
Woodlands that could not bc reached III
previous ytars-a little closer to The
centre Of infcstatiOn.
boston too. is better equipped f0r the
coming crusade ana is working in pc:-
feet harmony with the State official :;
AprroXiratcly $1,000 have been c:i-
pended in the city during The winter on
cutting down nests and cTcosutin% c.s.:
clusters. and whatever else could br
done during tho cola days towards
surpTc*sing the pest. OF thS amount
perhaps ninety pr cent will come back
to the city from the taxpayers
Little public attention is being given
to the San JOS scale, although this is
a serious insect pest. 1t gained foot
hole in the State before the nursery in
SpcCtiou was established and has never
been cradicatCd since. The oyster Shell
bark louise also is doing some damage
in orchards, but is decidedly limited in
its means Of Transmission ana usually
comes to life. feeds and dies on tic
particular tree it attacks. 1t is not an
uncommon thing. however, to find this
little scale settle 50 thickly on the bark
of a fruit tree as t. cover the limbs
completely and as the surface it creates
hy this adhesion looks much like The
bark itself it is not readily detected b.
the unsusprcting cyr. " here it lodGcs
it inserts its bCak into the tree ana
sucks the juice. Against Il serious at
tack the tree has not chance Of life, bur
the human hard can easily stay the at
tack. The Washington entomOIogistS
have found occasion to Issue II special
bulletin on the tcrTlpin scale, q SOFT
shell lifc-form which also feeds on fruit
trees. 7 his is now found in every state
east Of the Mississippi River, and il
Missouri. Louisiana, T"xas and Mime
sofa. 1t is found in Massachusetts, bat
hardly in numbers u cause any alarm.
lta natural enemies are mary.-Boston
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