Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-08

by Prof. Chambliss in which he tells
when to apply insecticides or other
treatment. If the readers are inter-
eeted in the different emulsions re-
\ commended by Prof. Cham bliss, they
viii. find this article very helpful. AS
to the application of the insecticides,
Prof. Chambliss paper is as follows:
Appleton codling moth, apply
Paris green in liquid form or arsenate
of lead as soon as the blossoms fall
repeat before the fruit turns down.
Collect and destroy tho fallen fruit.
On trunk of tree use band of cotton
or burlap during July, August and
September; remove this band every
10 days and kill the insects found
under it.
For woody aphis, apply kerosene
emulsion or whale oil soap as soon as
the insect appears on the limbs re-
peat whenever necessary. For the
root form, use tobacco.
For the apple aphis, apply kero-
sene emulsion or whale oil soap when
the buds open, if the lice appear; re-
peat five days later, or before the
leaves begin to curl
For the San Jose scale, apply the
lime and sulphur wash to all parts of
the tree in December; repeat in Feb
rnary if tree is badly encrusted. In
summer apply kerosene emulsion.
For tent-cat >rpillar and fall web
worm, apply Paris green in liquid
form or arsenate of lead when the
caterpillars appear repeat, if neces-
sary, ten days later. When first
seen, the nests of these insects should
be destroyed by burning them, which
should be done only on cloudy days
or late in the afternoon.
For the oyster. shell scale and
scurfy scale, apply kerosene emulsion
during the winter; repeat in April.
Asparagus-For asparagus beetle,
apply pyrethrum in liquid form when
the young appear; repeat every four
days during the cutting season. After
the cutting season, apply arsenate of
lead.
Bean-For leaf bettle, apply Paris
green in liquid form or arsenate of
lead when the beetles appear; repeat
whenever necessary. Either of these
insecticides may be used with Bor-
deaux mixture.
Celery-For caterpillar, apply ar
senate of lead in Bordeaux mixture
when the caterpillars appear; repeat
week later if necessary.
Cabbage, Caulitlower and Collard
For aphis, apply kerosene emul-
sion, whale oil soap or tobacco decoc.
tion when the lice appear repeat one
week later. After the crop has been
gathered, plow up and destroy all
parts of plant that remain.
For the harlequin bug, apply kero-
sene emulsion or whale oil soap upon
the first appearance of the insect re-
peat whenever necessary. Use mus
tard in cabbage patch as a trap crop.
On this plant destroy insects with
pure kerosene.
For cabbage caterpillar and other
ieaf-eating caterpillars, apply Paris
green in liquid form once a week un-
til head is nearly grown, if the insects
appear. Use pyrethrum on the older
plants.
For root-maggot, apply carbolic
acid emulsion to the soil around the
base of the plant.
Cantaloupe and Watermelon--Fo
the aphis, apply to the under surface
of leaves kerosene emulsion, whale
oil soap or tobacco decoction as soon
as the insects appear; repeat every
live days until the lice are destroyed.
For beetles and leaf-eating insects,
apply Paris green or arsenate of lead
with Bordeaux mixture while plant
is young. Use air, ,slaked lime or to.
hacco dust as repellant.
Cherry-For aphis, apply kerosene
emulsion or tobacco decoction before