The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-13

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moth. The former is well known BE-
ing Il blackish beetle with Ions
shout or proboscis having four more
or less distinct red spots on the back
The wcevils about the size Of the rice
wecvil but of a uniform brown color
frequently met with in grain bins
are granary wccvils These granar,
wccvils during long years Of domestl-
cation have lost the use Of thci1
wings hence are severely handicap,
ped in migrating from crib to crib OF
between the crib and field. The rice
wccvil has well developed wings and
knows how to use them to advantage.
or the wccvils it is, therefore, the
rIcr wccvll that chiefly concerns us.
Ihr other notorious pest is the
grain moth, which resembles a small
butterfly with wings folded. 1t file,
with the ease Of a house fly and lk.
the rice wccvil begins its work of de.
struction in the field.
Tine weevils lay their eggs in tn.
seed where the young larva eats th.
Slarrh: when full grown it changes
10 the dormant or pupa Stage from
which the full grown wccvil cmcr-
="S and works its way out to lay the
J r@GS for another brood. The tim,
from cog laying to full grown wccvil
requires about six weeks.
. Th" life history Of the moth is sim.
. liar to that of the wrrvilS. rycrnt
iha' thr eggs are not laid inside or
til" seed.
! II" methods that control one vii,
/ control the other and as the farmer,
ra' present lo"king principally for Il
method to control the pests i'm corn
already in the crib the carbon biSulp-
hide nirlh"d is here discussed.
Carbon biSulphidr. sometimes call
ct 'hi"h lifr' is colorlcss liuuid
with strong diSa@rccahIc odor 1t
vap"r1zrS rapidly at ordinary tenn
p"ralurrS, is highly inflammablc and
when l@nllrd is explosive. This ma,
appear dangerous but it is not if Won
keep away fire Of any kind whether
flame. stove. lanlrr,. rmbcrs. li"hr-
rd pIp". cigar or amy other means for
r"nN"Nin" fire OF any kind. This
chemical is widely used at prrscnt
people "bSrrvin" the cautions wivcn
above. 1t may be purchased at an,
drug store or chemical wholesale
house at about p cents i'm pound lots.
Will" IN larger quantities. the price.
Is about / cents per pound. This H.
I uuId and vap"r comm" from il !,
I '''hNI"r than air and will sink. There
/ lore the application is made at the
! top OF the crib and not from below.
N>Snmin" that the crib is moIcr-
alrlN tight it is used at the rate of
ON" pound to every 100 bushels or
gram. 1t may be poured in several
shallow Vessels and these sci in var
l""~ plates ever the top Of the grain
"r 1t may hr applied by SprinkIing it
l'N' water over III" surface. In tight
bins the Sprinklin~ method is cnnvrn.
vent and effective. but in open. lcak>
bus the vessels are recommended
When the bin is open il should be-
mad" tight if possible. In ease of
log cribs this may be accomplished
by means Of canvas tackled over the
walls. Assuming that farmer de.
Slr"> t" treat an open crib the follow
ln= method is suggested.
Instead Of Sprinkling the chemical
over the surface or distributing if in
! shallow vessels il is poured into lnr",.
bottles with narrow ncckS and Ihrs,.
ar" buried III the upper surface of the
@rA'n near the middle. lcavin" then,
nnr"rkrd. The liuuiL will ESCAPE
slowly killing the insects nearer the
centre while those near the walls NAV
escape I" the "uiSidc Of the building.
lh' writer has frequently Witnessed
this when fumi eating log cribs. Th,.
liquid should be used at the rate of
'W" t" three pounds per 100 bushc,,
ana when the insects escape many or
them may be trapped by corn placed
~ different parrs about the build-
IN" Tor this purpose. Later this corn
may he fumigatcd like seed grain de-
>rrihrd below.
Where only Il small quantity of
gram Is I" be tumigatcd. such AS seed
corn. II may be accomplished BY
pouring it in a coal oil or whiske\
BARREL Such Il barrel will accommo.
'iair about ; bushels. Three ounce,
"t carbon biSulphidc is poured owe,