Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-12


third Of an inch long and as big around
as a pin. They bore up inside the
roots, injuring them so badly that the
growth Of the plant is seriously check
ed. Often, too, the roots are so weak
ened that the corn blows down badly.
Some time during August the worm
goes through a transformation called
pupation, which changes 1t into
small, light green beetle. This beetle
feeds on the silks and tips Of ears and
lays eggs for the next years crop Of
worms.
Another insect which lives on the
roots Of corn is the root louise. These
lice are very small and helpless. They
are kept through the winter in the eggs
stage in ant hills. In the spring after
they hatch they are placed on the corn
roots by the ants. The ants are very
fond Of a sweet fluid which is secreted
by the lice, and they take care Of them
for this purpose.
Other insects which do more or less
damage to the corn crop are the stalk
borer, wireworm, white grub, bill bug,
cutworm, etc. These insects live and
multiply in grass land and from there
find their way into the adjoining corn
fields. They do the greatest damage,
however, when the grass land Is plow-
ed up and put into corn.
The damage from nearly all insects
affecting corn, small grain or grass can
be readily prevented by a good system
of rotation This Is especially true If
clover Is used, since such insects as
cutworms and grubs do not work to
any extent on clover. The frequent
blowing Of the ground and change OF
crops where a rotation is followed are
fatal to most insects. Damage from
these pests will be still further re-
duced If the soil is kept so well sup
piled with plant food that the plants
can get a quick start In the spring.
Treated in this way, they are more
vigorous and better able to Withstand
insect attacks.
These remedies, with the exception of
the last, cannot be applied to orchard
and garden crops, since these must be
grown on the same land year after
year. For the insects affecting these
crops spraying is the best remedy.
The principal insect that attacks the
apple is the codling moth. These in
sects pass the winter in ball of silk,
or cocoon, which they spin around
themselves. These cocoons are hidden
beneath the bark and under rubbish.
Such as happen to escape the hungry
search Of woodpeckers and other birds
change to the pupa stage in the spring.
In this stage changes take place inside
the body of the worm which so trans
form 1t that early in June 1t comes out
Of the cocoon as a small brown moth.
These moths lay great numbers of
eggs, which hatch into small worms.
These worms eat their way into the
apple through the blossom end. The
apples thus affected usually fall off,
and in a short time the worms crawl
out and again spin cocoons around
themselves. The life cycle is lived
over again. and a second brood of the
moths appears about the middle OF
July. 1t is this brood which does the
most damage. 1t is the worms which
hatch from the eggs laid by them that
are so often found in fall and winter
apples.
Many poisons, of which paris green
is the one most commonly used, are
effective in destroying the codling
moth. Paris green Is usually used in
connection with bordeaux mixture,
which is a remedy for the various fun
gous diseases which affect the leaves
and fruits.
To make this mixture dissolve fve
pounds of copper sulphate and five
pounds of lime separately in twenty
five gallons of water each. When they
are thoroughly dissolved mix the two
solutions and add four ounces of paris
green The lime in this solution Is
added to prevent the chemicals from