The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-11
THE porAro BETTE
Appearance Of the Pest and a Good
Spray o KIN tie Bugs.

appearance ut kMe rest ahA ANgN
Spray to Kin the Bugs.
The potato beetle e such common
pest that 9 description scarcely seems
necessary, hut since other insects are
efien mistaken fof il, & may Be wen %
give q brief account 81 it The adult
beetle IS Is oyai b form, about three.
Fights ~ En- inch ii length ana just q
[ little narrower than long The ground
eol6r a yellow The upper wings are
marked 81 20 black lines running lengths
wise. save The American CultiFat0r The
adults live over winter ~ the ground to
the depth of ~ no ino*es Or more.
Where the ground Is sonse they have
been found 70 the depth on several feet
lu thh spring. the beetles appear nhont
tie time that the potatoes break from
the grQuna and q Few days the egg
LAYING begins The eggs ata bright tel.
low % color and are aid q patches on
zoe under side 81 the leaves Each patch
contains from % e Sc eggs They lfs
very easily discovered 81 simply urnine
over the vines with che hands. SO that
The under sides 81 the leaves are ext
posed Every potato grower should make
systematic examination al the vines
hy passing through bis fields and turn.
ing over the leaves Of two or thrive hills
n each row.
The eggs hatch in rom four to eight
DAYS, according 60 the temperature. The
larvae are dark.rsd ernhs. with black
hsads For the first liay 81 two they
oftcn eat the surface Of The leaf upon
which they were Matched Then they
migrate b The top Of the plant and feed
upon the young tender lsaves, which are
just unfolding The ideal moment for
the first spray j. just when fhe eggs are
beginning u hatch. Fortunately, We know
an inscttaEle which VIII stand consider
able wet weather and stil leave enough
slnQing to the leaves to do very effective
work This IS arsenate 81 lead This
psnson usually comes d the form 81 q
white paste though some manufacturers
make . powdered product The arsenicai
Is applied 10 the vines m water al the
rate of ak or eight pounds Of the poison
90 100 gallons Of water or about three or
four pounds te the barrel The best way
to mix the poison Is to weigh out the
required amount ID a pail pour 10 some
water and mix thoroughly with q stick.
Pour 81 the top Of the mixture into the
barrel 81 water Through d screened fun-
mel Add more water 70 thu remainder
Il the pail mix, and proceed as before
until all the substance mas been dia.
solved
The best means Of application, espe.
eially in large fields. e py means a. q
power sprnyeF. These machines are
made 70 spray from four 70 Six rows.
with a fine. misty spray 4 fine nozzle IS
used and the liquid forced out with
pressure The pressure i obtained by
gear attachments with tie Wheels. To
will Be best for the farmer 10 consult
nfgnbors who have used these machines
and select one that has gwen satisfaction
elsewhere Some Of TIE earlier makes
failed to give sufficient power 70 make a
good spray
A very effective hume-mrse spray may
be made BY mounting square platform
On The front wheels 81 wagon. On
this barrel Is placed which Il furnished
with a good hand spray pump. From the
barrel four leads of hose - "a rod
extending across the back Of che plat
form. Each hose N provided with q
yefmorel nozzle, which sprays down
ward The nogzles are spaced 81 that
one comes over each row Of potatoes
The cost of this apparatus Il about SEQ,
not counting the wagon and labor