The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-01
LICE At TACK
SHADE TREES
OF THE CITY
City Forester Thompson to
Ask Council Tonight to
Take Prompt Action to
Save the Trees.

{ unless the city and the citizens
] lend a hand all the shade trees in
Richmond are on their way to destruc-
tion," said City Forester Thompson to-
Gay.
On this account Prof Thompson
will appear before council tonight urg-
ing it to save the trees from destruc-
ton. An emergency exists, he declares.
"All over town trees are infested
with the larvae or a species of lice In
this larval stage the pest does it's des-
tructive work Our trees may survive
this one attack, but it is only the fore
runner of more-One pest does not
come at time and each attack rem
Gers destruction more certain. II the
city will take action now we can avert
the danger.
Il would not be doing my duty as
city forester If / did not warn the city
officials and the property owners of
the probability of their trees being
destroyed. 1t will not be much of an
effort to save them. The value of pro-
perty in Richmond will certainly de-
preciate if our trees die out
II want council to take action this
evening. A little spraying is all that
IL necessary.
! In a recent issue of the Palladium
Prof. Thompson contributed an article
telling how the trees can be saved. At
the request Of many subscribers it is
reprinted in part, as follows:
How To Save Trees.
who have Norway Naples which have
these lice on them to spray them. The
Norway Naples are our best trees for
shade and we do not want to lose one
If we can help it.
'In East Orange, N. j., where the
city has had to fight this pest the
trees are sprayed with Whale-oil soap
The emulsion is prepared by dissolv-
ing, or mixing a pound of the soap
with five gallons of water.
"The lice work on the under sides of
the leaves and the spray should be di-
rected upward through the tree.
1.-The State Entomologist, Mr.. c. H.
Baldwin, sent me this formula, which
he says is one of the best. dissolve
.one-half pound of hard soap, prefera-
bly, WhaleOil soap, in one gallon of
boiling water. While the solution is
still hot pour in two gallons of kero-
sene oil and agtate this mixture vio-
.1ently until white creamy emulsion is
formed. To use this, dilute with water
at the rate of one part of the emulsion
to nine parts of water. In spraying, be
very careful to put the liquid on thor
ohghly, covering every part of the in
Tested tree and using a fine mist
spray"
This can be done by any one who
has a sprayer, and the remedy is mex
rensive.
Sprayers may be had at hardware
store all the way from ninety cents to
fifteen dollars But the most effective
way is for the city to spray all the
trees
III some of the Eastern cities, where
continual warfare is being waged
against insect pests of all kinds, gaso-
line sprayers, owned by the city are
used. In East Orange, any many 9TH
Crs, whenever a tree needs spraying
the city does it and charges the cost
10 the property owner. This, is the
way it should be in the city of this
state. Pests could then be controlled,
for if ten men spray their trees and
one man does not the pest isn't de-
stroyed and the work Of the ten is can
oelled by the negligence of the one.
This town has been very fortunate in
that we have had practically no trou-
BILE with insect pests and We can cas-
lily destroy this one