The Hartford republican., 1912-05-10

upper surface OF the leaf of an apple
tree. The eggs are oval in shape and
are tightly glued to the leaf, appear
ing Ike white spot. The period Of
incubation varies between nine and eigh
teen days. Then the egg becomes a
worm. When mature, the worm meas
ures about three-quartors of an inch and
Is of whtish or yellowish color with a
begin their search for fruit upon which
to feed. 1t is thought that they sus-
tain themselves temporarily upon the
leaves. Since some of them are de-
posted as far as ten feet from the ap-
pies, many fail to reach the goal AMI
die by the wayside.
The first brood of worms each year
enters the apple at the calyx and
eight times out of ten. Larvae of the
second brood are more apt to enter the
fruit at some other place. This is i'm
portant to remember. for 1T renders the
first breed more easy to destroy by
spraying the fapples where the worms
make their first meal and poisoning
them before they are able to enter the
fruit. The worm makes itself at home
in the fruit and eats of the apple for
period Of from ten to thirty days. 1t
then emerses and seeks sheltered
place on the tree to pupate. The lar
vac unually desert the apples before this
drop.
The pupa is about half an inch long,
varying according to age from yellow to
a brown color, The time spent in the
pupa stage varies according to the wealth
er. but the average is about twenty-eigh
days.
The adult moth which emerges from
the cocoon is of brownish-gray appear
ance, the male having on the lower
surface of the front wing an elogated
blachish spot. 1t lives from one to fif-
teen days. Frequently two broods will
be Matched i'm year. although in SON
of the Northern States only one genera
tion and a partial second generation
are known.
There are two chief methods of rid
ding the orchard of apple worms. One /
to place a band of burlap or osme sim
liar material around the trees to attract
the lava when 1t selects a place to pu-
pate. and then destroying the cocoons.
The other is by frequent spraying with
arsenical preparations.
or the arsenical preparations paris
green is one of those chiefly used. 1t
shuld be usedo in the proportion of one
pound to $50 gallons of water. Arsenate
of lead is also much used and seems
very desirable for sveral reasons. 1t
is used at the rate of four to six pound
to 100 gallons of water. Arsenate of
lime Is used at the rate of one and a
half pints to fifty gallons of water. A
little milk of lime should b6 added. Ar
senate Of lime has the advantage Of
being the cheapest preparation.
The result OF spraying depend large
ly upon the kind of spraying apparatus
used. Three kinds Of outfits are. used,
the barrel sprayer. the hand-power tank
and the gasoline sprayer. The pump
should be fitted with 20 or 80 feet of hos
extension rods and double noz-
zels. The hand sprayers will do for
small orchards and the gasoline sprayers
where the orchard is very large. A bar
rel sprayer will be found sufficient for
The moderate-sized orchard.
The first spraying should be done as
soon as the blossoms have fallen and
he calyx should be very carefully pois-
,ned at this time. This is the most
important spraying Of all and should
De performed in the most thorough |
manner. About three weeks later the
lext spraying should be done.
Two sprayings are enough in some
ocalities, but the department Of Agricul- |
ure advises additional spraying in all
states where second brood of the
worms is likely to appear, including |
Virginia, Kentucky. Missouri, Kansas,
colorado, and practically all the West
,rn States. The third application should
,e made nine or ten weeks from the
alling of the petals and the fourth |
should be two or three weeks later. A
fifth spraying, two or three weeks af
er the fourth, is sometimes advised.
To prevent infestation, cellars and
'ther places where apples are stored,
hould be carefully screened, so as to
Prevent the, moth from reaching the or
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