Lower coast gazette., 1913-09-13

was found that the WeeVll Cl1dC
came in contact with the drop or
drops Of molasses would fall OIL
the cotton and would crawl away
It seeming that they could not
stand the molasses or were SO
embarrassed by its sickness
that they became helpless. me
weevils became covered with
dirt from this same cause. Their
powers Of flying are very limited
any way and when sticky from
contact with the molasses they
can't fly at all. In fact the use
of the molasses is very similar to
the .nse Of fly paper in catching
flies with this difference that the
molasses in tank cars is only
worth about half a cent a pound'
as against the much higher cost
of any other kind Of sickness.
It is also suggested that this mo-
lasses would make a trap tor the
delicate white fly with the black
dot on it's wings which fly lays,
the caterpillar eggs. The mo-
lasses becomes equal to spiders
web for catching these insects.
It is also suggested as being val
liable for the Irish potato bug
instead of Paris green and as
actual experiments is reported
as having been entirely effective.
AS this is a new agent IN the
field for the destruction of this
great boil weeyil pest the whole
matter is worthy Of careful ex'
perimentation and most earnes'
consideration. The experiments
who furnished the data original.
given to the Times Democra
suggests that every planter Q
cotton should plant half an acr
in different parts Of his pianta
ton, say on the 18th Of Marc
and as soon as the weevil make
its appearance apply this blact
; strap molasses heavily and h
! will get everyone Of the old We'
: wills. It is said to require vel
little molasses to the acre ar
anyone can make his own sprln'
Ter. If the weather is cool Il
molasses can Be thinned so tn;
9 it will drop similarly to lars
t drops Of rain. lie suggests pu
f ting soft, thick cloth stresmel
l. about six inches longer than t
bottom, or below the Eottom
r the sprinkler 50 as 10 press
S push the top of the cotton Il
" ward to all the drops to get
+, the under leaves ard Inn
if Judgment should be used as
ty whether enough has been /;
5. oiled or when it is thick or Il
ID enough to stick to the leaves
~ the cotton plant. It is said
IS require a heavy rain to W;
to this molasse5 from the rcu
ut leaves Of the plants and it i
in not inJure any Of them. J
he potato bug and the weeyil b
~. acted as il they did not kr
. what to do. They crawl
ed hunting some place to hide. s
res became so full Of dirt that t
ire could not crawl. It is said
nd it will save the crop.
ire All this seems a very sin
re- remedy and yet we all know
me as a fly catching expedient
the practiced it.
but erations ego. The boil weev
us endowed with very restrl'
our flying powers and hence is
.ur- ticularly amenable to this kan
is a trap and it certainly ougS
,ro- be ayailed Of to a consider
UGH extent by our cotton plar
rib next season and their exl
- - L..LEs .AEHE-E -
lral ments collated will be OF 2
AXE value to the entire cotton w
lere It is only a few decades
|ous that the army worm would p
neir ically annihilate the cotton
can in given localities in a Ga,
two, just as the grasshopper
sess initiated the corn crop OF
! to Kansas. Paris green came
lose an effective remedy and is
With constantly availed Of for tn
ally preston of the army y
w,hannvnr II makes its 40