Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-24

} MORE NBOtT THE I9NIsLE-
QCIN CARRIAGE BUG.
stat. college Rullctln.


very numerous inquiries Ifnfn Hil
over the state concerning this insect
occasion this press bulletin
This bug In the adult form IL from
one-fourth 60 one.half an inch long.
broad shouldered and shield shaped
and most wildly coiored with deep
blue or black and bright orange red
The young are similarly colored but
have no wings Tho eggs are barrel
shaped and have dark colOred hoops
They are set on end In rows on the
under side Of leaves. Each female
lays about lee eggs aud only from
two four weeks are necessary 10 pro-
ducc adult bugs from eggs
The adults OF the last summer gen
Grafton winter over under crop rub
bish left in the field or garden. or
In almost any shelter they ind handy,
becoming active In early spring aud
feeding ON any cruciferous Cmustard.
radish. etc, family plants they ind.
summer generations from these bugs
| swell the numbers enormously ana
thcs attack garden crops very scrl-
onsly the cabbage. turnips, cite, the
worst of all They do their damage
hy inserting the sharp heak into tho
plant tissues and sucking out the
Juices. causing the plants Ia die.
weather sufficiently cold IN the fan
drives them into shelter.
FROM the above, control measures
should Doe based upon preventing the
adults from living over winter and
from laying cgge In the spring To
de- the former, clean mp aud burn
the crop remains ir the early fall as
soon az the crops are harvested
Thorough blowing will then destroy
the hiding places. small area ot
some plant they like we'll, late plant
ed so as &C. ho green after the rest
Of the crop n cleared OFF ar some
late Cabhagns left In the field viii
draw most of the bugs and they may
hc sprayed with 80 per cent kero-
scne emulsion or even pure kerosene.
and so Killed In great quantities..
! 70 get the hugs In the spring mat
/ have wintercd over. use a similar
trap crop" that VIII make AN early
growth in given region. Kale plant
cd ln the fan mustard in spring. rad
ishcH. ctr. are good These viii draw
the bugs 49, soon as the begin to feed
Ia the spring and they may hc spray
ed as above and Killed before having
! had time 90 lay ogEs for the hrst
summer brood one huR killed In
the fall OF spring means Thousands
| less ia the summer n Is well 10 plant
such trap crops in rows through the
/ intended garden or field n planted
at different times. later planted rows
will serve TO draw bugs after the nrst
rows have been sprayed. for the splay
Kills the plants az we'll as the bugu.
The adult bugs on crop plants are
very hard TO Kill and cannot bo killed
by spray with any great success
without usually damaging the plauis.
whale-oil SOAP at the rate OF one and
one half Ia two pounds 10 tbs vallon
OF water viii XIII the adults On Cah-
baEe without any damngs 80 tho
plants usually The young hugs Mas
he Killed with the solution above.
using one half pound 20 The gallon,
| ~ by spraying with Kerosene emui.
sion. ten 10 fifteen per cent strength.
TO mako the Kerosene emulsion.
dissolve by boiling. one-hulf pound
81 hard soap In one gallon Of water;
while this N stlli hot add two gallons
~ Kerosene. Pump back and firth
with u hand spray pump or churn
otherwise. until the whole mass ~
creamy throughout This ~ absolute
IA necessary Free oil burns the fol-
lage. ANY free oil that may be lofi
after the best emulsion you can give,
may be poured OF after the solution
stands
For ten per cent strength dilute
one gallon 81 tho emulsion above with
eve and two-thlrds gallons Of water
for ffteen per cent use three AMI
one. half gallons OF water Instead.