Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-11
SCoRCH THE BUG.
Farmer Rusk Quotes DR.. Leonard
Haseman.


the county are acquainted with
the chinch bug and its destructive |
work. We know that under
favorable circumstances it multi
plies in number rapidly and that
under such circumstances they
sometimes totally destroy con-
siderable areas of growing corn
i'll remarkably short time.
We had large numbers of these
unwelcome bugs in Audrain coun-
ty this past season and we have
every reason to believe that a con
siderable number will succeed i'll
alternating and living thru this
winter However, we are i'll a
position to materially discourage
their prospects for feast at our
expense this coming year. Should
we not all together do a thorough
job in this direction?
The following article by DIR.
Leonard Haseman of the Ento-
mology Department of the Uni
versity tells how, Read and then
act. Results will follow.
The Chinch Bug.-This is a
timely subject for farmers thru
out the wheat and corn belt III
Missouri, for the chinch bug is
almost certain to destroy millions
of dollars worth of farm crops
again next year unless the coming
winter should be most unfavor-
able one for the pest or state
. wide campaign of destruction is
carried out by farmers this fall
and winter. There is not much
that can be done just at this
period in the way of relief from
) this pest but the farmers
5 especially in the infested sections
should not be permitted to forget
g the destruction done by this in,
3. sect. Too often the farmers for.
get their troubles after a few
{ months, and do not take the nee
essary precautions to prevent the
reoccurrence of similar troubles
{ the following year. If the farm
f ers can be impressed with the
danger of similar injury from
this pest next year and will keel
l. this in mind until the latter par
f of October, November or early
V December and then unite in ;
widespread campaign of destruc
l. ton little injury should be eX
pected next spring and summer
For the fall and winter work tn,
r burning over of harboring places
1t should be carefully carried out
II just before frost, or in some case
II even after the first frost, tn
e chinch bug will be found flying il
a search of favorable fields wher
n there is plenty of rubbish or othe
&c materials for them to harbor il
it during the winter. They will no
habor in freshly plowed field o
in fields closely pastured, but g,
"A to the woods where they harbo
II in beds of leaves, in fence row
where they find rubbish, in stray
stacks, corn shocks, and NOR
IL especially in meadows anc
81 pastures heavily overgrown witt
a. sedges and bunch grasses. The,
II find in such places the ideal win
l. tering quarters. They are able t,
crawl down into buch grass wher
they find shelter from much o
the cold, rain and sleet, and at tn
same time not come in direct con
tact with the moist earth. TIL
chinch bug, both during the win
ter and summer, is lover of DIR,
places, and moisture is most un
favorable for it. The winterin,
quarters should first be locate,
and then select a warm, dry da,
when the wind is not too high
and set fire to the field. The winc
should carry the flames over tn,
field fast enough so the heat will
not destroy the roots of the grass