The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
of them have already been destroyed"
what portion of the state is affect

of them have already been destroyed"
''What portion of the state is affect
edw
"The entire state is more or less af-
fected, but conditions in the north
central portion is suffering most"
as this cottony maple scale a new
thing in this section?"
''No. 1t has been here for number
of years. 1t is probably a native in
sect, although under ordinary forest
conditions it has been kept in check
by it's normal enemies"
"When is the best time of the year
to start the campaign of extermina-
tion?"
"The spring is the best, but right
now is nearly as good a time as any
as the eggs haven't nearly all hatch
ed. The spraying and pruning to be
effective now must be done within the
next ten days. This is imperative"
care the conditions as bad in Sank
Centre as anywhere ?"
eyes, haven't found any town
where conditions are worse. In some
localities / have visited the pest has
been neglected and the shade trees
are practically all dead"
els there any way one can tell
whether trees are affected or not be-
fore the cottony material is in evil
dence ?"
"Yes, if they are examined closely
one can find the little soft scales on
the twigs and bark of the tree
"What recommendations would you
make to relieve the conditions in Sank
Centre -
Immediate and vigorous pruning,
trimming and spraying. This must>be
done at once to save the trees"
"What solution would you recon-
mend ?"'
kerosene. This is an excellent in
sectide. The merest particle of it
coming in contact with any part OF
the anatomy of an insect is fatal.
Pure kerosene, however, viii ordinar-
lily burn the leaves of the pants, con-
sequently it is only recommended to
be used in the pure form when the
trees are dormant, or against insects
on plants, for instance the killing of
grasshoppers by hopperdozers, OF
household insects, etc. Kerosene en-
ulsion~is probably the best form into
which kerosene can be put for grow
ing plants. A stock emulsion is made
as follows:
"Hard laundry soap shaved fine, "
pound.
water, 1 gallon.
kerosene, gallons.
dissolve the soap in boiling water
remove from the stove and immed-
lately add the kerosene; cnurn with a
bucket pump until a soft, butter-hke,
clabbered mass is obtained. One part
of this stock solution is added to ten
or twelve of water for spraying. II
the stock solution is properly made
this can be used on tender foliage of
plants for such insects as plant-lice,
etc. (Soft water must be used.)" !,
"Will the kerosene do effective
work in the early spring or late fall? 2"
"No, it will not. Lime sulphur is
the best at this season. Within the
last few years this wash has become
very prominent. 1t is one of the best
scale insectides yet discovered, and
will kill the eggs of the plant lice. As
an insecticide it has accumulative &C
ton, being more active few weeks
after spraying than ~ thestart. Since
coming into prominence as scale in
secticide, it has been found that in its
several forms it is also an excellent
fungicide, and will, in many cases, re-
place Bordeaux mixture"
"The commercial lime sulphur
should be used at this time. This can
be purchased in barrel lots at about
Is cents per gallon. 1t can oe bought
in large quantities at about 10 or IL
cents per gallon, but the making is
nasty process and for that reason
the department recommends the COM
mercial solution
The city Council met last evening
to take steps to relieve. conditions.
Stringent steps may be necessary in
some instances but the residents
should give the city authorities every
cooperation to save the trees.