The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-03-05
NOW ru CONTROL NEM TNG.
LAND MOTH PESTS.

Al
I.atani Favorable Outlook q
i.ss SEEMING Depredaiiuns oi Gips
Meth IL Careful M,theis Az
,dpptcd.
Washington. u G.. March 5 fh
depredai lons Of The Gipsy aud "a
lIroam-iail moths on the fruit an
shade trees of New England hag
not been 50 serious during the pas
season as in previous years Disease
and introduced parasites have al
tackled the caterpillars Of thes
moshs aud have caused a, Least
Temporary cheek on two most dang,
Gus pests However, certain neN
territory has been infested and III
llepaitmeni Of Agriculture sta con
siders II OF vital importance tina
aggressive measures be continued T.
ooHtrol these dangerous insects. |
is therefore now issuing Farmer
Bulletin No. 564, entitled "Tb'
Gipsy Moth and the Brown-rai
Moth, With Suggestions For The
Control"
2'he Gipsy Moth is capable OF caui
in enormous injury to tree growers
In the area IN New England which
/ has suffered most thousands OF tree'
ars dead as a result OF being depriv'
ed OF their leaves by this pest. Ap
4 Pile and oak trees have been iniuret
most; pines have also suffered sew
erc3y II spreads rapidly and IN
Europe where II has been longer in
ey dence it has become seriously in.
furious to many sections. The dam
age II causes is ordinarily not &,
severe as is that resulting from
gipsy-moth infestation because the
Brown-tail moth does not have So
wide range of food plants, and be-
cause the bulk OF this feeding Il
doae early in the season so that the
trees have an opportunity TO recover
before midsummer In the terri
tory where both insects exist the
cat rpil'ars of the gypsy moth sup
plant the work which is done by
those Of the brown-tai moth anC tn
injury Is therefore greatly increased
How To Destroy Gypsy Moth Egg
Clusters.
One Of the best methods of con
tro ing the gypsy moth is to treat
the ePg clusters Of the insect, be
tween August 1st and April lst, with
creosote. A small amount of lamp
black is added TO discolor the treat
ed eggs, and it is sold in the gipsy-
moth infested district under the
name of 'gipsy-moth creosote. Ii
is applied with a brush and pene
trates the cluster rapidly, destroying
the eggs. Creosote may be obtained
in small quantities from nearly all
the large hardware or seed stores
in the infested district. where 1t
usually sells for about 35 cents
gallon. III secured in larger quanti-
ties much lower price can be OBJ
tanned.
Cut And Burn Winter Webs OF
Brown-Tai Moth.
The Browntai moth can be con
trolled by cutting off its winter
webs and burning them before the
begin to emerge in April
These webs should be destroyed by
fire, for If they are simply cut from
the tree and left on the ground the
caterpillars will emerge and no bene
fit will result from the work which |
has been done.
In orchard practice it is some
times inadvisable to cut the win |
ter webs, for where an infestation |
Is bad it is likely to leave a poorly |
shaped tree. Spraying in the spring
Is not a satisfactory remedy unless
he infection is very light, because
he caterpillars, when they occur in
arge numbers, do not allow the tree
o put out sufficient foliage to hold
he spray material The most ef
ectiye method is to spray the trees
,efore the middle of August, using
rom 6 to 10 pounds of arsenate OF
cad to 100 gallons Of water. Before
operations of this sort are
attempted care should be taken to
etermine whether the trees are
yell infested with egg masses of
he brown-tail moth, for If the infes-
alton Is very light II Will be more
to cut and destroy the ,
'ebs.
'urIap Bands Should Not BE Ap- ,
piled Too Early In the Season. /
Burlap bands. If not attached TO /